Male Fern — Ferns
Dryopteris filix-mas
Happy in shade, moderate watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.
- Plant out
- Oct
- Sun
- Shade
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H7
- Season
- all year
- Height
- 100–150 cm
- Spacing
- 100 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to 1-1.5 metres. Space about 50-100cm apart.
Toxic to pets
This fern is poisonous, and animals that eat it over time can lose vitamin B1, becoming weak and unsteady.
→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.