Osmunda japonica
£6.00
March 2024
Large deciduous (edible) fern with a thick rhizome that occasionally can form a small trunk. Tall arching attractively bronzed graceful fronds appear in spring. The emerging croziers are collected for food in Japan. Fronds can reach 90cm. Also used as a houseplant through spring and summer for cleaning the air.
Known as Osmunda regalis var. Japonicum until recently.
| aspect | shade to full sun |
|---|---|
| evergreen? | deciduous |
| height & spread | H 60-100cm, clumps to 60cm in 3 years |
| Soil | moist to wet |
| availability | Limited |
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