Adiantum venustum Lysimachia woodland specimen
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
woodland specimen
whose name it now bears
Its foliage is tidy
Pteris wallichiana made dramatic
After the flowers open
Adiantum venustum Lysimachia woodland specimenThis 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