Synonym(s)
Osmunda cinnamomea
Common Name
Cinnamon fern
Plant Form
Fern & Fern Allies
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
4.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5
Commercially Available
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Habitat
Seepage swamps, wet flatwoods, bogs, fens, pocosins, floodplain forests, alluvial and tidal swamps; usually in acidic, often peaty soils but also in base-rich soils of mafic seepage wetlands; occasionally in low-elevation mesic forests and frequently in Northern Red Oak and northern hardwood forests at high elevations. Frequent to common throughout Virginia.
Wildlife value
It provides excellent ground cover. It has scale-like hairs (the fuzz on stems) used by songbirds to line their nests. Birds like the Kentucky Warbler nest in clumps of these ferns.
Fall Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Green
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Average
Moist
Wet
Low Maintenance
Yes
Deer Resitant
Yes
Tolerates