Every time we walk by, we check the cinnamon fern.  LOOK!!  It is starting to grow.  

 

There are two clumps down by the creek;  this is the bigger one.  It is called cinnamon fern, not because it produces cinnamon, but because of the color of the fruiting frond.  There are also a few clumps on Mocassin Church Road, close to the Union County line.  We love seeing them too.

 

I read this in Wikipedia:  Osmundastrum cinnamomeum is considered a living fossil because it has been identified in the geologic record as far back as 75 million years ago. A more recent discovery extends this value up to 180 million years ago.

 

We love keeping an eye on OUR cinnamon ferns.  When they come all the way out, they will be about two feet tall.  I'll take another picture then, so you can see how truly beautiful they are.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!