General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Fern
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Partial Shade to Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 9b
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| Plant Height: |
2 1/2 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
2 1/2 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
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| Conservation status: |
Least Concern (LC)
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- Aleutian Maidenhair Fern
- Western Maidenhair Fern
Posted by
Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Oct 22, 2017 11:38 AM concerning plant:
Native in the Pacific Northwest from the Aleutian Islands south to Chihuaha; and in the northeast from Newfoundland south to Maryland. Was previously classified as A. pedatum until 1991. A. pedatum does not grow well in the Pacific NW, loses vigor, and dies easily.
It is said that if a girl can hold a maidenhair stem without causing the leaves to tremble, she is chaste.
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