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Southern Maiden Hair
( Adiantum capillus-veneris )
Adiantum capillus-veneris
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About Southern Maiden Hair (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
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The Southern Maiden Hair is a species of fern with a semi-worldwide distribution. It occurs in numerous locations and habitats throughout California, always growing where it is somewhat shaded and in moist but not saturated soil. It is often found near springs, seeps or stream banks, including desert palm oases. This native fern is hardy to USDA zone 7.
The Southern Maiden Hair fern grows 6 to 28 inches tall and 6 to 24 inches wide. The foliage is delicate and lacy, featuring dark stripes that accentuate the green leaves. Like most ferns, it forms a basal clump that will gradually grow outward in size if there is space. This fern can go summer dormant if it becomes too dry and/or receives too much direct sunlight, but usually regenerates new foliage after supportive conditions return.
This fern is also commonly grown as a houseplant.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Fern
Size
0.23 - 1.7 ft tall
2 ft wide
Form
Upright, Fountain
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen, Summer Semi-Deciduous
Fragrance
None
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
likely
* )
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Shade, Part Shade
Moisture
Moderate - High
Summer Irrigation
Keep moist, Max 3x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 30
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F
Soil Drainage
Medium
Soil Description
Best in moist loamy soil, tolerates clay. Soil PH: 4.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Groundcovers
Companion Plants
Trees - Alders (
Alnus species
), Oaks (
Quercus species
),
Cottonwood
(
Populus species
),
Ponderosa Pine
, California
Fan Palm
(
Washingtonia filifera
)
Other shade plants -
Deer Fern
(
Blechnum spicant
),
Horsetail
s (
Equisetum species
), Polypody Ferns (
Polypodium species
), Sword Ferns (
Polystichum species
),
Giant Chain Fern
(
Woodwardia fimbriata
),
Meadow Rue
(
Thalictrum species
),
Yerba Buena
(
Clinopodium douglasii
),
Western Columbine
(
Aquilegia formosa
), Monkeyflowers (Mimulus cardinalis or M. guttatus)
Sunset Zones
?
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky streambanks, springs, seeps, and other moist but not saturated areas, usually with part shade or full shade
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.7" - 92.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 3.12", Coldest Month: 32.3" - 60.7", Hottest Month: 57.5" - 87.8", Humidity: 0.78" - 40.33", Elevation: 3" - 7419"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Common Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maiden-hair, Venus Hair, Venus-hair Fern
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Adiantum capillus-veneris
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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