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Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum'

Dwarf Western Maidenhair Fern

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Item #: 9827

Zones: 3a to 8b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 10" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

Origin: United States

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?

$18.00

Although the name indicates this fern is from the Aleutian Islands, Adiantum aleuticum is actually native throughout the western United States and into northern Mexico. Adiantum aleuticum can also be found in a few eastern US states (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin). Adiantum aleuticum is similar in form to Adiantum pedatum with its fan-shaped, finger-like fronds atop a thin black stalk. The cultivar Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum' is a dwarf form of this lovely clumping deciduous fern that matures at 10" tall, about half the height of the typical species. Like Michael Phelps, Adiantum aleuticum is much more robust in a moist environment with a few hours of morning sun.