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Rec'd two cinnamon fern plants. I can not tell which end should go up...the roots grow every which way, so I soaked them for a half hour, laid them on their sides and covered with 1" of soil. Should I keep these ferns in our greenhouse? VERY dissappointed in the lack of instruction...did send an e-mail to the place of purchase. Of course they have not gotten back to me. LMKH

Hey Lillian...so I'll need to know a bit more about your climate before I can give a complete answer. Having said that I would also like to express that if your greenhouse is capable of warding off extreme cold temperatures, it may be best to put your cinnamon ferns in the greenhouse for winter. Cinnamon ferns (scientifically known as Osmunda cinnamomea) are deciduous. This means that they will eventually drop their leaves for winter. It sounds like the rhizomes (rhizome means underground lateral growing stem) that you received were already bare of fronds. Be sure that your rhizome remains underground and not exposed to the environment. The fronds should find their way through the soil to absorb light regardless of orientation of the rhizome in the soil. I hope this is helpful. Cheers, Robby