Adiantum fulvum

A maidenhair endemic to New Zealand, from Te Paki south to about Banks Peninsula and the Chatham Islands. It grows from the coast to the lower mountains in closed forest, on clay banks, among boulders and beside streams. Grow it cool, shaded and evenly moist.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A tufted terrestrial fern with a short-creeping rhizome and dark green fronds up to 50 cm long. It grows in closed forest on clay banks, among boulders, beside streams and in moderately open places on the forest floor.

Coastal to lower montane; the records are at 6–640 m (median 150 m).

New Zealand North IslandNew Zealand South Island (north of Banks Peninsula)Chatham Islands

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.