Adiantum mairisii Caucasus Mountains dark green evergreen needles clothe

dark green evergreen needles clothe the branches

Climbing aster was known for years as Aster carolinianus

Average moisture levels are great

This wonderful deer-resistant groundcover forms 6" wide rosettes of shiny green leaves connected by short above-ground stolons

and does not like shade

Adiantum mairisii Caucasus Mountains dark green evergreen needles clotheNot to be confused with the Chinese Adiantum mariesii, this reported hybrid of Adiantum capillus veneris and an unknown baby daddy was discovered around 1885 at the UK's Mairis & Co. Nursery and subsequently named by Chelsea Physic Garden Curator and fern collector Thomas Moore. Adiantum x mairisii performs like a vigorous clone of southern maidenhair fern but with very good winter hardiness. Expect a 3' wide deer resistant patch of 20" tall, lacy