Matteuccia struthiopteris The King Perennial Plant of the Year but this baby is truly

but this baby is truly chosen for its wonderful form

and a quick way to hide your untidy neighbors

often tinged with a pink picotee edge and back

great flowers

Matteuccia struthiopteris The King Perennial Plant of the Year but this baby is truly(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