| Description | Delta Fern (Adiantum raddianum 'Fragrantissimum') A tender type of Delta Maiden Fern. Used as a house plant in hardiness zones 7 or colder. |
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| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender, Ferns - Tropical |
| Hardiness Zone | (7)8-11 |
| Sunlight | partial shade to shade, indoors give indirect full sun |
| Moisture | moist, average, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | moist, well-drained |
| Temperature | hardy to low single digits (F), growing indoors keep warm |
| Fruit | spores found in sori |
| Leaves | thin, small triangular, 3 or 4 pinnate, black-stalked, pale green fronds, darker with age, avoid misting leaves indoors |
| Stems | hard but brittle |
| Dimensions | 20-30 inches, slow, arching, clump-forming, spreading |
| Maintenance | plant clean up |
| Propagation | division, spores |
| Native Site | Species native to Tropical Americas and West Indies |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Greek word adiantos meaning unwetted in reference to the water repellent foliage. Specific epithet honors Italian botanist Giuseppe Raddi (1770-1829). (#144)" AKA: Delta Maidenhair Fern, Delta maidenhair fern 'Fragrantissimum', Adiantum 'Frgrans', Fragrans Delta Fern |
| Notes & Reference | #23-Indoor Ferns (Boy Altman), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |
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