Adiantum capillus-junonis

Adiantum capillus-junonis is a small, once-pinnate maidenhair of China, Korea and Japan whose frond tips can root to form new plants. It grows on moist rocks and walls through a wide range of temperate climates with cold, dry winters and hot, wet summers, so it needs a winter rest and is fairly frost-hardy.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A small fern of shaded, moist rock faces, crevices and old walls, often on limestone. Inferred from the measured climate and the habits of the genus, not from species-specific reports.

Recorded from about 25 to 2,080 m, median about 1,350 m.

ChinaJapanKoreaTaiwanMongoliaThailandVietnam

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.