| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
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Adiantum venustum |
Polypodiaceae |
This species can be grown as a ground cover plant in a shady position[188], forming a spreading carpet of growth[208].
Cultivation & Habitat
Spores – best sown as soon as ripe on the surface of a humus-rich sterilized soil. Keep the compost moist, preferably by putting a plastic bag over the pot. Pot on small clumps of plantlets as soon as they are large enough to handle and keep them humid until they are well established. Do not plant outside until the ferns are at least 2 years old and then only in a very well sheltered position.
Division in spring or autumn.
Requires an abundance of moisture in the air and soil[1]. Prefers an alkaline soil[200]. Requires an acid soil in another report. Plants are quick to establish on peat banks or in rock crevices in light shade or, if the soil is not too dry, under trees[187].
A very ornamental plant, it is nearly hardy in sheltered places in Britain, though is more normally grown in a greenhouse[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[233].
E. Asia – Himalayas.
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