(Botanical Listing)

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Botanical / Common Name
Description
Photo
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern
1-2 ft., green foliage, sun or shade, likes open meadows and moist forests, sensitive to early frosts, Zone 4-9
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
5 ft., rusty hair-like tufts at base of leaves, creeping, shade, Zone 5-8
Osmunda cinnamomea
Osmunda claytoniana
Interrupted Fern
2-4 ft., similar to Cinnamon Fern in foliage but with brown fertile leaflets that interrupt the green leaflet, moist and shady, Zone 2-8
Osmunda claytoniana
Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern
4-6 ft., tall erect foliage, likes swampy woodlands, Zone 4-6
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Royal Fern
4-6 ft., light green long leaves on purple stems, moist rich, acidic soil, Zone 4-7
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
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