Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica
Onocleaceae
Growth habit
Fern
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Cool Temperate N. America
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Coy Glen, McDaniel Meadow, Woods, and Swamp, Eames Bog
Source of plant
Shady Oaks Nursery, White Flower Farm
Description
Although it can attain 10' in height under ideal conditions, it rarely reaches more than 4' in cultivation.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Status
L4|S4|G5