An easy-to-grow North American native, Dryopteris filix-mas, commonly called Male Fern, is an elegant beauty with large, medium green erect and arching fronds that from an impressive clump to 3 feet tall and equally as wide.

Dryopteris Filix-Mas (dry-OP-ter-iss, FY-liks mas) is a beautiful semi-evergreen wood fern, native to the Northern Hemisphere, in the Dryopteridaceae family. Native to much of Europe, Asia, and North America, its big triangular fronds are of light green shade and can create a sizable clump.

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' is a large, semi-evergreen fern featuring stout, erect, arching rhizomes, and fronds that retain an airy look despite their size. A vigorous grower. Ferns thrive in neutral to acidic, loose, richly organic soil.

Produces a flush of new, deep green fronds each spring. Semi-evergreen; retains its foliage well in cold weather. LIGHT: Full shade. WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy. SIZE: Quickly forms foliage clumps 4 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide, or wider.

Apr 17, 2016 · Dividing ferns is pretty easy, and below is how I do it. Step forward one of my three year old Dryopteris filix-mas, a native fern that is beautiful and tough as old boots. Well, beautiful except after winter… This Dryopteris had five new crowns this year where it previously had one.

Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern) is a large, deciduous fern with erect, stout rhizomes supporting graceful bouquets of lance-shaped, dull green fronds. Tapering at the base, each frond (blade) is pinnate-pinnatifid with 20-30 pairs of long-pointed leaflets per blade.

Prepare the garden by breaking up the existing soil (use a hoe, spade, or power tiller) to a depth of 12-16” (30-40cm). Add organic matter such as manure, peat moss or garden compost until the soil is loose and easy to work.

Latin name: Dryopteris filix-mas Synonyms: Dryopteris felix-mas, Nephrodium filix-mas, Polypodium filix-mas Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family) Medicinal use of Male Fern: The male fern is one of the most popular and effective treatments for tape worms.

Feb 14, 2022 · Several ferns can be grown in pots but the one that is normally recommended is Dryopteris filix-mas, the male fern that has a shuttlecock-like habit. In spring as the new leaves unfurl adds great interest to the plant, ad an ‘alien looking’ frond appears above the old leaves.

Nice as a single specimen and en masse. If you use your imagination and squint at the dark green, crinkled, congested fronds, there is a resemblance to parsley. Forms a tight, deciduous clump to about 2’ in part shade to shade in moist, well drained soil, will take some AM sun. This fern has an elegant formal appearance and is easy to grow.