Plant Name:  Osmunda claytoniana
Common name: Interrupted Fern
Plant Type:  Fern
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
spread: 2’ – 3’
Bloom Time: June
Flower Color:  Brown Spores
Exposure:  Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Moist, Rich, Humusy, Acid Soil
Water Needs: Medium to Wet
Attributes: Distinct Interruptions in Center of Fronds Caused by Fertile leaflets. The Spore Bearding Fronds are Different from the Sterile Fronds.
Uses: Shaded Border; Along Ponds & Streams
Native to:  Midwest to Eastern North America
Oregon Native:   NO
USDA Hardiness Zone:  3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener

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