Matteuccia struthiopteris

Common Name: Ostrich Fern

Plant Type: Fern

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: shade

Soil Moisture: mesic

Soil Type: All

Height: 2 - 3 ft

Bloom Time: Non-flowering

Flower Colour: N/A

Details/Comments: Spreads via rhizomes Tolerates rabbits. Fiddleheads (early sprouts) are edible. Feather shaped brown fertile frond lasts over winter

Picture Copyright: Pat Baldwin