Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)A particularly delicate fern with a distinctive form that makes it easy to differentiate from other native ferns. A native of wooded slopes and rocky ravines, it prefers to grow in high humidity with shelter from wind. Light: Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic Soil Type: Loam, Humus Height: 0. 5' 1' Bloom Color: Green Bloom Time: Jun Aug Root Type: Rhizome Notable Wildlife Interactions: Little data available. Hosts at least two species of aphids.

Fragrant flowers are bright pink and generally larger than a silver dollar

installing

detailed descriptions

Hosts at least one moth and beetle

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Like all oaks

Individuals can live 600 years

Notes: Once valued for both its prolific and nutritious nuts

and the strong wood is often harvested for lumber

and perhaps too many smaller insects to know

including many weevils

Leonard Sheath for the 4750- Leonard Classic Stainless Steel Soil Knife and 4752- Leonard Deluxe Stainless Steel Soil Knife

walnut sphinx moths