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Osmunda
Also called Royal Ferns
Osmunda is a genus of mostly temperate ferns, often called flowering or royal ferns because their spore-bearing fronds turn a showy golden color. Grow the commonly cultivated members in consistently moist, acidic soil in shade to part shade.
Osmunda is a genus of primarily temperate-zone ferns of family Osmundaceae. Five to ten species have been listed for this genus. They have existed since the Early Cretaceous.
Osmunda species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
