Family : Osmundaceae

American royal fern.

This American variety differs from the species by its young croziers, stipes and rachises, first orange-brown coloured, then copper, and lastly tender green. Its fronds go yellow later, in autumn, giving beautiful colours. Plant it in a pond bank, half-submerged, or in a cool to moist soil, acidic or slightly alkaline, in the sun or half-shade (according to the region). Deciduous. Height and width : 1m/2m. Hardiness : -35°C.