Matteuccia struthiopteris The King Perennial Plant of the Year This is a very slow-growing

This is a very slow-growing plant that will take a few years to show the mature characteristics that make it so distinctive

This is really a cute little thing

looking indeed like a bloody nose (late April in NC)

and a quick way to hide your untidy neighbors

but this baby is truly chosen for its wonderful form

Matteuccia struthiopteris The King Perennial Plant of the Year This is a very slow-growing(aka: Matteuccia 'Fanfare') Matteuccia 'The King' is an amazing selection of ostrich fern, distributed by the late Larry Mellichamp, who got it from NC's Powell's Garden around 1985. Matteuccia 'The King' is one of the few forms we've found that thrives in the hot, humid southeastern US, where normal ostrich ferns fear to tread. The 3' tall deciduous rosettes (6' tall under ideal conditions) spread vigorously via underground rhizomes. In nature, the