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    HARDY FERNS Osmunda regalis
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    HARDY FERNS Osmunda regalis

    Commonly known as Royal fern

    AWARD
    Sterile green, fertile leaves on tops thickly covered with brown spores
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      A native fern. The fibrous rootstock is used as potting medium for orchids (osmunda)
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      All continents except Australasia.
    • Deciduous
      Dense clumps of broadly triangular, pinnate, bright-green sterile fronds 1m (3ft) or more long. Partially fertile fronds to 2m (6ft) long, with tassell-like tips appear in summer.
    • Bog garden
    • Border
      Suitable for a moist border
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      4m (13ft)
    • Fern
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Acid / ericaceous loving
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Wet or boggy soil
    • Partial shade
      Or light dappled
    • Mature Size
      2m (6½ft)
      		 fern - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (13ft)
      		  
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    £25.00
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    10m²
    £15.50
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