Quick Facts
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Height at Maturity: Over 3 Feet
Usage: Border Plants
Shipped As: Bare-root
Planting Zones:
Product Details
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The Fiddlehead fern is a perennial that returns year after year. Its fantastic green color constantly improves the look of a house. The plant grows best in U.S.D.A. zones 3-9. It grows best in the shade and is about 4 feet high by mid-summer.
The Fonds Of The Fiddlehead Fern Reaches Up To 5 Feet Tall
The deciduous Fern grows in circular clumps and spreads by underground runners. The large green ostrich plume-shaped fronds reach 5' before dying in the fall. The frond's leaflets are twice divided (bipinnate). A few weeks after the first green fronds appear in spring, brown spore-covered fronds emerge from the center.
These Ferns Spreds By Spores
This fern is smaller than the first green fronds and, in ideal conditions, can create new plants from these spores.
Botanical Latin Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris
Common Name: Ostrich, shuttlecock, Fiddlehead
Sun Exposure: Shade to part shade
Mature Height: 5'
Spread:2'-3'
Spacing: 1.5.'
Fiddlehead Fern Grows Quickly
Growth Rate: Fast
Soil Requirements: Fertile, moist, fine-grain soil
Pruning: None needed. The plant emerges in spring and dies back in fall.
Let’s talk about this Fern. It’s considered a seasonal delicacy, native right here to north america. The scientific name is ostrich fern matteuccia struthiopteris—you can just call it ostrich fern. You find the edible shoots emerging in early spring; they are tightly coiled and protected by a brown papery covering. These harvested fiddleheads are fantastic when you cook fiddleheads properly. The Fiddlehead Fern is a must-have for woodland gardens.
