PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Fine-textured woodland fern
ModerateShade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Foliage May–Oct
- How it spreads
- Slow clump
- What to buy
- Nursery-propagated plug, container plant, or division; spores are a specialist propagation method.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or Sep, with reliable moisture and protection from drying winds.
In the design
Retain leaf litter; avoid deep mulch over crowns.
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Reference details
- Conservatism value
- 10
- Wetland indicator
- FACU