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Adiantum formosum

 
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Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Adiantum (ad-ee-AN-tum) (Info)
Species: formosum (for-MOH-sum) (Info)

Category:
Perennials
Ferns

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Cretaceous On Apr 21, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Native to Australia and New Zealand.

Positive BayAreaTropics On Jun 20, 2006, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:

My short time with having this fern outdoors in the S.F. bay area is that it perfectly hardy, although slow to establish. Planted from a pot late summer last year,it is just sending up the larger,beefier,croziers. A big difference in size.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Hayward, California



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