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Osmunda regalis

Family: osmundaceae
Common name(s): Royal fern; Flowering fern
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~4 - 8~10

General resources

Links for Osmunda regalis

  • Asianflora - Plant photos. (1 photo)
  • BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)
  • Connecticut Botanical Society - Wildflower profile. (4 photos)
  • Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3-10) (25 photos)
  • Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 2) (2 photos)
  • Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 3-10) (2 photos)
  • Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database) (18 photos)
  • Heritage Perennials: Osmunda regalis ‘Purpurascens’ - Profile with description and horticultural details. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3-9) (1 photo)
  • Iris' Garden - Gardener in the Netherlands presents a photo of this plant, with basic horticultural information. (1 photo)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (17 photos)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-9) (10 photos). Also pages for 'Cristata' and 'Purpurascens'.
  • Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status. (7 photos)
  • North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 3-10a) (19 photos)
  • Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information
  • PlantzAfrica - Features South African plants, with photos, description, distribution and ecology, and uses. (8 photos)
  • Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 2-10) (2 photos)

Osmunda regalis var. purpurescens

Common name(s): Flowering fern

Links

  • BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)

Osmunda regalis var. regalis

Common name(s): European royal fern

Links

  • Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (1 photo)

Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis

Common name(s): royal fern
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3 - 9

Links

  • Carolina Nature - Photos of this native plant, often with notes on habitat and identification. (3 photos)
  • Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (1 photo)
  • Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (4 photos)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (7 photos)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-9) (7 photos)
  • Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (1 photo)

Last updated:20 Dec 2023