Male Fern Care

Dryopteris Filix-Mas prefers moist to wet watering.It means you must ensure it receives a good supply of water. It also can tolerate drought.It is best to water it once every week but make sure to allow the soil to dry slightly between watering.

Fertilize this plant once every two weeks, and alternate between seaweed and fish fertilizer for plants.It is recommended you decrease the fertilizing and watering during the winter season.

This vascular plant prefers shade and part sun.Place it outside in the sun during the afternoon while keeping it in full shade during the rest of the hours.

This plant can easily grow in well-drained and average moisture soils.Dryopteris Filix-Mas prefers humusy, consistently moist soils which are loaded with organic matter.The soil mustn’t be completely dried out.The ideal type of soil for this plant is clay, sand, and chalk soil with alkaline, neutral, and acid pH.

It can tolerate temperatures between 70° – 75° degrees Fahrenheit (21° – 24° C) during the day and up till 60° degrees Fahrenheit (15° C) during the night.

Although we have found no reports for this species, a number of ferns contain carcinogens so some caution is advisable[200]. The fresh plant contains thiaminase, an enzyme that robs the body of its vitamin B complex. In small quantities this enzyme will do no harm to people eating an adequate diet that is rich in vitamin B, though large quantities can cause severe health problems. The enzyme is destroyed by heat or thorough drying, so cooking the plant will remove the thiaminase[172]. However, there have been reports for other species of ferns suggesting that even cooked fronds can have a long term harmful effect. Some caution is therefore advised.

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