This rhizomatous fern has upright to arching black stems with divided dark green fronds and forms a clump. The divided fronds have leaflets that are long diamond-shaped and are pink when young maturing to dark green.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Adiantum macrophyllumis naturally found in tropical America growing in well drained, fertile moist humus rich sandy soils. It prefers a shaded to a semi-shaded protected position and is frost and drought tender.

This Maidenhair Fern is grown for its foliage and clumping habit. It is planted in shaded rockeries or as a specimen in small gardens and is grown in a tropical setting or around a water feature. It is suitable for coastal or low mountain regions and is grown in containers under glass in cold climates. ID 2552

Adiantum(ă-de-ĂN-tum) macrophyllum(mack-ro-fî-lum)

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