Adiantum pedatum

Maiden Hair Fern

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

A very graceful deciduous fern.
The finely cut, shell shaped fronds offer a soft, tropical feel to the shade garden.

Height

12-20 Inches

Spread

12-16 Inches

When to Divide

spring, only if needed

Good Companions

Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone ), Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata), False Spirea (Astilbe simplicifolia), Masterwort (Astrantia major), Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia), Branched Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa), Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia), Barrenwort (Epimedium x rubrum), Grayleaf Cranesbill (Geranium cinereum), Variegated Japanese Sedge (Carex morrowii), Foamy Bells (Heucherella ), Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica), Foamflower (Tiarella )

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes & Uses

•	Cut Flowers
•	Crafts

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Exposure

•	Partial Shade
•	Shade

Foliage Color

•	Dark Green

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Summer
•	Spring

Soil Moisture Preference

•	Moist but well-drained
•	Rich