Adiantum capillus-veneris is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution. Adiantum capillus-veneris is native to the southern half of the United States from California to the Atlantic coast, through Mexico and Central America, to South America. It is also native to Eurasia, the Levant in Western Asia, and Australasia.Adiantum capillus-veneris is found in temperate climates from warm-temperate to tropical, where the moisture content is high but not saturating, in the moist, well-drained sand, loam or limestone. Habitats of the Adiantum capillus-veneris includes rainforests, shrub and woodlands, broadleaf and coniferous forests, and desert cliff seeps and springs. Adiantum capillus-veneris typically grows on rock faces and in crevices of cliffs, on banks and ledges along streams and rivers, or close to natural hot springs. It is cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplant.
Southern Maidenhair Fern Care
Adiantum Capillus-veneris
Other names: Common Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hair Fern, Adiantum Capillus-veneris Var. Modestum, Adiantum Capillus-veneris Var. Protrusum, Adiantum Modestum
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Shade
Temperature
min 10°C
Hardiness zone
7a - 10b
Difficulty
Easy
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Keeping a soil moist but not wet is a key to making maidenhair fern happy. Watering too often causes a lacy fronds to yellow and wilt. Wet soil will eventually lead to root rot or other fungal diseases. Not watering often enough also causes a leaves to wilt.
Pruning
It is important because damaged leaves and stems can actually be an energy drain on your plant. By removing those dead parts, you're taking some of that work off your plant’s plate and allowing it to divert its energy into healthy leaves and new growth!
Fertilizer
Use a balanced fertilizer with a 10-10-10 formula.
Sunlight
Needs bright, indirect sunlight.
Soil
Loamy soil, a relatively even mix of sand, silt, and clay, feels fine-textured and slightly damp. It has ideal characteristics for gardening, lawns, and shrubs. Loamy soil has great structure, adequate drainage, is moisture-retaining, full of nutrients, easily cultivated and it warms up quickly in spring, but doesn't dry out quickly in summer.
Temperature
Adiantum capillus-veneris will grow well in any normal room temperature and can tolerate temperatures down to 10oC (50oF). If the temperature rise above 24oC (75oF), stand pots on trays of moist pebbles and moist daily to provide much needed humidity.
Container
Pot should provide ample drainage and room for growth.
Additional
All ferns love moisture and should be given humid conditions. In living rooms and family rooms, stand their pots on trays of damp pebbles or clay granules. Ferns also love being misted at regular intervals with tepid, soft water unless the humidity of the whole room is kept high through the use of a humidifier.
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