Adiantum aethiopicum, also known as the common maidenhair fern, is a small fern of widespread distribution, occurring in Africa, Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Adiantum aethiopicum was one of the many species first described by Linnaeus, in this case in his Systema naturae in 1759. The specific epithet aethiopicum in this sense was the Latin term for Africa south of the then known world, that is to say, more or less Africa south of Egypt. In South Africa the species occurs widely, though not generally profusely, mainly on moist sandstone cliffs in full shade. Grow it in full shade and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it is very hardy across most of the UK (RHS H6). It works well for city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal garden, patio and container plants, low maintenance, flower borders and beds and underplanting of roses and shrubs. It tolerates soil of any pH, moist but well-drained conditions and south-facing, east-facing and west-facing aspects.

Adiantum aethiopicum, commonly known as the common maidenhair fern or bush maidenhair fern, is part of the Pteridaceae family. This fern is distinguished by its shiny black stems and finely divided fronds that often exhibit rounded or fan-shaped segments, with spores developing beneath their reflexed edges.

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Adiantum aethiopicum

Adiantum bellum is a clump-forming fern cultivar within the Adiantum genus, known for its deciduous to semi-evergreen foliage and lustrous black stems. It thrives in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soils under full or partial shade, favouring sheltered positions with south, east, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of garden settings including city courtyards, cottage gardens, and patios, it is hardy to UK zone H6. This fern is particularly valued for spring and summer interest and can be propagated by spores or division.

Adiantum bellum is a clump-forming fern with lustrous black stems, ideal for shaded, moist soils and versatile in city or cottage gardens.

Adiantum bellum

Adiantum capillus-veneris var. fissum is a cultivar of the Adiantum genus, which comprises deciduous or semi-evergreen ferns known for their lustrous black stems and pinnately divided fronds. This clump-forming fern thrives in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soils under full or partial shade, favouring sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of garden settings including city courtyards, cottage gardens, and underplanting of roses and shrubs, it offers seasonal interest in spring and summer. Propagation is achieved through spores or division, making it a versatile choice for low-maintenance planting.

Adiantum capillus-veneris var. fissum is a hardy, clump-forming fern with lustrous black stems, ideal for shaded city gardens and underplanting roses.

Adiantum capillus-veneris var. fissum

Adiantum diaphanum, the filmy maidenhair fern, is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum, native to East Asia and Australasia, from southern Japan south to New Zealand. It grows to 20 cm long at the most, with very dark green fronds covered with bristles. In the garden it prefers full shade and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it is very hardy across most of the UK (RHS H6). Suggested uses include city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal garden, patio and container plants, low maintenance, flower borders and beds and underplanting of roses and shrubs. It tolerates soil of any pH, moist but well-drained conditions and south-facing, east-facing and west-facing aspects. Plant in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.

Filmy maidenhair (Adiantum diaphanum) is a member of the Pteridaceae family, known for its lustrous black stems and delicate fronds that are often pinnately divided. This fern exhibits fan-shaped segments and produces spores tucked away beneath its reflexed margins.

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Adiantum diaphanum

Adiantum formosum, known as the giant maidenhair or black stem maidenhair is a fern found in Australia and New Zealand. It was one of the many species authored by Scottish botanist Robert Brown, appearing in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. Its species name is the Latin adjective formosus "handsome" or "beautiful". Adiantum formosum is an attractive plant, with fronds up to 120 cm (48 in) high. In the wild it grows across New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland and Victoria. Grow it in full shade and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it is very hardy across most of the UK (RHS H6). It works well for city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal garden, patio and container plants, low maintenance, flower borders and beds and underplanting of roses and shrubs. It tolerates soil of any pH, moist but well-drained conditions and south-facing, east-facing and west-facing aspects.

Adiantum formosum, known as the giant maidenhair fern, is part of the Pteridaceae family and showcases the unique characteristics of the Adiantum genus. This fern features glossy black stems and typically divided pinnate fronds with fan-shaped or rounded segments, which release spores tucked beneath their reflexed edges. Commonly referred to as the Australian maidenhair fern or branching maidenhair fern, it offers a striking silhouette in any setting.

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Adiantum formosum

Adiantum platyphyllum is a clump-forming fern cultivar within the Adiantum genus, known for its deciduous to semi-evergreen foliage and lustrous black stems. It thrives in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil under full or partial shade, ideally in sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of garden settings including city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens, as well as patios and containers, this fern is hardy to UK zone H6. It is best propagated by spores or division and offers seasonal interest throughout spring and summer.

Adiantum platyphyllum is a clump-forming fern with lustrous black stems, ideal for shaded, moist gardens and low-maintenance borders in spring and summer.

Adiantum platyphyllum

Adiantum reniforme is a clump-forming fern cultivar within the Adiantum genus, known for its deciduous to semi-evergreen foliage and lustrous black stems. This fern thrives in moist, humus-rich soil under full or partial shade, favouring sheltered positions with south, east, or west-facing aspects. It is hardy to UK zone H6 and well-suited to a variety of soils including chalk, clay, loam, and sand with a range of pH levels. Its winter interest and adaptability make it ideal for city gardens, patios, and as underplanting in informal or cottage-style borders.

Adiantum reniforme is a hardy fern (H6) ideal for shaded city gardens, patios, and underplanting, providing winter interest with low maintenance.

Adiantum reniforme

Adiantum tenerum 'Farleyense' is a cultivar of the Adiantum genus, which comprises deciduous or evergreen ferns with lustrous black stems and pinnately divided fronds. This brittle maidenhair fern forms clumps and has semi-evergreen foliage. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil under full or partial shade, favouring sheltered positions with a south, east, or west aspect. Suitable for a variety of garden settings including city gardens, patios, and underplanting, it is hardy in the UK (H6) and offers seasonal interest in spring and summer.

Brittle maidenhair fern 'Farleyense' is a semi-evergreen fern with lustrous black stems, ideal for shaded city gardens and underplanting roses, hardy to H6.

Adiantum tenerum 'Farleyense'

Adiantum tenerum 'Green Glory' is a clump-forming cultivar of the Adiantum genus, which comprises deciduous or evergreen ferns with lustrous black stems and pinnately divided fronds. This cultivar features semi-evergreen foliage and thrives in moist, humus-rich soil under full or partial shade, ideally in sheltered, south-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of garden settings including city courtyards, cottage gardens, and patios, it is hardy to UK zone H6 and offers seasonal interest in spring and summer.

Adiantum tenerum 'Green Glory' is a semi-evergreen fern with lustrous black stems, ideal for shaded city gardens and low-maintenance borders in spring and

Adiantum tenerum 'Green Glory'

Adiantum venustrum is a species of maidenhair fern in the family Pteridaceae, recognised by the genus’s finely divided fronds set off by darker stipes. The fronds are bright green and the spore-bearing sori are borne close to the margins and are covered by reflexed flaps of leaf tissue. Plants in this group are associated with humus-rich, moist, well-drained sites and often occur on damp rock faces and around water seepage.

Adiantum venustrum (Maidenhair Fern) favours humid, humus-rich, well-drained sites and suits shaded, damp corners or damp rock faces in the garden.

Adiantum venustrum

Adiantum venustrum | Maidenhair Fern care

One of the cheilanthoid lip ferns, it was usually classified in the genus Cheilanthes as Cheilanthes lanosa until 2013, when the genus Myriopteris was again recognized as separate from Cheilanthes. Myriopteris lanosa, the hairy lip fern, is a medium-sized fern of the eastern United States. The leaves are twice-divided into lanceolate or oblong segments, and are sparsely covered in hairs, but lack scales, hence its common name. It typically grows in shallow, dry, soil, often in rocky habitats. It is native to Mazapil, Ejido Cuitláhuac. Mature plants reach roughly 0.1-0.5 metres tall and 0.1-0.5 metres wide, carrying evergreen foliage. In the garden it prefers full sun and loam and sand soil. It tolerates soil of any pH, well-drained conditions and west-facing and south-facing aspects.

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Cheilanthes lanosa

Cheilanthes maderensis, known as the hay-scented lip fern, is an evergreen clump-forming fern in the Pteridaceae family. Like others in the Cheilanthes genus, it forms tight clusters of small fronds on glossy, often dark stalks. This fern thrives in well-drained loam or sandy soils with an acid to neutral pH, preferring sheltered, south- or west-facing aspects in full sun or partial shade. Hardy to UK zone H4, it is suitable for rock gardens, gravel gardens, patios, and banks, and is best planted in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.

Hay-scented lip fern (Cheilanthes maderensis) is an evergreen, hardy H4 fern ideal for rock gardens and patios, offering winter interest with glossy fronds.

Cheilanthes maderensis

Gymnopteris, commonly known as rue-leaved fern, is a bushy evergreen fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. It thrives in partial shade, ideally in a north-facing, sheltered position with fertile, well-drained loam soil that is moist but well-drained and neutral in pH. Hardy to UK zone H3, this fern is suitable for underplanting roses and shrubs. It is best propagated by division of rhizomes in spring and is particularly attractive during the spring and summer seasons.

Rue-leaved fern (Gymnopteris) thrives in partial shade, is hardy (RHS H3), and ideal for underplanting roses and shrubs in spring and summer.

Gymnopteris

Gymnopteris vestita is a bushy evergreen fern cultivar belonging to the genus Gymnopteris in the Pteridaceae family. It thrives best in partial shade, ideally on a north-facing aspect with sheltered exposure. This cultivar prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H3, it is suitable for underplanting roses and shrubs. Interest in this plant is primarily during spring and summer. Propagation is achieved by division of rhizomes in spring.

Gymnopteris vestita thrives in partial shade, is hardy (RHS H3), and perfect for underplanting roses and shrubs with spring to summer interest.

Gymnopteris vestita

Onychium japonicum 'Dali' is a clump-forming deciduous fern belonging to the genus Onychium in the Pteridaceae family. It thrives in partial shade and prefers a sheltered position with moist but well-drained loam or sandy soil, tolerant of a range of soil pH from acid to alkaline. Hardy to UK zone H3, this cultivar is suitable for various garden settings including cottage, informal, city, courtyard, patio, and container planting, as well as flower borders and beds. It is best appreciated during spring and summer and can be propagated by division or spores.

Onychium japonicum 'Dali' is a deciduous fern ideal for partial shade, thriving in moist soil and perfect for patios, borders, and informal gardens in spring

Onychium japonicum 'Dali'

Pityrogramma sulphurea, known as Jamaica gold fern, is a clump-forming deciduous fern belonging to the genus Pityrogramma in the family Pteridaceae. It thrives in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered aspect, preferring fertile, well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H4, this ornamental fern is best grown in conditions that support its growth through spring and summer. Propagation is achieved via spores, making it a distinctive addition to gardens suited to its cultivation requirements.

Jamaica gold fern (Pityrogramma sulphurea) is an ornamental, hardy H4 plant thriving in full sun with spring and summer interest.

Pityrogramma sulphurea

Pityrogramma triangularis, known as the Californian gold fern, is a clump-forming deciduous fern from the Pteridaceae family. It thrives in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered aspect and prefers well-drained, neutral loam soil. Hardy to UK zone H4, it is best planted in well-drained soil with watering during establishment. This ornamental fern is notable in spring and summer and is propagated by spores.

Californian gold fern (Pityrogramma triangularis) is an ornamental, hardy H4 fern thriving in full sun with spring and summer interest.

Pityrogramma triangularis

Pteris (brake) is a genus of about 300 species of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions, southward to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, north to Japan and North America.

Pteris (brake) ferns thrive in shade, perfect for subtropical patios, houseplants, and underplanting in spring and summer gardens.

Pteris

Pteris multifida, the spider brake, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to central and southern China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus, Taiwan, and Vietnam. A shade-loving lithophyte with fronds reaching at most 60 cm (24 in), it is typically found growing on old walls, and is a rare example of a fern synanthrope. In the garden it prefers full shade and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it needs tropical warmth and glass protection in the UK (RHS H1a). Suggested uses include sub-tropical, patio and container plants, cottage and informal garden, city and courtyard gardens, houseplants, underplanting of roses and shrubs and flower borders and beds. It tolerates alkaline and neutral soils, moist but well-drained conditions and south-facing, west-facing and east-facing aspects.

Pteris multifida, spider brake fern, thrives in shade with fronds up to 60cm, ideal for patios, containers, and underplanting in spring and summer.

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Pteris multifida

Pteris vittata, the Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, or simply ladder brake, is a fern species in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. In the Ghanaian Akan dialect, it is called "Ayan". It is indigenous to Asia, southern Europe, tropical Africa (West and South Africa), and Australia. The type specimen was collected in China by Pehr Osbeck. In the garden it prefers full shade and partial shade and most soil types. In UK gardens it needs tropical warmth and glass protection in the UK (RHS H1a). Suggested uses include sub-tropical, patio and container plants, cottage and informal garden, city and courtyard gardens, houseplants, underplanting of roses and shrubs and flower borders and beds. It tolerates alkaline and neutral soils, moist but well-drained conditions and south-facing, west-facing and east-facing aspects. Plant in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.

Pteris vittata is a fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family, characterized by its diverse growth habits, which can include evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous forms. This species features a rhizome that allows for varied frond structures, ranging from pinnate to 4-pinnate, making it a unique specimen in any collection.