Cinnamon fern

Thriving in moist areas, Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern) makes a dramatic focal point in the landscape. This impressive, deciduous fern features erect, narrow spikes of cinnamon brown spore-producing structures (sporangia), which emerge from the center of the plant. Resembling cinnamon sticks, these fertile fronds are quite different from the plant's sterile, large, blue-green, lance-shaped fronds and have earned this Osmunda its common name.

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My cinnamon fern is just growing like crazy this spring! The fronds are three feet long!

Cinnamon ferns are tough, hardy, easy-to-cultivate, and flat-out beautiful plants for your garden. Learn how to cultivate them now on Gardener’s Path.

Whether by themselves on the woodland floor or coming through shade-tolerant ornamentals, Cinnamon Fern fronds are beautiful when they unfurl in spring and then turn vibrant shades of gold and orange in fall. Fossil records date back 75-180 million years. This versatile, easy to grow fern is still found frequently to commonly throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic Region.