This soft fern has suckering short rhizomes that form a clump with wiry-like branched triangular-shaped fronds. The fronds have small light to dark green leaflets are delicate and semi pendant and the fertile fronds appear during early summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Adiantum raddianum is naturally found in the tropical and sub tropical parts of Africa, New Zealand and Australia growing in semi shaded moist, humid positions along creeks or in gullies commonly associated with rock outcrops.

It prefers well drained moderately fertile moist soil and in a semi-shaded wind protected position and is frost and drought tender.

Common Maidenhair is grown for its lacy appearance. It is a popular soft foliage fern that is grown as a container specimen or used in moist shady rockeries and as an understorey. It is also planted around water features and in cool climates it is used as a house or glasshouse specimen. It is very vigorous and establishes in 1 to 2 years. ID 427

Adiantum(ă-de-ĂN-tum) raddianum(rah-dee-AH-num)

Adiantum`: from Greek a diantos- not moistened (from the belief that maidenhair ferns stayed dry even under water).

Pteridaceae (TE-ri-de-AY-see-ee)
(Adiantaceae)