Botanical Name: Common Names:
Adiantum hybrida Marshas Pride Maidenhair Fern,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Finely foliaged evergreen fern. Arching black stalks with fronds unfold to reveal soft, apple-green, deeply lobed wavy leaflets. Growing from underground rhizomes this plant is a very popular choice for indoor plant use and hanging baskets. Requires high humidity, moisture and indirect sunlight. Grows approx. 1m tall x 70cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Indoor Plant, Rockery, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pteridaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low