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Oriental Ostrich Fern

Pentarhizidium orientale

Oriental Ostrich Fern
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Pentarhizidium orientale is an ornamental fern native to China, Japan and the Himalayas, growing about 0.6 m tall and wide. It thrives in cool, moist, shaded conditions with rich, consistently damp soil.

Family
Onocleaceae (Onocle family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool climates; comfortable around 10–20 °C, protect from prolonged heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Pentarhizidium orientale, the Oriental ostrich fern, is a fern native to China, Japan, and the Himalayas. It grows to about 0.6 m (2 ft) in height by 0.6 m (2 ft) wide. It was formerly included in the genus Matteuccia, but phylogenetic studies mandated that it and Pentarhizidium intermedium be moved to a new genus.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pentarhizidium orientale 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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