Platycerium ferns elk horn and stag

[happypalms]

A beautiful epithyte well worth growing for the tropical lime green to deep green colour in the garden easy to grow for best growth banana peels with the old tea leaves and a handful of good mulch in the back of them my grandmother used to tell me for feeding them and they like the odd hosing down in the heat tolerant of cool conditions you propagate them by spore or if you have a good source for harvesting the  (from where I work on the macadamia trees)   just simply remove them from the tree and tie them back onto another plant with whatever material you choose to use with some spagnum moss or a good handful of mulch placed onto the tree or board then tie them so easy to grow semi shade to bright light they will tolerate some sun but prefer not to have hot afternoon sun but a real Australian winner to have in the tropical look garden or rainforest jungle theme.a

[Billeb]

Wow! You’ve got quite a few really nice ones. I’m a big fan of Platycerium and have a couple small guys. Not everyone’s cup of tea tho. Well done to you. 
 

-dale 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Billeb said:

Wow! You’ve got quite a few really nice ones. I’m a big fan of Platycerium and have a couple small guys. Not everyone’s cup of tea tho. Well done to you. 
 

-dale 

Yes a couple of nice ones both species are native to my area that’s one good reason that’s why they grow so well i would like to get some from the Asia region but for now I can get as many as I like from work they are a protected plant in the wild.

Richard 

[-2 brian]

Reallly nice collection - happypalms! I love the different platycerium's and have been trying to add some to my garden over the last year or so. There really are some cool ones out there, I love how the superbum's look. Here is a few of mine. Most of them are on the younger side except for the large bifurcatum that has totally surrounded the crotch in my Tabebuia tree. 

Platyceruim Andeanum

 

Platycerium Superbum

 

Platycerium Willinkii x Hillii Silver Salmon

 

Platycerium Bifurcatum

 

Always keeping an eye out for more to add where I can. 

 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, -2 brian said:

Reallly nice collection - happypalms! I love the different platycerium's and have been trying to add some to my garden over the last year or so. There really are some cool ones out there, I love how the superbum's look. Here is a few of mine. Most of them are on the younger side except for the large bifurcatum that has totally surrounded the crotch in my Tabebuia tree. 

Platyceruim Andeanum

 

Platycerium Superbum

 

Platycerium Willinkii x Hillii Silver Salmon

 

Platycerium Bifurcatum

 

Always keeping an eye out for more to add where I can. 

 

 Thanks I have many more around the garden so many they germinate on the rocks they are virtually a weed that’s a nice collection you got there keep on putting them on the palms it’s free garden real estate 

[bubba]

Old multi-generational P. bifurcatum acquired through hand down and happily growing in a cluster of C. lutescens:

[bubba]

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