Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) has been made famous by New Brunswickers who collect the young emerging fiddleheads in early spring as a culinary delicacy. Boil or sautee and apply a healthy amount of butter (but don't eat them raw). It is also a tall, stately, ornamental fern with carefully positioned fronds forming an elegant upward-facing cone. It grows across Canada (and around the northern hemisphere) and and is hardy to zone 1b! Some web sites say zone 2 but I've seen it growing a half zone colder in northern Saskatchewan! Ostrich fern will eventually spread by underground rhizomes to form lush colonies.

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