Adiantum

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Maidenhair Fern

The maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) grows on damp, shaded rock and seepage faces across a wide range, often as a lithophyte near constant moisture. It wants consistently moist (never waterlogged) mix and high humidity; water when the surface just begins to feel dry, roughly every 2 to 5 days, and do not let the rootball dry out fully or the fronds will crisp. Give it bright indirect light out of direct sun.

Adiantum raddianum

Delta Maidenhair Fern

The maidenhair fern (Adiantum raddianum) is a delicate Pteridaceae fern from humid forests and shaded, damp rock faces across tropical and subtropical the Americas. As a forest-floor and lithophytic plant it wants bright indirect light, never direct sun, and consistently moist but never waterlogged mix in fast-draining medium. Water when the surface of the mix is just beginning to dry; this fern resents drying out fully and its fine fronds crisp quickly in dry air, so favor steady moisture and high humidity.

Adiantum pedatum

Northern Maidenhair

Adiantum pedatum is the maidenhair fern, a delicate Pteridaceae species with fine, fan-shaped fronds on dark wiry stems. As a fern it has no water-storing tissue and resents both drying out and sitting wet, so keep the mix lightly and evenly moist and water when the surface just begins to feel dry to the touch. It wants steady humidity and indirect light; the fronds crisp quickly in dry air or direct sun.

Adiantum aleuticum

Aleutian Maidenhair

Adiantum aleuticum is the western maidenhair fern, a perennial that grows on cool, shaded slopes and damp rock faces across western North America and beyond. It wants even, consistent moisture and bright but indirect, filtered light, never direct sun, which scorches its delicate fronds. Keep the mix lightly moist and water when the top half-inch begins to feel dry, taking care that the roots never sit waterlogged.