Matteuccia struthiopteris
Common Name : shuttlecock fernFamily : DryopteridaceaeType : FernHabit : Clump-formingHeight : 50 cm-1 metreSpread : 10-50 cmFoliage : DeciduousFoliage colour : Light greenHardiness: Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe -20° to -15°Sunlight : Full Sun / Part Shade / Full ShadeMoisture : Moist but well-drainedSoil : Acid / NeutralSeason of interest : Summer - Autumn
M. struthiopteris is a deciduous, stoloniferous fern forming colonies of erect rosettes to 1.5m in height, with lance-shaped, bright green, bipinnatifid sterile fronds surrounding shorter, brownish fertile fronds.