General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 24 to 36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Himalayan Maidenhair Fern
  • Evergreen Maidenhair Fern

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Location: National Garden Athens (Greece)
Date: 2022-05-22
Photo by robertduval14
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-14
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Beavercreek, Oregon
Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Farm

Date: 2020-07-11
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-04-24
Location: Bun, Punjab.
Date: 2012-09-25

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-04-30
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-05-09
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-05-08
NYBG in Bronx
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-05-08
NYBG in Bronx
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2016-10-29
Location: Karror. Punjab.
Date: 2012-09-25
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