aethiopicum

Adiantum aethiopicum

Botanical Name: Adiantum aethiopicum Common Creeping Maidenhair , Names: Native: No Foliage Type: Evergreen Groundcovers, Indoor , Palms, & Type: Tropical Plant Habit: Dense, Spreading

Description: Popular finely foliaged evergreen fern. Arching black stalks with fronds unfold to reveal soft, apple-green coloured triangular leaflets. Growing from underground rhizomes this plant is a very popular choice for indoor plant use and hanging baskets. Requires high humidity, moisture and indirect sunlight.

Mature Height: 30-60cm Position: Semi Shade, Shade Mature Width: 30-60cm Soil Type: Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Family Name: Landscape Use(s): Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Indoor Plant, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Origin: SouthAmerica Trees

Characteristics: Pest & Diseases: Foliage Colours: Green Aphids, Generally trouble free, Scale Flower Colours: Insignificant

Flower Fragrant: No Cultural Notes: Flowering Season: N/A Needs a light, sheltered position. Keep moist, will dry out quickly. Self watering pots Fruit: No are best. Feed with regular applications of diluted liquid fertiliser to keep plant looking it's best. When new growth begins in spring old fronds can be cut off. Requirements:

Growth Rate: Moderate Plant Care: Maintenance Level: Medium Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch Water Usage: High, Medium / Moderate well

Tolerances: Drought: Low Frost: Tender Wind: Tender

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