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| Botanical Name: |
Adiantum hispidulum
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Rough Maidenhair Fern; Rosy Maidenhair Fern
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| Family Name: |
ADIANTACEAE
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| Genus: |
Adiantum
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| species |
hispidulum
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| Name Derivation |
G: Gk.- unwetted, because the leaflets repel water
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| Growth Habit: |
Fern
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| Dimensions: |
30cm x 20cm
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| Flower: |
Sori distinct
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| Climate: |
Suited to part shade but tolerates sun. Tolerant of cold conditions and low nutrient soils. Coastal tolerant.
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| Fruit: |
Spore
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| Propagation: |
Spores, divisions.
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| Horticulture Use: |
is Grows well between rocks in the garden, makes an excellent indoor plant
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
During the growing season provide potted specimens a weak fortnightly liquid fertiliser. Avoid overhead watering. May be subject to scale or mealy bug. Outdoors will grow best in light shade, on most well drained soils.
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| Foliage: |
Bronze or pale green or deep pink to red when young, to 50cm fronds.
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