Ornamental Plants description and characteristics:
landscape use
mass planting, flowerbed, border, water garden, specimen
lifetime
perennial
poisonous plant
not poisonous plant
foliage colour
light green
plant types
ferns
type of stem
erect
fern or grass height (cm)
70-100 cm
cultivation, growing and care Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern:
cold hardiness zone
2 (-45 to -40°c), 3 (-40 to -34°c), 4 (-34 to -29°c), 5 (-29 to -23°c), 6 (-23 to -18°c), 7 (-18 to -12°c), 8 (-12 to -7°c), 9 (-7 to -1°c), 10 (-1 to +4°c)
light needs
full shade, semi-shade, full sun
soil acidity
neutral soil, acid soil
soil type
sandy loam soil, loamy soil
water needs
moderate, high
frost resistance
frost resistance
shelter in winter
shelter is not required
*Some characteristics are relevant for a temperate climate
You can buy Ornamental Plants Ostrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern, Matteuccia, Pteris nodulosa in online stores (seed, seedlings).
