- Botanical name: Osmunda regalis
- Common name: Royal fern
- Family: Osmundaceae
- Plant Type: Bog, Marginal, Perennial, Pond, Deciduous
- Key features:
- Colourful new growth
Royal fern, Osmunda regalis, is a stunning, giant fern that really lives up to its regal name. In spring, huge, bright green fronds unfurl and filter the sunlight. In autumn, they turn bronze before dying back. A deciduous fern, it forms a natural, rounded shape and looks fantastic planted near a pond or stream, where its feathery fronds will be reflected in the water.
Grow Osmunda regalis in damp, preferably acid soil, with other moisture-loving, large foliage plants such as rodgersia and gunnera.
How to grow Osmunda regalis
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Plant size
2m height
4m spread
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Aspect
North facing, south facing, east facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / boggy / clay / heavy / moist
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do not Divide in April |
M
Do not Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
Osmunda regalis and wildlife
Osmunda regalis has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Osmunda regalis poisonous?
Osmunda regalis has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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