The King Ostrich Fern
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It is an semi-evergreen, perennial herbaceous, see how the The king ostrich fern looks like in the garden and landscape.
The King Ostrich Fern is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. Other winter zone scales for planting this fern are ANBG: 1, 2; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4; PHZ: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Fern details
| Plant type | herbaceous, ornamental | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, semi-evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, part shade | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 90 sm - 2 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 90 sm - 1 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 90 sm - 1 m for mass plantings | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.5 - 7.5 (neutral - slightly alkaline) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, heat, insect, humidity, rabbit, deep shade | ||||||||
| Gardens types | rock | ||||||||
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The King Ostrich Fern in the landscape and gardening
