Companion plants for Ostrich Fern
Ostrich Fern is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants part shade and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Bugleweed
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Pachysandra
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Eastern Hemlock
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both are North American natives.
Lily of the Valley
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Rhododendron
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter.
Flowering Dogwood
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it; both are North American natives.
Northern Sea Oats
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; both are North American natives; this one spreads, so it will crowd its neighbor in time.
Eastern Redbud
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; taller at 23 ft, for the layer behind it; both are North American natives.