3 Ostrich Fern Bare Root Plants - Matteuccia struthiopteris Native Shade Perennial Groundcover

Product Overview

Receive 3 healthy bare root Ostrich Fern plants (Matteuccia struthiopteris), a native North American perennial known for its elegant, upright fronds. These ferns are ideal for shade or part-shade gardens, woodland settings, and moist, shaded beds, adding a lush, tropical feel to your landscape.

Key Features

• Three dormant bare root plants ready for planting
• Native and non-GMO species, suitable for habitat restoration
• Majestic fronds reaching 3 to 6 feet tall with a vase-like shape
• Low maintenance perennial that returns year after year
• Moisture-loving but adaptable to average garden soil once established
• Slow spreading via underground rhizomes, ideal for naturalizing

Growing Information

Ostrich Ferns thrive in rich, moist soil and prefer shaded or partially shaded locations. They are well-suited for woodland gardens, shaded borders, and naturalized areas under trees or near streams. These ferns are deer-resistant and hardy in USDA Zones 3 through 8. Once established, they tolerate a range of garden conditions, making them a versatile choice for shade-loving landscapes.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.