Botanical Name
Adiantum pedatum
Common Name
Maidenhair Fern
Wetland Status
FACU
Shady, moist garden spot with rich, loose, well-drained soil. 8 - 20" fronds spread their leaves horizontally in a nearly perfect circle, a graceful, fan-like pattern unique to the native ferns. Burgundy red fiddleheads in early spring. For daintiness, the deciduous Maidenhair Ferns have no equal.