39.4K views; by Jessica Walliser June 21, 2016. In spring, the numerous fiddleheads of emerging foliage can also be picked for a snack as the ostrich fern is edible. Identified at the fiddlehead stage because they resemble the head of a violin (Fiddle). Fiddleheads are the unfurled new leaves of a fern. Fiddlehead Ferns. Ours are are grown and come from the West coast in Oregon where the damp, rainy climate allows them to flourish. As part of a landscape design, however, ostrich ferns, hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 3 through 7, make for a pleasing green backdrop for perennial plants. These are the sterile shoots that will grow into the largest fronds. Even though the fiddlehead fern plants are alive and thriving for many months in Alaska, there’s only a certain part of the plant that’s really tasty – the young, fairly uncurled growth near the base of the plant. They grow in clumps from a central plant and will eventially reach five to six feet in height. Fiddlehead ferns are young, tender, tightly furled new growth shoots of fern family plant, usually of the ostrich fern. Named after the Ancient Greek struthio meaning ostrich and pterion meaning wing, the common and scientific names refer to the large, feather-like shape of the fern. They create a lovely backdrop for other plants and spread to easily fill a garden space. They are deer resistant as well. Here in the Northwest, though, I’ve found Lady Fern and Bracken Fern Fiddleheads to be more common. See more ideas about ferns, plants, botanical. Fiddlehead ferns come from the ostrich fern and are a spring delicacy you can grow in your garden. The fiddlehead fern produces an early spring treat: boiled to just tender, a bit of salt and melted butter, a splash of vinegar and a hint of nutmeg. A study published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Science showed that ostrich fern fiddlehead tissue is a rich source of ascorbate, alpha and beta carotene, a- and g-tocopherols, lutein, violaxanthin, zeaxanthin and phenolic compounds. The young growth is what you’re looking for. The Western Fiddlehead Fern: Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) Most people think only of the Eastern Fiddlehead, the Ostrich fern when they think of edible fiddleheads. Here’s a photo of a small fiddlehead with my hand behind it, for size reference. When to Transplant Ferns. Unlike nonvascular plants, all vascular plants—including seedless vascular plants—have a dominant sporophyte generation. Ferns require liquid water to reproduce, so you’ll often find them near streams and moist, forested areas.

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