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Struthiopteris

Struthiopteris
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0

Struthiopteris is a genus of ferns in the Blechnaceae family, including the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) and similar species; the commonly grown member is the ostrich fern, which prefers moist, cool, shaded woodland conditions.

Family
Blechnaceae (Blechn family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, never waterlogged.
Soil
Rich, moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Temperature
10–24 °C; protect from heat above 30 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Struthiopteris is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae.

Other Struthiopteris plants

Hard Fern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Struthiopteris 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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