Adiantum hispidulum

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Plant
ID 428 Adiantum hispidulum
Botanic Name Adiantum hispidulum
Common Name Rosy Maidenhair, Five Fingered Jack, Rough Maidenh
Family Name Pteridaceae / Adiantaceae
Cultivars
Origin Australia, Malaysia, NZ, Africa, Zone 9-11
Growth Type Fern
Bark Type Stemless / Acaulescent
Foliage Type Evergreen Water Use Medium
No. of Species 200
Growth Habit Prostrate Growth Rate Medium
Height 0.3 - 0.3 m (1 - 1 ft) Spread 0.3 m (1 ft)
Plant Overview
This small rhizomatous evergreen to deciduous fern is erect and spreading and forms a dense rounded clump. It has tufted divided fronds with light green segments and the new growth is a delicate pink colour. The fertile fronds from summer to autumn.
Leaf
Type Compound Additional Information
Shape Bipinnate
The arching pale green to bronze fronds are bipinnate to tripinnate up to 500 mm (20 in) long with an erect strong black rough hairy rachis to 300 mm (12 in) long. The pinnules are rectangular to rhombic with shallow lobes.
Arrangement Basal
Margin Serrate
Colour Dark green
Size 300 - 500 mm ( 11.8 - 19.7 in )
Flower
Perfume Odorless Additional Information
Shape
The outer margins of the fertile fronds have 6 to 14 sori per pinnule and are deeply notched (this is a feature). They appear during early summer to autumn
Inflorescence Sori
Colour Brown
Size 0 - 0 mm ( 0.0 - 0.0 in )
Flowering in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit
Type Sporangium Additional Information
Colour Brown
There are up to 20 small brownish sori that are arranged closely along the underside margin of the fertile pinnule.
Edible No
Bird Attractive No
Size 0 - 0 mm ( 0.0 - 0.0 in )
Fruiting in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Environment & Cultivation
Natural Soil Well drained, organic rich, moist sandy-stony to loamy, pH 6.0- 7.5
Container Pots, tubs, hanging baskets, tubs and terrariums, house plant in cold regions
Climate Warm to sub-tropical
Aspect Semi-shade to full sun, protection from wind, frost and drought
Pest & Diseases Snails, slugs, caterpillars, leaf burn in hot sun, frost burn, greenhouse whitefly
Fertiliser Mulch with leaf mould; keep moist, if container grown applying dilute liquid fertiliser monthly
Pruning Not normally required, remove spent foliage and divide to contain during spring
Cultural Uses Propagation
The Rough Maidenhair is grown for its foliage and clumping habit. It is used in the understorey of rainforests or grown around a water features for a tropical effect. It is also grown in pots or hanging baskets that are placed in a shade house.
Place spores on sterilised sphagnum moss, peat moss, bricks or terracotta pot base then cover with glass and keep moist. 4 to 6 weeks until prothalli appears. True fronds appear between 6 - 12 months after sowing.
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