Matteuccia struthiopteris The King 7a This fern is so cool

This fern is so cool

fast-offsetting clone with very glossy foliage (from the Crinum americanum parent) and topped with 30" tall stalks

Discovered in 1992 by nurseryman Reiner van Elderen

(aka: Aspidistra 'Asahi Improved') If you thought a snow cap was only good when shoveling sidewalks in winter

Matteuccia struthiopteris The King 7a This fern is so cool(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