Adiantum venustum

Himalayan maidenhair

A creeping, mat-forming maidenhair from the Himalaya and western China, with triangular fronds of small fan-shaped segments on black stalks. It grows on moist, humus-rich rocks and soil in montane forest, often above 3000 m, and is one of the hardiest maidenhairs: a shade-garden groundcover that needs a cold winter rather than a houseplant.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist rocks, banks and humus-rich soil with plenty of leaf litter in montane forest, forest margins and shaded ravines, spreading by creeping rhizomes into mats.

The 70 records with an elevation span 770–4050 m, median 3185 m, mostly in the high mountains of western Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet.

Afghanistan and PakistanWestern Himalaya (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand)Nepal, Bhutan and Eastern HimalayaTibet and QinghaiSichuan, Yunnan and north-central ChinaNorthern Myanmar and Assam

🔒 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.