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Dryopteris filix mas ‘Crispa Cristata’

A crested and crisped male fern with curled, crested fronds. A classic Victorian fern for shady borders.

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‘Crispa Cristata’ is a double-curiosity form of our native male fern, with both crisped (wavy-edged) pinnules and crested (fan-shaped) tips on each pinna and at the top of each frond. The overall effect is a properly fancy Victorian pteridomania fern, architectural and unusual.

Plants reach around 60 to 75cm tall, forming a neat upright shuttlecock with golden-scaled new fronds in spring, maturing to rich green through summer.

Plant in moist, humus-rich soil in partial to full shade. Reliable and long-lived. Trim tired fronds in late winter before new growth.

A firm favourite for a shady woodland border, a damp ferny corner, or alongside hostas and hellebores.

Product Details

Common Name
Crisped Crested Male Fern
Max height
0.75 M
Leaf Colour
Rich green crisped and crested fronds
Sunlight
Partial to full shade
Pruning
Trim tired fronds in late winter
Seasonal Spring
Golden-scaled crisped fronds unfurl
Seasonal Summer
Upright shuttlecock of curled green fronds
Seasonal Autumn
Fronds hold through autumn
Seasonal Winter
Semi-evergreen in mild spots
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