Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich fern

continental : These plants like shady or semishady locations, where they are exposed for few hours a day to direct sunlight.
We can place this plants outside; also in winter they can tolerate very rigid temperatures without any problem.

alpine : Place these plants in a semishady location, where they are exposed to direct sunlight for short periods of time.
These plants can tolerate also very intense frosts without any problem.

mediterranean : Place these plants in a semishady location, not excessively exposed to direct sunlight.
Place the Matteuccia struthiopteris in the garden all year long; they do not suffer from cold.

Feed Matteuccia struthiopteris : It is advisable to fertilize regularly, using a fertilizer to be dissolved in normal waterings; from March to October fertilize every 10-15 days, during the rest of the year fertilizings will be more occasional, even once each 30-45 days.

continental : Grow the Matteuccia struthiopteris in a mostly dry soil, watering only in case of long drought or in case the substrate is very dry.

alpine : The Matteuccia struthiopteris prefers a dry soil, it does not suffer from drought; intervene and give water only during spring and summer, every 7-9 days, avoiding excessive watering, however watering the soil deeply. When the cold season starts decrease waterings or suspend them.

mediterranean : For the Matteuccia struthiopteris waterings can be not frequent, since these plants do not tolerate an excessive humidity of the soil; therefore always allow the soil to dry out between two waterings, leaving the plants without watering also for few days.

Adversity Matteuccia struthiopteris : At the end of winter, when the buds are still closed, we can apply a copper and sulphur treatment, to avoid fungal diseases to emerge; during the year apply specific treatments only in case there is the presence of a parasite on the plant.