Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
royal fern
Nomenclature
Common Name:
royal fern
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Genus species:
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Family:
Osmundaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
fern
Size:
3-4 ft tall by to 3 ft wide. Does not spread vegetatively.
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
NA
Fruit Color:
orange
Phenology:
Winter dormant.
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Lacy specimen plant in wet settings. Useful in fern gardens or beside a shady water feature. Useful around drainage ponds.
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Soil pH:
Acidic
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Dome swamp, cutthroat seep. Wet woods, usually with acid soil. Shallow swamps, bogs, shallow ponds, stream banks, hydric seep slopes.
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