Osmunda, Flowering Fern, Royal Fern 'Purpurascens' (Osmunda regalis)

Taken 27th May. Still a young fern, it has been slow to develop from a small plant. Unfurling fronds are a purplish colour and stems retain a purple tinge.

by wallaby1 May 28, 2006 10:41 PM

The 'purple' stems.

by wallaby1 May 28, 2006 10:38 PM

by EROCTUSE2 Mar 21, 2009 2:48 AM

forming spores

by EROCTUSE2 Mar 21, 2009 2:48 AM

by EROCTUSE2 Mar 28, 2009 1:54 AM

Bide A Wee cottage garden

by kniphofia Jul 9, 2009 4:31 AM

Bide A Wee cottage garden

by kniphofia Jul 9, 2009 5:38 AM

Bide A Wee cottage garden

by kniphofia Jul 9, 2009 5:38 AM

close up of purple stems and leafs

by turektaylor Aug 27, 2009 5:06 PM