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There has been some recent uncertainty surrounding the identity of the traditional form of A. venustum grown in gardens. I got this one from Edulis and I am assured it is the 'true' species. The Edulis catalogue says: "A particularly choice form of the true Adiantum venustum. The delicate, fan-shaped pinnules are carried on polished dark-brown to black rachises, forming a slowly spreading carpet of fresh green foliage. In a cool, moist position it is remarkably effective as a ground-covering fern, creeping amongst rocks and through humus-rich woodland soil. Tawang lies in the eastern Himalaya, and the provenance fits comfortably within the species’ natural distribution. Kew gives A. venustum a range from Afghanistan through the Himalaya and northeastern India to western and central China, including Assam, Tibet and Myanmar. It is therefore important that this accession is kept distinct from A. tibeticum, which is now recognised as a separate species. The species was described by D.Don in 1825. The RHS describes it as deciduous to almost evergreen, forming a mat to about 25 cm. " |
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| 28th May 2025 | ||
