 | Heritage Perennial Profile |
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| Plant Number: 9.046.100 | USDA Zone: 3 - 9 |
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 | Osmunda regalis |
| Common name : Royal Fern |
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| Native all over the Northern Hemisphere, Royal Fern is one of the largest and most spectacular species for the garden. It forms an upright clump with tall, arching fronds of bright green divided leaves. Brownish spore-bearing pinnae are clustered at the end of each leafy frond in a short spike. Loves moist to wet soil, tolerating full sun in cool summer regions. Old leaves should be pruned to the ground in late winter. Deciduous. Received a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (1993).
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Full Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Moist
Wet
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Blooming Time
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Border
Containers
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Massed
Specimen
Waterside
Woodland
Flower Head Size
Height
90-150 cm
35-59 inches
Spread
60-90 cm
23-35 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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What others say about this plant...
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This is a fern of unparalleled mimicry with its sterile fronds copying the locust tree leaves and the fertile panicles echoing astilbe seedheads. In the spring there are curious woolly caps on the fiddleheads which detach as the unfurling progresses.; Judith I. Jones, Zone 8", |
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