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cinnamon fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Osmunda
Family: Osmundaceae
Common Names: buckhorn, fiddleheads

About this plant

O. cinnamomea is a deciduous fern forming rosettes of erect, light blue-green, lance-shaped, bipinnate sterile fronds surrounding shorter, cinnamon-brown fertile fronds

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich slightly acidic soil in light dappled shade

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by sowing spores at 15-16°C (59-61°F). These need to be sown with in three days of ripening as they loose their viability very quickly. Alternatively, divide well established colonies into clumps in either autumn or early spring

Pests

Usually trouble free

Diseases

Usually trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years