Description
Adiantum is a fern native to South America that grows up to 30 cm tall and wide. It is a very delicate plant. Its green, finely cut leaflets on dark, glossy stalks look very striking. Spores appear on the undersides of the leaflets. Of the more than 200 kinds of this fern, the ones that look best at home are 'Decorum', 'Tenerum' and 'Fritz'.
It is ideal for growing indoors. It brings beautiful greenery to its surroundings, making interiors livelier and more pleasant to look at. It is becoming increasingly popular for living walls as a plant with trailing fronds. It is also more and more often grown in greenhouses, and is sometimes used as underplanting for trees and shrubs.
Requirements
It is a warmth-loving plant. It does best in places with high humidity and warm air. It likes partial shade and peat-based soil.
Propagation
It can be propagated by division or from spores.
Care
Water fairly often and generously. It has no special requirements as to water, but soft, lukewarm water is best. It likes, and sometimes even needs, misting. The compact root ball must always be moist. If it dries out, stand the plant in water and wait until the roots are fully moistened. It is good to feed the plant throughout spring and summer. It does not like being repotted.