• Image of Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'

Barnes Male Fern

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Dryopteris

Item #: 2180

Zones: 3a to 8b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 36" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Shade

Origin: Europe, United States

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This selection of the deer-resistant, deciduous male fern was selected for its very narrow fronds, upright growth habit, square pinnules (green segments that make up the leaf) and ease of growth. Male fern grows equally as well in acid or slightly alkaline soils...plant one near a lady fern, put on some Celine Dion, and get out the binoculars!