Osmunda cinnamomea Fragrant Foliage Plants light green leaves

light green leaves

Upon unfurling

This East Coast native is the really fascinating member of the pitcher plant family

but it is also required by the larvae of monarch butterflies

Osmunda cinnamomea Fragrant Foliage Plants light green leaves(aka: Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) The deciduous US native Osmunda cinnamomea can be found in every state east of the Mississippi River and Texas and Oklahoma. The stately, upright, 3' tall clumps of osmunda thrive in moist soils but also grow well under typical garden conditions a great large foil in woodland settings. The fertile fronds of Osmunda cinnamomea arise in spring just above the sterile foliage as phallic, cinnamon colored spikes in the