Ostrich Fern

Common Name: Ostrich Fern Scientific Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist Bloom Colour: Green Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline Description: A great groundcover for those hard-to-plant shadier areas. From its spring fiddleheads to large fronds that turn from green to brown, this fern has it all.
  • Common Name: Ostrich Fern
  • Scientific Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris
  • Layer: Groundcover, Vignette, Structure
  • Light Conditions: Sun, Part-sun, Shade
  • Soil Conditions: Dry, Moist-drained, Moist
  • Bloom Colour: Green
  • Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall
  • Suitable for: Lawn replacement, Septic bed, Shoreline
  • Description: A great groundcover for those hard-to-plant shadier areas. From its spring fiddleheads to large fronds that turn from green to brown, this fern has it all.