Western Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Delicate, fan-shaped green leaflets shimmer on wiry black stems near seeps and waterfalls. A graceful, airy fern for consistently moist, shaded spots.
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October, November
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MD, ME, MI, MT, NV, OR, UT, VT, WV, WY