Scientific Name
Dryopteris filix-mas

Common Name
Male fern

Zones:  4-9








Height: 2 to 3'
Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
Fronds: Stiff, lustrous, dark green fronds 8" wide, form a flattened vase; lance shaped blade tapers at each end; pinnate-pinnatified; pinna long with deep cuts and blunt segments; short, densely scaly stipe with brown scales; sori near midrib
Comments: Crown forming rhizome; prefers moist, well drained soil in sun or shade; protect from wind
Cultivars: Barnesii - narrow, upright, ruffled fronds; Undulata Robusta
 

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