Adiantum venustum Calamintha The mother tuber will form

The mother tuber will form offsets

8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds

but well-drained sites

Throughout the late spring and sporadically into mid-October

Adiantum venustum Calamintha The mother tuber will formThis dainty looking evergreen gem is amazingly cold hardy but less thrilled with long hot summers. However, when given enough summer moisture, it has performed admirably in our NC woodland garden. While slow to get started, Adiantum venustum makes a nice patch to 3' wide in 5 10 years, depending on the quality of soil preparation. In 1996, we saw Adiantum venustum growing at 11,000' elevation on a rocky outcrop in the mountains of Yunnan, China a