| Description | A large fern for the moist to wet areas of the garden with purple colored stipes. |
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| Pronunciation | (os-MUN-duh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | prefers partial sun, will tolerate full sun with constant moisture |
| Moisture | moist to wet |
| Soil & Site | prefers slightly acid, will tolerate basic, should be moist to wet |
| Flowers | Ferns are non-flowering plants they produce spores. The spores are produced on a separate fertile frond in a brown tassel-like cluster at the tip of the frond. |
| Leaves | The new fronds and stipe (leaf stem) are tinted with a purple-red color maturing to green. |
| Stems | base formed by the mass of intertwining rhizomes |
| Dimensions | An up right Fern reaching on average 2-4 feet by equal spread. May reach up to 6 feet in optimum conditions. |
| Propagation | divison, spores |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Osmundus or Asmund, c. 1025, a Scandinavian writer of runes who helped prepare the way for the Swedish acceptance of Christianity. |
| Notes & Reference | #80-A Field Guide to Ferns (Boughton Cobb) , #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel) |
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