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Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum, are pretty and delicate. Maidenhair Fern's have wiry, purple-brown petioles and feathery, circular fronds that grow outward in a flat, fan-like position. Maidenhair Fern's are slow spreading and non-invasive.
How to Grow: Maidenhair ferns remain attractive from spring to fall when planted in humus-rich, loose, well-drained soil that is kept moist at all times. Give them a cool site in part to full shade. Plants can be propagated by dividing the creeping rhizomes in early spring, just as they emerge. Rhizomes should be planted just below the surface.
Landscape uses: Maidenhair ferns add a delicate touch to the shade garden. Plant them with hostas, astilbes, fringed bleeding hearts, lungworts (Pulmonaria), toad lilies (Tricyrtis), and woodland wildflowers.
Planting Bare Root Ferns
Ferns grow mostly in lightly shaded to full shade areas. They prefer moist, rich
humus soil with a slightly acidic pH (5.3 to 5.5 pH range). Sphagnum peat moss
is good to add to the soil for holding moisture and will add some acid to the soil as it decomposes.
The hole should not only be large enough to hold the frond, but allowing at least an inch or two from the top of the frond to the top of the hole. The smaller ferns, such as Maidenhair, can be planted about 18 to 24 inches apart. Ostrich, Christmas and
Royal Ferns grow larger and should be planted no closer than 24 inches apart.
Top with a good layer of mulch (shredded bark mulch, aged compost or aged manure mix) or a light layer of straw for added moisture and to keep the ground cool. Water
as needed to keep the soil moist.
As the ground warms in late spring, the fronds will begin sprouting.
The question will often come up as to which end is up on the fronds. Sometimes
the tip is visual on the top portion and other times there will be root hairs extending from the bottom. If in doubt, the frond can be planted in a sideways position.
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