About
This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with arching shuttlecock fronds. It unfurls attractive fronds. 'Erosa' is valued in garden settings.
About the genus
Matteuccia are rhizomatous deciduous ferns, sometimes with stolons, forming shuttlecock-like rosettes of erect or spreading, pinnately divided fronds, with smaller, erect, bead-like fertile fronds
Plant details
Suggested usesShade, woodland
Care notes
CultivationMoist humus-rich soil, shade
PruningRemove old fronds spring
PropagationDivide or spores
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceDisease rare