Adiantum variopinnatum

Adiantum ×variopinnatum is a named natural hybrid maidenhair described by Jermy & Walker (1985) from the Caribbean region, recorded from lowland Central America and the Lesser Antilles/Trinidad. Almost nothing about its ecology is published, so treat it like its warm lowland-forest relatives: shaded, humid, evenly moist and warm all year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumably terrestrial on moist, shaded ground and banks in lowland rainforest, like the Caribbean maidenhairs it is derived from. Specific habitat notes for the hybrid were not found.

GBIF records span 5–380 m (median 50 m): a strictly lowland plant.

Costa RicaNicaraguaGuatemalaBelizeTrinidad and TobagoMartiniquePuerto RicoVenezuela

🔒 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.