Spiraea (Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound') are easily grown in average
but best bloom is in full sun
it is exceptional in the landscape
It features daisy-like coneflowers (to 4” diameter) with carmine red to purple rays and large
thus giving rise to the common name of 'Flowering Fern'
Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon Fern Size:2.5 Quart Spiraea (Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound') areOsmunda cinnamomea, commonly called cinnamon fern, is a native fern which occurs in moist, boggy ground along streams and on shaded ledges and bluffs. Typically grows in clumps to 2 3' tall, but with constant moisture can reach 5' in height. Separate spore bearing, stiff, fertile fronds appear in early spring, quickly turning brown. The familiar "fiddleheads" also emerge from the base of the plant and unfurl into large, erect, pinnately compound,