Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundaceae
Deciduous, Ferns
OSMUNDALarge deciduous ferns for damp (even wet) soils in regions with cold (or at least chilly) winters. Rather coarse looking but handsome nonetheless. They produce large masses of matted roots; root masses of Osmunda regalis provide the osmunda fiber used in potting mixes for orchids. Fronds are twice divided; they turn orange, brown, and yellow as they approach dormancy. Use at woodland edges or in cool, moist or wet areas. Both species described here are native to much of the Northern Hemisphere. Osmunda cinnamomea has separate sterile and fertile fronds; in Osmunda regalis, each frond has a fertile segment near the tip.
Osmunda cinnamomeaGrows 2 to 5 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide. This fern has two types of fronds. Sterile fronds are erect, up to 5 ft. tall, and divided in typical fern fashion. Fertile ones are shorter and consist of stalks topped by short, tightly clustered, brown spore-bearing bodies.
Osmunda cinnamomea
Grows 2 to 5 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide. This fern has two types of fronds. Sterile fronds are erect, up ...
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'
This variety is more cold tolerant than most green ash trees.
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Native to eastern U.S. Grows 30 to 40 ft. tall and wide, with a compact, oval crown. Gray-brown bark; ...
Find Your Sunset Climate Zone
Advertisement
