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Oriental Ostrich Ferns

Pentarhizidium

Oriental Ostrich Ferns
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Pentarhizidium is a genus of two Asian ferns, one of which, P. orientale, is sometimes grown in gardens. Treat it like other large temperate ferns: give it shade, steady moisture and rich soil.

Family
Onocleaceae (Onocle family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in spring and summer.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from prolonged heat and drought.
How easy
Moderate

About

Pentarhizidium is a genus of two Asian fern species. These species have formerly been included in Matteuccia or Onoclea. Recent genetic analysis has determined that these two species form a discrete clade that is basal to the rest of this fern group, and so have been located in their own genus. P. orientale is sometimes grown as a garden plant.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pentarhizidium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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