Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Description
The Cinnamon Fern is a large, deciduous fern native to the Americas and eastern Asia. It is known for its unique fertile fronds which emerge in early spring, covered with distinctive, cinnamon-brown wool-like hairs. These fronds rise above the lush green sterile fronds that form a vase-like or fountain-like shape.
- Life Cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 2 to 5 feet
- Sun Exposure
- Full shade to partial sun
- Bloom Months
- April, May
- Bloom Color
- Bloom Description
- Cinnamon brown color of the fertile fronds, which resemble the color of cinnamon sticks.