Cinnamon Ferns are bare root ferns shipping as #1's, about the size of a lemon, bare root, properly packaged for freshness.
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Cinnamon Fern, Osmunda cinnamomea, appear similar to Ostrich Ferns but with some distinct differences. The crosiers, young, emerging fronds, of the Cinnamon Fern are white and woolly, and it has a much larger, fertile "cinnamon stick". The Cinnamon Fern also spreads slowly, unlike the rampant ostrich fern.
Landscape uses: Use cinnamon ferns as backdrop plants in large shaded gardens. They work well with hostas or in bog gardens with ligularia, rodgersia, and other large, bold perennials.
Planting and caring for bare root ferns, evergreen ferns and container ferns:
Fern plants grow mostly in lightly shaded to fully shaded areas. They prefer moist, rich humus soil with a slightly acid pH (5.3 to 5.5 pH range). Sphagnum peat moss is good to add to the soil for holding moisture and will add some acid to the soil as it decomposes.
The hole should not only be large enough to hold the tuber, but allowing at least an inch or two from the top of the tuber to the top of the hole. The smaller ferns, such as Maidenhair fern, can be planted about 18 to 24 inches apart. The edible Ostrich ferns, Christmas ferns and Royal Ferns grow larger and should be planted no closer than 24 inches apart.
Top with a good layer of mulch (shredded bark mulch, aged compost or aged manure mix) or a light layer of straw for added moisture and to keep the ground cool. Water as needed to keep the soil moist. As the ground warms in late spring, the fronds will begin sprouting.
Deciding which end of the tuber is up can be daunting. Sometimes the tip is visible on the top portion and other times there will be root hairs extending from the bottom. If in doubt, the tuber can be planted in a sideways position.
Cutting the fall die back to the ground and applying a fresh layer of mulch will help to protect the fern tubers from popping out of the ground over winter freeze/thaw cycles as well as from squirrels or other critters digging them up for winter food.
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