Platycerium superbum
Giant staghorn fern, Staghorn fern
Platycerium Platycerium
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
Pendulous
Grey-green, Bright-green in All seasons
Scale insects Scale insects
Generally disease-free.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Platycerium superbum (Giant staghorn fern) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Woodland
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.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Platycerium superbum
Giant staghorn fern, Staghorn fern
Platycerium Platycerium
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.
Australia
Evergreen
Pendulous
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Grey-green, Bright-green in All seasons
Generally disease-free.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Platycerium superbum (Giant staghorn fern) will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Woodland
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.
Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Neutral
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Loamy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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