Welcome to Ostrichferns.com where we are a family-owned small business in Missouri that sells ostrich ferns, also known as Matteuccia struthiopteris, fiddlehead, or shuttlecock ferns. Ostriches’ feathers are the reasoning behind the name ostrich ferns. Similarly shaped are the feathers of an ostrich and this particular fern’s fronds.
Above all, we want your ostrich ferns to thrive in their new environment; therefore, we have provided some helpful information in our blog. Presently, we offer local pick up only.
Matteuccia struthiopteris, which is the ostrich ferns’ Latin name, is one of at least four different names that know this plant. Existing in two different forms, this plant is dimorphic meaning there are male and female fronds, also known as ferns leaves. The female becomes brown in the winter and remains upright until the spring and releases the spores it has held onto over the winter. Another interesting fact: it has earned The Award of Garden Merit given by the British Royal Horticultural Society annually.
In the following paragraph, we’ll learn about the edible portion of an ostrich fern. Near the end of a fern, the tightly coiled tips are called fiddleheads. Whenever the fern matures, fiddleheads uncoil and expand into fronds. Despite the nutritional value fiddleheads provide, there are some health concerns you should be aware of before you head to the kitchen. For example, Wikipedia says, “certain varieties of fiddleheads have been shown to be carcinogenic.”
Although several fiddlehead ferns exist, not all types are edible. Overall, adding them to your diet is not necessarily a bad thing. Within the depths of the internet, you can find recipes to help you navigate your way around the kitchen, provided you choose to introduce fiddleheads to your diet. Ultimately, knowing the proper way to prepare fiddleheads, as well as being able to identify an ostrich fern adequately, will potentially reduce the health effects.
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Place your ostrich fern order prior to scheduling your pickup time. After that, we suggest scheduling your appointment to pick up your ferns during a day you can replant them. Finally, we will confirm that we have received your order, we will send an email including the pick-up address.
Precisely 35 minutes west of St. Louis Airport, located in O Fallon, Missouri.
Throughout our fern farming career, we learned the best way to transfer these plants during hot summer weather is to quickly replant them to prevent the fronds from wilting. Minimizing this amount of time is something we strive for because providing an excellent experience for you is essential to us. For this reason, we only dig up the ferns scheduled for pick up that day. As a result, the fronds are in better condition when you take them home.
