Scientific Name:
Osmunda cinnamomea
Pronunciation:
oz-MUN-duh sin-uh-MOE-mee-uh
Common Name:
cinnamon fern
Family Name:
Osmundaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Fronds erect, pinnately-compound, yellowish-green, up to 1.2m long with cinnamon colored fibers found near the bases; spore-bearing fronds emerge early spring and soon turn brown.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Canada - eastern, South America, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Specimen plant, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green, Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Margins:
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
