Plant Passport Registration Number: GB147173     
Matteuccia struthiopteris 9cm pots
 
Matteuccia struthiopteris Shuttlecock has Common Names: Shuttlecock Fern, Ostrich Feather Fern
Young plant for planting out immediately or to grow on (plastic pot removed when possible, so they can be reused).
Plants supplied likely to reach only around 15cm in first year and 40cm in the second.Most supplied plants have been divided into single crowns which best show their clear strong characteristic form.
M. struthiopteris is a deciduous, stoloniferous fern forming colonies of erect rosettes up to 1.5m in height (NB after many years) , with lance-shaped, bright lime green, bipinnatifid sterile fronds.Can develop a trunk with age.
 
Easy to grow in most cool, moist shaded sites and useful for very wet sites.Its luminously bright green and bold vase shape makes this one of the treats of early summer; they can become a bit jaded in late summer when not in their favoured sheltered spot with moisture.Older plants can produce fertile fronds that remain decorative through winter.
 
Foliage: Deciduous
 
Height: 1-1.5m.
Spread: 1.5- in 5-10 years.
 
Planting Location: Flower borders and beds Low Maintenance Underplanting of  trees and shrubs Cottage & Wild Garden
 
Please read our notes before placing the order:
 
1. The pictures in this listing are examples of the available plant at maturity and do not indicate anything in regard to size of plant at the point of sale. You will receive an organically produced young plant grown in a 9cm pot for planting immediately or to grow on (pot removed, when possible, to reduce plastic waste)
2. Seasonal difference in plants: Please be aware if you are new to gardening, that the plants we supply are mostly herbaceous perennials and many go dormant in winter. You may receive what looks like an empty pot or piece of root. This will produce new growth in spring.
3. The date the Royal mail label is bought (tracking number added as sent against your orders) is the date your order is lined up for picking. It is likely to be put into the post a couple of days later.
 
Thank you.
Size of the plants
Plants are mostly grown in 9cm pots so sometimes there is a need to grow on for the first season to see a mature effect only in the second.
Some older supplied pots may be thick with stems but please note at the other extreme rather than not supply we sometimes send bare root divisions of the size we use for our own potting (continued since Covid stock shortage) usually these are pound or so cheaper than a grown pot. Tips for success are sent with all orders.
Slugs in Summer of 2024 (list deletions)
Most gardeners experienced severe damage from slugs and snails due to the extreme wet and a relatively mild winter. Some genera were not just damaged, but the extra stocks destroyed. We may reintroduce gradually some of the most valued, but others previously listed may remain absent for now.