Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Native Region: Eastern Asia, Japan
Zone Range: 04-09
Preferred Climate: Temperate woodland
Harvest Date: Sunday 03 October, 2010
Seed count: 1000+
Description:
This deciduous terrestrial fern has erect shuttlecocks of pale green lance-shaped fronds. Spreads vigorously by rhizomes, producing offset plants 6 inches from the parent plant. Height 5-1/2 feet.
Notes:
This fern is the source of 'fiddleheads', a vegetable delicacy available fresh for only a brief time each spring, but for gourmets who know their delights, well worth the wait.
Cultivation:
<a href="article_info.php/articles_id/3"><u>For details on starting ferns from spore, click here to read more.</u></a> Sow spores at 15 degrees Celsius when ripe. Grow in humusy, moist but well-drained slightly acidic soil in partial shade. For maximum freshness, please keep fern spore refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant.
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