Osmunda regalis

Royal Fern

A regal fern that produces huge, graceful clumps when mature, has smooth textured, pale green divided fronds, two to three feet long, that change to brilliant yellow in the fall.

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Height
2-3 Feet

Spread
-2 Feet

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Light Green

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Good Companions

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum), Copper Iris (Iris fulva), Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum), Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

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OBL

Season of Interest

•	Mid (May-June)
•	Late (July-frost)

Soil Moisture

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High

Special Uses

•	Ground Cover

Sun Exposure

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Shade

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Mississippi Aluvial Basin
•	Ozark Highlands
•	Osage Plains

Wildlife Benefit

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Cover