Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern, Regal Fern, Osmunda, Raithneach Ríúil, Flowering Fern, European royal fern, Green Fern
Description
Commonly referred to as 'Floridian Fern', it is a cultivar that can be used in the garden in moist, shady areas, also in combination with other species with the same cultivation requirements. It tolerates cold winters well and develops best in semi-muddy areas, even near ponds.
Vigorous in growth, it forms a large, luxuriant bush with bipinnate, light green foliage that turns an attractive red-brown colour in autumn.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Pteridophyta
- Class
- Pteridopsida
- Order
- Osmundales
- Family
- Osmundaceae
- Genus
- Osmunda
- Species
- Osmunda regalis
Synonyms (11)
- Aphyllocalpa regalis
- Osmunda abyssinica
- Osmunda brayeri
- Osmunda hilsenbergii
- Osmunda longifolia
- Osmunda obtusifolia
- Osmunda plumieri
- Osmunda schelpei
- Osmunda spicata
- Osmunda transvaalensis
- Struthiopteris regalis
