Fan shaped fronds can reach 2 feet in compact, layered form. They prefer full or part shade in wetter areas. Can be divided in spring or fall when slow-growing clumps mature. Will creep as a ground cover if left alone. Returns from winter in April to accompany trilliums. Circular arrangement compliments other whorled leaf structures.
Ripens in August to October. Sow spores on humus-rich sterilized soil, cover in plastic. Pot when plantlets are large enough to handle, outside when at least 2 years old.
A particular characteristic of Maidenhair fern is the fiddleheads, which are multi-formed and deep red in color. Also, the stems are shiny black.
Also known as "Five-fingered Fern".
(Picture from USDA Forest Service)
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