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Adiantum caudatum coll. #TLC-008

Walking Maidenhair Fern

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Item #: 6396

Zones: 7b to 9b, at least

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 3" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: China

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


Logo indicating plant is one of Plant Delights' Introductions

This little-known walking maidenhair fern species is from a 1999 Todd Lasseigne collection in China's Cang Shan mountains near the town of Dali. This is a particularly narrow leaf selection, with fronds that for us never exceed 1" in width, while reaching 1' in length. For us, this deciduous fern reemerges in June with pink-tinged new growth that changes to green. As the fronds on the 3" tall clump mature, new plantlets form where the tips touch well-prepared soil.