How to grow Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Like all ferns, it wants moisture.

Young fiddleheads can be harvested early in the season – but eaten only when they’ve been cooked.

These estimates for how long Ostrich fern takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Fronds look like ostrich feathers.

Tennessee ostrich fern, Garden fern, Shuttlecock fern, Ostrich plume fern, Fiddlehead fern

Matteuccia pennsylvanica, Pteris nodulosa, Struthiopteris filicastrum, Struthiopteris pensylvanica, Osmunda struthiopteris