Scientific Name:
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Pronunciation:
mat-TEW-kee-uh struth-ee-OH-ter-is
Common Name:
ostrich fern
Family Name:
Onocleaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Fern with 50cm pale soft fronds with pinnae that resemble an ostrich feather.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
- CLT Training
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q.6
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden