Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
- Size
- 1 m tall, 0.8 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- Grown for its leaves rather than its flowers
- Shade
- Grown for its leaves
- Native here
- Leaves worth having
- Takes shade
- Native
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- Can upset a dog that chews it.
- Can upset a cat that chews it.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ferns
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Size when mature
- 1 m tall, 0.8 m across
- Light
- Shade, part sun
- Moisture
- Moist, medium
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Soil pH
- 5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- Grown for its leaves rather than its flowers
- For pollinators
- Little
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can cause illness · Cats: Can cause illness
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