Himalayan Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum venustum
4-inch pot
 
A graceful, low-growing fern with delicate fan-shaped leaflets carried on slender, nearly black stems. New growth often emerges with attractive bronze to rosy-pink tones before maturing to fresh green. Unlike many maidenhair ferns, its creeping rhizomes gradually form a beautiful, finely textured groundcover.
 
Native to the Himalayas and surrounding regions, Himalayan Maidenhair Fern thrives in cool, shaded sites with humus-rich soil and consistent moisture. It is surprisingly cold hardy and remains evergreen to semi-evergreen in mild climates, making it particularly useful beneath shrubs, along shaded pathways, and in woodland gardens.
 
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Evergreen to semi-evergreen fern
Zones 5–8
Part shade to full shade
Grows 6–12 in. tall x 12–24 in. wide
Moderate water needs; prefers moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Deer-resistant, slowly spreading groundcover
Provides nearly year-round foliage interest