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The maidenhair makes a pretty indoor and outdoor plant.
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ADIANTUM OR maidenhair, which belongs to the Polypodiaceae family, is popular indoor plant. Its glossy black stems resemble a young woman's hair. Adiantum can be grown in pots, either indoors or outdoors, provided it is kept in the shade.
Sunlight should be avoided at all cost. The pot should be kept moist continuously. A leafy soil mix does wonders for the plant. There are many varieties of this fern and the leaves could either be tiny or large. Tiny spores are present on the underside of the leaves and these enable constant reproduction in cool climates.
As the fern can send out longish fronds, it looks more aesthetic if placed above floor level at a height. Propagation is done by division of roots. It is easily achieved if the roots are carefully separated with a clump of earth.
Here are the varieties of this species:A. Cuneatum - grows to 20 inches, A. hispidulum - has forked leaves, A. microphylla - grows to 24 inches, with lacy fronds, easily the most attractive of this genus, A. seafoam - grows to 24 inches, with a lush appearance, A. tenerum wrightii - grows to 20 inches, with rare pale pinkish green fronds that mature to a dark green.
The maidenhair can also be grown in a porous rock base in a shady verandah.
RUPA GOPAL
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