Exposure • Shade • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Summer • Fall • Spring

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Foliage

Bloom Color • Foliage Plant

Attributes • Tolerates wet sites • Rock Garden • Ground Cover • East Coast Native

Water Requirements • Prefers consistent soil moisture

Adiantum pedatum

Five Finger (Northern) Maidenhair Fern

Graceful and delicate light green, deeply cut fronds sporting a darker midrib and black shiny stems. Best in bright shade and moist, loamy soil. Deciduous.

Adiantum (a-dee-an-tum)

Family: Adiantaceae · Common Name: Maidenhair Fern

Dainty, airy ferns sport graceful fronds that thrive in cool shady pockets and organically rich moist soils. The gray-green, soft foliage adds a serene sensation to any landscape. Outstanding planted in mass as it makes a superb groundcover spreading easi