Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern with Patt pot
The Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern has glossy black stems which contrast with bright green fan shaped fronds. This fern forms feathery mounds each spring, providing ground cover with an interesting texture.
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Top Tip
Remove dead foliage each year. This fern sheds its leaves each autumn to grow back in spring.
How to care for Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern
Aspect
Prefers to be in shade but can be successful in partial light.
Care Level
Easy to look after, just remember to water.
Watering
These ferns like damp soil. Remember it is better to give large, less frequent drinks.
Feeding
Plant with a good quality peat free compost.
Soil
Make sure the soil is well drained but damp.
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Adiantum pedatum 'Imbricatum'
PLANT TYPE
Loses leaves each year (deciduous)
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
2L
TOXICITY
Not that has been reported
EVENTUAL GROWTH (5-10 YEARS)
Height - 0.5M - Width - 0.5M
Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum 'Imbricatum')
In this Soto Masterclass we explain the main characteristics of the Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern, otherwise known as Adiantum pedatum 'Imbricatum'.
The Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern likes to be in moist shade. Soto love the fern for its interesting texture and movement.
In this guide, Max demonstrates how to care for the fern throughout the year. Cut the fern all the way back in autumn with secateurs and then in spring, add compost around its base. During later spring and summer, cut away any dead growth that appears.