Ostrich Fern

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