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Platycerium superbum (Giant staghorn fern)
1 hour care
per year
per year
2m
Max height
Max height
1.5m
Max spread
Max spread
10-20 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Platycerium superbum
Other names
Giant staghorn fern, Staghorn fern
Genus
Platycerium Platycerium
Species
P. superbum - P. superbum is a vigorous yet tender, evergreen, epiphytic fern with large, upright, rounded to kidney-shaped, deeply lobed, grey-green sterile fronds and long, pendent, wedge-shaped, forked, leathery, bright green fertile fronds.
Platycerium superbum is: Evergreen
Habit
Pendulous
Foliage
Grey-green, Bright-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Scale insects Scale insects
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Propagation methods
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Where to grow
Platycerium superbum (Giant staghorn fern) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Woodland
Cultivation
Under glass, grow epiphytically on bark, wood, etc., in an equal mix of coarse leaf mould (or peat), sphagnum moss, loam, and charcoal in bright filtered light and hight humidity. In growth, water freely, mist daily, and feed monthly. Do not allow roots to dry out. Benefits from occasional immersion of the entire root ball in water for several minutes and then drained. Water sparingly in winter. In frost-free areas, grow epiphytically on a tree in partial shade.
Soil type
Loamy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Light
Partial Shade
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Platycerium superbum
Other names
Giant staghorn fern, Staghorn fern
Genus
Platycerium Platycerium
Species
P. superbum - P. superbum is a vigorous yet tender, evergreen, epiphytic fern with large, upright, rounded to kidney-shaped, deeply lobed, grey-green sterile fronds and long, pendent, wedge-shaped, forked, leathery, bright green fertile fronds.
Native to
Australia
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Pendulous
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Colour
Foliage
Grey-green, Bright-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Diseases
Generally disease-free.
General care
Propagation methods
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Where to grow
Platycerium superbum (Giant staghorn fern) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Woodland
Cultivation
Under glass, grow epiphytically on bark, wood, etc., in an equal mix of coarse leaf mould (or peat), sphagnum moss, loam, and charcoal in bright filtered light and hight humidity. In growth, water freely, mist daily, and feed monthly. Do not allow roots to dry out. Benefits from occasional immersion of the entire root ball in water for several minutes and then drained. Water sparingly in winter. In frost-free areas, grow epiphytically on a tree in partial shade.
Soil type
Loamy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Light
Partial Shade
Aspect
South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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