Ostrich Fern
| Botanical Name: | Matteuccia pennsylvanica |
| Category: | Shade Perennials |
| Height: | 24-36" + |
| Spread: | 18-24" + |
| Exposure: | Light Shade to Shade |
| Care: | Cut to ground in Fall or Early Spring before new growth emerges |
| Deer Resistant: | Y |
| Description: | Clump-forming, spreading decidous fern that features upright vase-shaped fronds. New growth emerges lime green maturing to deep green by summer. The tightly wound new fronds (called fiddleheads) that emerge in spring are edible and considered a delicacy by some. Native. Prefers moist or wet soils, and will thrive under these conditions, growing larger and spreading rapidly. Not for a dry area. |
List of Shade Perennials
Autumn Fern
Bishop's Hat, Barrenwort, Epimedium
Bowle's Golden Sedge
Brunnera, False Forget-me-not, Siberian Bugloss
Cinnamon Fern
Coral Bells
Dead Nettle
Evergold Sedge
Fanal Astilbe, Fanal False Spirea
Ferns
Fire and Ice Hosta, Fire and Ice Plantain Lily
Frances Williams Hosta, Frances Williams Plantain Lily
Great Expectations Hosta, Great Expectations Plantain Lily
Green Spice Coral Bells
Hardy Begonia
Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
Hostas, Plantain Lilies
Japanese Beech Fern
Lady's Mantle
Lenten Rose
Lungwort
Luxuriant Bleeding Heart, Fringed Bleeding Heart
Maidenhair Fern
Mourning Widow Cranesbill Geranium
Obsidian Coral Bells
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
Ostrich Fern
Patriot Hosta, Patriot Plantain Lily
Paul's Glory Hosta, Paul's Glory Plantain Lily
Peach Blossom Astilbe, Peach Blossom False Spirea
Rheinland Astilbe, Rheinland False Spirea
Robb's Wood Spurge
Splendid Chinese Wild Ginger
Stormy Seas Coral Bells
Sweet Woodruff
Variegated Solomon's Seal
Virginia Bluebells