Adiantum tenerum ( Bessoniae Brittle Maidenhair Fern )

(Plant width:Fronds to 20 inches long.) (Plant height:Stipes to 10 inches.) This attractive plant is an erect growing fern with crowded, triangular fronds and pinnules that are toothed or lobed. The pinnules are wedge and bell shaped. The leathery fronds […]

Adiantum raddianum ( Variegated Pacottii Maidenhair Fern )

‘Variegated Pacottii’ is the most colorful of all Maidenhairs.The color of the mature plant is the most obvious characteristic. The pinnules emerge pink, maturing to deep green with significant amounts of white striping throughout. The fronds are quite congested and […]

Adiantum raddianum ( Triumph Maidenhair Fern )

With distinctive teardrop-shaped pinnules on large triangular fronds, this cultivar is an elegant example of the weeping varieties in this species. There is shallow lobing on the pinnules. Also known as ‘Californian Triumph’.

Adiantum raddianum ( Tinctum Maidenhair Fern )

This small fern is now considered part of this species. It has large, wide pinnules on triangular fronds. It is quite hardy. Native to the northern Andes, once considered a separate species. Sometimes called ‘Ocean Spray’.