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Adiantum hispidulum
Also called Rosy Maidenhair Fern, Rough Maidenhair Fern, Five Finger Maidenhair, Rose Maidenhair Fern
Rough maidenhair is a small, tufted fern with pinkish young fronds that mature to dark green. It is grown as an ornamental and is tolerant of more sun and drying out than most ferns, though it can be slow growing.
Adiantum hispidulum, commonly known as rough maidenhair fern or five-fingered jack, is a small fern in the family Pteridaceae of widespread distribution. It is found in Africa, Australia, Polynesia, Malesia, New Zealand and other Pacific Islands. Its fronds rise in clumps from rhizomes among rocks or in the soil in sheltered areas.
Adiantum hispidulum is grown as an ornamental plant that adapts readily to cultivation, although may be slow growing. It is more tolerant of sun and drying out than other fern species. According to the Royal Horticultural Society Adiantum hispidulum is hardy down to −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F).
The species ranges from tropical Eastern Africa, including South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Madagascar and the Comoros, Mauritius, to Asia through Malesia to all states of Australia (with the exception of Tasmania), as well as New Zealand and Pacific islands. A common plant, Adiantum hispidulum is often seen growing in moist areas. In Australia it is found near rocks, in rainforest or open forest.
Adiantum aethiopicum · Aleutian maidenhair · Common maidenhair · Adiantum formosum · California maidenhair · Silver Dollar Maidenhair Fern · Delta maidenhair · Himalayan maidenhair fern · Maidenhair fern
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adiantum hispidulum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
