Dryopteris marginalis Thrillers Chrysogonum australe forms a fast

Chrysogonum australe forms a fast spreading evergreen

Recent DNA work shows that Osmunda cinnamomea is only distantly related to other osmunda ferns like Osmunda regalis and some taxonomists have moved it to another genus

The edge color is also quite unusual

like a Solomon's seal

In the garden in full to part sun

Dryopteris marginalis Thrillers Chrysogonum australe forms a fastDryopteris marginalis is a superb easy to grow, but often overlooked, native fern that should be in every woodland garden. From Maine, west to Oklahoma, and south to Georgia, Dryopteris marginalis can be found on rocky woodland slopes. Dryopteris marginalis typically makes an 18" tall x 2' wide, evergreen, deer resistant, vase shaped clump.