Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern) - Fern - Natural Communities Native Plants - 1

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

A great woodland garden fern that is the most widely cultivated in the Chicago area.  Arching elegance in mass plantings. Spreads slowly, but can take over a large space over time.  It is however easily controlled by digging the root corms as the need arises to control its spread.

  • Sun Exposure Prairie/Savanna/Woodland
  • Soil Conditions Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
  • Height 2'-4'
  • Flower Color N/A
  • Flower Time N/A
  • Deer Resistant

    • This Species Genotype is Unknown From the Greater Midwest 

     

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