Osmunda cinnamomea
(cinnamon fern)
(cinnamon fern)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 36 – 48 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Bottom
Native Status: IA
Comments & Cautions:
tolerant of wide variety of soils; highly organic soil is beneficial
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
upright and arching; will form colonies
Foliage
bright green; finely divided fronds; fine texture; may turn golden in moist summers; rough and brown by August in drought conditions
Flowers
N/A