{"product_id":"ostrich-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Ostrich Fern - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eOstrich fern is one of the largest and best-loved garden ferns, with bold green fronds shaped like tall feather plumes. In good conditions the spring fronds can reach 5 to 6 feet, forming a dramatic vase-shaped clump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is native to wet woods and streambanks and spreads quickly by underground runners, so it is perfect for filling moist, shady areas, naturalizing along a creek or covering a large bed. Deer and rabbits leave it alone, and fronds turn bronze-gold in fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, feather-shaped green fronds are widest near the top and taper down to a short bare stem, like an ostrich plume. The spring fronds rise in a tight, upright vase shape and arch outward at the tips, reaching 3 to 6 feet tall. Later a shorter set of stiff, dark brown, bead-like fertile fronds appears in the center. Each clump spreads 3 to 4 feet wide and runners form colonies of many vases. In early summer a planting looks like a sea of tall green plumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOstrich fern wants damp soil and shade, the opposite of lavender, so plant it in a low, moist area, along a stream or in a shaded bed away from the lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrows in full sun to full shade but needs consistently moist to wet soil; in sun it must never dry out. Hardy in zones 3 to 7. It spreads fast by runners, so give it room or dig out extras in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matteuccia struthiopteris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright green, bronze-gold in fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright, vase-shaped clumps that spread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 in–6 ft tall × 36 in–4 ft wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724281708840,"sku":"GLLF-PER-30C8609C-20","price":399.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/ostrich-fern.jpg?v=1790864962","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/ostrich-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}