About
A compact, cushion-forming sub-shrub from the high Andes of South America with small, prickly-spined, densely packed leaves on stiff stems and short-stalked, solitary, orange-red, daisy-like flowerheads in summer. A bold and striking high-altitude composite for a cool, very well-drained alpine house.
About the genus
Osmunda are medium-sized to large deciduous ferns, usually from wet places, with erect or arching, pinnate or bipinnate fronds, bearing spores either on modified pinnae or on separate, smaller fronds
Plant details
Suggested usesShade gardens, woodland, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.
PruningRemove old fronds in spring.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.