Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
- Hardiness: Zone :
- 4
- Plant Type:
- Perennial, Fern
- Geography:
- Native
- Light:
- Sun/Part Shade, Shade/Part Sun, Shade
- Growth Rate:
- Moderate
- Moisture:
- Saturated, Saturated to Moist
- Special Features:
- Deer Resistant
- Container Sizes:
- 1-gallon, 2-gallon
- Mature Height:
- 3'
- Mature Spread:
- 2'
Native fern of wetlands, swamps and damp woods. Cinnamon fern is named for the color of its spore-bearing fronds, and for the spores themselves being the consistency and color of cinnamon, easily seen when poured or tapped into the hand. Of all the ferns that form patches or colonies in wet areas, this one is arguably the most aristocratic--not the biggest, not the most rampant, but stately, elegant and a great combination of stature and beauty. Use with marsh marigold, tussock sedge and Jack-in-the-pulpit for an authentic native shade planting in wet areas. Also tolerates considerable sun in the garden with moist soil or extra mulch.
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