Maidenhair in the photo - grace and decorativeness
The genus of adiantrum is quite large, it includes about 200 species of plants from the pteris family. Looking at the adiantrum in the photo, you can see that this is an extremely refined and delicate plant. Its attractiveness has become the reason for the extremely widespread distribution of the houseplant in Europe. In nature, this amazing fern is found in America, southern Africa, the Philippines, China and India. The plant can grow to a height of 60 cm, its leaves are fan-shaped, very decorative and can be used in bouquets.
The most popular and beautiful of indoor ferns is adiantrum, which is called hair venus. It has a creeping stem, leaves on black and dark brown petioles are erect, luxurious. Their length can reach half a meter.
Venus hair, adiantrum in the photo can be seen in the compositions of winter garden plants, it is also often used to decorate small residential and office premises.
Although you can find information that adiantrum is resistant to changes in temperature and humidity, but in practice
- the plant is very sensitive to its location,
- does not tolerate direct sunlight and when the air is dry, it does not feel comfortable, as evidenced by fading leaves that acquire an unhealthy shade,
- you should also not rearrange the pot with the plant, it takes it very painfully.
The optimal temperature regime for adiantrum is from 15 to 20 degrees, the maximum is 22 degrees of heat. Watering the plant loves moderate, soft settled water. During the period of active growth, the plant requires systematic feeding with dissolved mineral fertilizers.
The plant propagates by spores or vegetatively. The creeping rhizomes are transplanted into a nutrient-rich earthy mixture, slightly acidic, loose.