A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Native fan-shaped fronds add fine texture to a shaded woodland garden.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs steady moisture, good drainage, and shelter from drying winds; use nursery-propagated plants.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1–2½ ft tall · 1–2½ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Seasonal fern foliage
- Local climate
- Choose nursery stock suited to local winters.
- Garden role
- Delicate foliage for moist shade
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese painted fern.
Athyrium niponicum
Try western maidenhair fern for delicate foliage for moist shade.
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Photo credits & licenses
Western maidenhair fern: Awinch1001 · CC0
Japanese painted fern: ProteinBiochemist · CC BY 2.0
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