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Ostrich Fern
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About Ostrich Fern

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fern

Origin

North America, Europe, Eastern Asia

Types

M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica

Number of Varieties

2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Thorns

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

-

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Edible Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

2% - Fern Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

2% - Fern Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

5% - Fern Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

-

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

41% - Fern Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris

Common Name

Fiddlehead ferns, shuttlecock fern

In Hindi

शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न

In German

Ostrich Fern

In French

fougère à l'autruche

In Spanish

avestruz helecho

In Greek

Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern

In Portuguese

Ostrich Fern

In Polish

Struś Fern

In Latin

struthionem Fern

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Filicinophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Dryopteridaceae

Genus

Matteuccia

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

12
1 27800
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Properties of Ostrich Fern

Want to know the properties of Ostrich Fern? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Ostrich Fern is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Ostrich Fern Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Bone strength

  • Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Ostrich Fern Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Ostrich Fern. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Ostrich Fern physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lance shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Ostrich Fern

Taking Ostrich Fern Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Ostrich Fern include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Ostrich Fern

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Ostrich Fern is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Ostrich Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica. This plant's habitat is Forest margins, Roadsides and Terrestrial and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.