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- Emerging fiddleheads
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- Fertile fronds present
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- Late summer
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- Fall foliage
Scientific Name:
Osmunda cinnamomea)
Common Name:
Cinnamon Fern
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
os-MUN-duh sin-uh-MOH-mee-uh
Plant Type:
Fern
Plant Hardiness Zones:
3-10
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
2-5 ft. H X 2-4 ft. W
Flower:
Bloom Time Notes:
Leaf:
Deciduous; light green; 6-12 inches wide; deeply lobed; forms symmetrical clump.
Fruit:
Fertile fronds begin bright green in spring, turning to cinnamon brown; shorter and more narrow than sterile fronds; wither after spores released.
Wildlife:
Natural Habitat:
Bogs; thickets; wet woods; swamps; ditches; streambanks; poorly drained, acid soils with high organic content.
Propagation:
Division of clumps; fresh spores can be sown on potting soil and exposed to light; expect rapid development.
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) thrives in partial shade, but with more water it can take nearly full sun; long-lived perennial; moist, humus-rich acid soil. This fern is unmistakable when fertile fronds are present, but may be confused for other ferns when not.