Difference between revisions of "Adiantum capillus-veneris"

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| name = ''Adiantum capillus-veneris''
 
| name = ''Adiantum capillus-veneris''
| common_names = Black Maidenhair Fern
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| common_names = Black Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maidenhair Fern
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = 20-70 cm (? ft)
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| high = 20-70 cm (1.5 ft){{SSN}}
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin = N America
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
 
| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| exposure = part to full shade{{SSN}}
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| water = ample{{SSN}}
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| features = delicate foliage
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| sunset_zones = 5-9, 14-28, 31-32, 34, 36-37
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Adiantum capillus-veneris (USDA).jpg
 
| image = Adiantum capillus-veneris (USDA).jpg
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| familia = Adiantaceae
 
| familia = Adiantaceae
 
| genus = Adiantum
 
| genus = Adiantum
| species = A. capillus-veneris
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| species = capillus-veneris
 
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Revision as of 05:22, 8 July 2009


Adiantum capillus-veneris


Plant Characteristics
Origin: N America
Cultivation
Exposure: [[Exposure::part to full shadesn]]
Water: [[Water::amplesn]]
Features: delicate foliage"Delicate foliage" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Sunset Zones: 5-9, 14-28, 31-32, 34, 36-37
Scientific Names

Adiantaceae >

Adiantum >

capillus-veneris >



Read about Adiantum capillus-veneris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Adiantum capillus-veneris, Linn. (A. Fergusonii, A. Mairisii, Moore). Fig. 123. Lvs. 2-3- pinnate, 6-20 in. long, 3-8 in. wide; lfts. nearly 1/2in. wide, more or less irregularly lobed, at the outer margin; sori 1-3 to each 1ft. with oblong or more or less elongate narrow indusia. Native southward, and widely distributed throughout the Old World.— Exists in many varieties, some of them deeply lobed, like A. Farleyense; a compact imbricated form is very effective.CH


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