Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
North America, Caribbean, Eastern Asia
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
5030
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Odd Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
In late autumn, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune for size control
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Edible, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
OSMUNDA cinnamomea
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
Common Name
Cinnamon Fern
leatherleaf fern
leathery shieldfern
iron fern
7-weeks-fern
climbing shield fern
In Hindi
दालचीनी फर्न
leatherleaf
In German
Zimt Farn
Leatherleaf
In French
Cinnamon Fern
Leatherleaf
In Spanish
helecho canela
leatherleaf
In Greek
κανέλα Fern
Leatherleaf
In Portuguese
Cinnamon Fern
leatherleaf
In Polish
Cynamon Fern
Leatherleaf
In Latin
Fern cinnamomum
Leatherleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Osmundales
Polypodiales
Family
Osmundaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Osmundastrum
Rumohra
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Apameini
-
Subfamily
Noctuinae
-
Number of Species
20050
1
27800
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