A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Native fern clumps shelter birds, which also use the stem hairs to line nests.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A long-lived fern for moist, acidic soil; it can grow especially tall with constant moisture.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 2–6 ft tall · 2–4 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Seasonal foliage
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 4–9
- Garden role
- Tall fern texture for a wet woodland
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese holly fern.
Cyrtomium falcatum
Try cinnamon fern for tall fern texture for a wet woodland.
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Photo credits & licenses
Cinnamon fern: David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japanese holly fern: Stan Sheb · CC BY-SA 3.0
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