Size: 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide
Conditions:Partial to full shade; moist, acidic soil
This tall northeastern- native fern forms large clumps of graceful, arching fronds.
This tall northeastern- native fern forms large clumps of graceful, arching fronds.
An attractive contrast appears in midseason when the shorter, cinnamon-colored fertile fronds spike up amid the green foliage. These rusty spikes are covered in fuzz, which hummingbirds redily use to line their nests in summer, and persist on the plant through winter. Fiddleheads from the cinnamon fern are edible but must be cooked.
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