Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
North America, Europe, Eastern Asia
Types
-
M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris
M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica
Number of Varieties
152
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp Places, open Woodlands, Rocky areas
Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-82-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Wildlife
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Used to establish native woodland, Wild areas
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
chills, Lung Problems
Bone strength
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Grown for shade, Making Perfumes
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula
MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris
Common Name
Hayscented Fern
Fiddlehead ferns,
shuttlecock fern
In Hindi
Hayscented Fern
शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न
In German
Hayscented Fern
Ostrich Fern
In French
Hayscented Fern
fougère à l'autruche
In Spanish
Hayscented helecho
avestruz helecho
In Greek
Hayscented Fern
Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern
In Portuguese
Hayscented Fern
Ostrich Fern
In Polish
Hayscented Fern
Struś Fern
In Latin
Fern Hayscented
struthionem Fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Filicinophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Dennstaedtia
Matteuccia
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5912
1
27800
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