Matteuccia struthiopteris

Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris
Common Name  Ostrich fern				Family  Onocleaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber         x    Herbaceous         x    Perennial
Habit arching, vaselike	Hard. Zone  USDA zone 1		Mature Size  1.3m tall by  1m spread					x
Leaf  compound, fern, lanceolate, dentate					Fall/Winter Color  green
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered     x    Basal
Flowers						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.     Oct. )     Nov.      Dec. (produces spore leaf)
Water Use High  x   Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade  x   Shade x
Landscape uses:  ground cover, woodland garden, shrub border		Limitations: likes shade					Other Features: fiddleheads are edible, upright in spring lays flat in summer, fall produces contorted black spore leaf