Adiantum capillus-veneris

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	N America

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	[[Exposure::part to full shade^sn]]
Water:	◍	[[Water::ample^sn]]
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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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