Maiden Hair Fern (Adiantum atrovirade)
This article is part of our Gardening With Natives series.
With its soft, lacy foliage and black glossy stems, Maiden Hair Fern makes a beautiful feature plant in a decorative pot.
Alternatively plant it in a hanging basket in the shade of a pergola, but make sure you keep it well watered and out of draughts. Being moisture loving, it does well in damp areas such as beside a pond provided there is shade.
Maiden hair can sometimes die back, particularly if allowed to dry out, or if it receives too much sun. Generally it will recover given a good soaking. It grows to 70 cm high (but often smaller) by spreading rhizomes which means you can divide the plant.
Maiden hair fern planted in the shade of native ginger.
Maiden Hair Fern provides a nice foil for larger leafed ferns. Here Maiden Hair, Binung and Birds Nest Ferns grace a shady entrance.
Maiden hair fern planted in a ceramic pot with other ferns nearby.
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