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Adiantum caudatum
Tailed maidenhair is a trailing fern from tropical Asia and the southwest Pacific, grown for its long, dangling fronds. It needs humid, shaded conditions and moist soil, and it does not tolerate cold.
Adiantum caudatum, commonly walking maidenhair, tailed maidenhair, trailing maidenhair is a fern in the genus Adiantum and the family Pteridaceae.
Adiantum caudatum can be grown in moist potting soil. It prefers medium levels of light and does not tolerate cool temperatures. When grown in a hanging container, the dangling fronds can be displayed to good effect.
Adiantum caudatum can be found in shaded areas in south-east countries Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, China, Vietnam.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
