Himalayan maidenhair fern spreads very slowly, so it can be used to line paths or as a gentle ground cover in shady locations. It is an excellent foil for other woodland and shade-garden plants.

Among the fern tribe, the one which always stops me in my tracks is the maidenhair. Actually, you never really encounter a single maidenhair fern. They always occur in graceful stands of many ...

If your maidenhair fern's fronds look like they're dying, you could be making a simple but unexpected mistake. Learn how to keep the fern happy and healthy.

There are many ferns native to our Illinois gardens, all ready to add textural contrast for bold-foliaged perennials or linear sedges. Adiantum pedatum, commonly called Northern maidenhair fern ...

During the winter, when many other perennials have died back and deciduous shrubs are bare, ferns stake a claim for attention. ... Evergreen ferns may look delicate, but most are easy to grow .

Every time I read about my favorite fern, the maidenhair fern, the literature declares how easy it is to grow. After killing two or three maidenhairs, there is finally an attractive clump growing ...

The most common, of course, is the Boston fern, which can grow to behemoth size and last for years with careful tending. But there are lots of other kinds of ferns, besides Boston ferns, that look ...

Just as beautiful but much lower growing is the evergreen Himalayan maidenhair fern. The evergreen fronds only reach 6 inches tall, but make up for their smaller stature by slowly spreading ...

It is even known to grow in the mortar between bricks and is evergreen. WHAT: Asplenium trichomanes, a fern commonly known as maidenhair spleenwort, is found in mountain and rocky habitats.