Matteuccia consists of deciduous ferns that grow from rhizomes and may develop stolons. They produce rosettes resembling shuttlecocks, featuring upright or spreading fronds that are pinnately divided. Smaller, upright fertile fronds with a bead-like appearance also emerge among the larger leaves.

Matteuccia

Matteuccia orientalis is a deciduous fern characterized by broad, ovate sterile fronds that are pinnate and vibrant green. These fronds encircle elongated, narrower fertile fronds that initially appear dark, transitioning to a reddish-brown hue in the fall. The long stems contribute to a spreading, somewhat drooping growth habit.

Matteuccia orientalis

Matteuccia pensylvanica

Matteuccia struthiopteris is a deciduous fern that spreads through stolons, creating clusters of upright rosettes that can reach up to 1.5 meters tall. It features lanceolate, bright green, bipinnatifid sterile fronds that encircle shorter, brownish fertile fronds.

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Bedraggled Feathers'

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Depauperata'

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Erosa'

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Jumbo' features sizable fronds that display the typical shuttlecock form, creating a bold presence in any landscape. The remarkable fiddleheads emerge, unfurling into vibrant green, feathery foliage that can exceed 2 meters in height.

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'Jumbo'

Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The King'

Onoclea comprises deciduous ferns characterized by their creeping rhizomes and finely divided, sterile fronds. The spores are produced on upright, darker, and more compact fertile fronds.

Onoclea

Onoclea intermedia

Onoclea sensibilis is a deciduous fern characterized by its rhizomatous growth, which allows it to create large colonies. It features broad, light green pinnate fronds that can reach lengths of up to 60 cm, with deeply lobed pinnae. The fertile fronds are shorter and narrower, displaying significantly reduced, darker lobes that are almost black in appearance.

Onocleaceae