Fern | Maidenhair

With its arching, wiry, black stems and delicate, pale green, triangular fronds, Delta Maidenhair Fern is everything you would want in an elegant houseplant. This is a charming and graceful fern that works well in bathrooms and kitchens.

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Pteridaceae

Genus: Adiantum

Botanical Name: Adiantum Fragrans

Common name: Maiden hair fern

Light: Prefers bright, indirect light such as that filtered through a curtain, can cope in shade but may lose some of its vibrancy. Dislikes direct sunlight.

Water: Water: Ferns despise drying out. Only allow the top 1/4 inch of the top soil to dry. Water little, but frequent around every 4 to 5 days to top up moisture levels. Doing a top up watering technique you should not have the water coming through the bottom or this can lead to overwatering. However if you have let the fern dry out around 1/2 then do a thorough watering. It is a bit risky to let then dry out too much. Humidifiers help as well as grouping plants to raise the humidity in immediate area.

Water: Ferns don't like to dry out, but it's important that they aren't over watered either. Do this by watering with less water- more frequently around every 5 days giving the plant a "top up". The water shouldn't flow through the bottom with this watering protocol  because that is too much water. If you have let the fern dry out too much then certainly give it a thorough water where the water does drain through the bottom.

Fertilizer: With active growth (even in winter) we recommend using a fertilizer based for foliage plants like Dynagro foliage pro, Gaia green 444 or fish fertilizer.

Pets: This plant is considered non-toxic. Safe for pets.

Note**Soften up! Hard water is harmful to this fern. Leave water out in a bucket for 24hrs to distil before watering.

Plants in picture will not be exact plant.