Rosy Maiden Hair Fern - Adiantum Tenerum

Rosy Maiden Hair Fern - Adiantum Tenerum Care

Adiantum Tenerum

Rosy Maiden Hair Fern - Adiantum Tenerum 1

What is the plant

Adiantum tenerum, common name brittle maidenhair fern, is a species of maidenhair fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae. Adiantum tenerum grows in a creeping position. Leaves are light green, pinnate, fan-shaped, glabrous, arching or pendent, about as long as broad.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

5 - 6

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
The higher the humidity, the less effort you will have to make when pouring. If the humidity is low. In order to find the right amount of water for the soil, you need a little exercise and a sure instinct, as the maidenhair fern prefers a constant moist, but does not tolerate waterlogging.
Pruning
The maidenhair fern does not have to be cut back. It is enough to cut off withered shoots and, if necessary, dried fronds. Fronds are in this case cut off shortly above the ground. In beds the frost robust maidenhair fern will grow lusher if frostbite is removed in spring.
Fertilizer
When fertilizing, you should be careful, because for the maidenhair fern less is more. Too much fertilizer causes more damage than using no fertilizer at all. In general, you should use a slightly concentrated liquid fertilizer for green plants. Make sure the soil is moist before fertilizing.

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Sunlight
Full sun, partial shade.
Soil
Perform well in most types of soil.
Temperature
Temperatures between 65 (18 °C) to 75 F (23 °C) and nighttime temperatures between 50 t(10°C) to 60 F (15 °C).

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Container
The plants do well in a container filled with a potting mix that drains quickly.
Additional
Enzootic hematuria, the most common form of bracken fern poisoning, primarily affects cattle and less frequently affects sheep. It is characterized by intermittent hematuria and anemia. Poisoning most often occurs during late summer when other feed is scarce, or when animals are fed hay containing bracken fern.
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