Photo credit
(c) Mike B, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Listed for containers
- Flower color
- Non-flowering
- Bloom
- March to June
- Height
- About 4.5 feet
- Spread
- 2–3 feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average to wet
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to Louisiana (estimated from a national checklist)