Adiantum Caudatum
Adiantum Caudatum
Ferns Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
Adiantum caudatum (walking maiden-hair fern or ‘Adiantum caudatum’ in Odia, also called Hansraj) is a small fern of the Adiantaceae family.
The plant bears delicate fan-shaped fronds on arching stipes that root at the tips — forming new plants (hence ‘walking’). Used in Ayurvedic medicine for respiratory complaints.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Partial to full shade
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Water
Keep constantly moist
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Humidity
High (60-80%)
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Temperature
15-25°C
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Soil
Well-draining loam rich in organic matter
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Fertilizer
Diluted balanced NPK monthly
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Indian Subcontinent
- 📏 Max height
- 0.3-2 m
- 📐 Spread
- 0.3-1 m
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White-yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- 40+ years
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic
- 🌱 Propagation
- Spores, division
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common issues
- Leaf spot, caterpillar defoliation
💡 Care tips
- Plant in well-draining soil with appropriate light.
- Tolerates Indian tropical conditions.
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