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Adiantum caudatum 'Roy's Runner'
Roy's Runner Walking Maidenhair Fern
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AdiantumItem #: 8758
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This particularly winter hardy form of the widespread (India to Indonesia) walking maidenhair fern was shared in 2012 by plantsman Roy Works, after we admired it in his former Tampa, Florida garden. Although Adiantum caudatum emerges late here after a hard winter, it is evergreen in milder climates. Our plants have survived 7 degrees F, to form a 5' wide patch in 5 years. The 1.5" wide x 2' long arching fronds, which emerge pink in spring, root into the ground at their tips, forming new plants. Moist soils result in faster growth, but our plants are quite happy in an average moisture sandy loam.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Adiantum
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Plants from China , Wet Shade Plants