Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Dormancy Period Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns
The Dormancy Period Of Platycerium Ferns Is That Point And Time Of The Year , Usually Beginning In Late Fall , When The Rhizome And The Growing Bud Of A Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Produces No Growth In Its Fertile Fronds Or Shield Fronds .
There Are (11) Of The (18) True Species Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns That Enters Into A Dormant Period , For The Winter Season . The Species Which Produces Growth Year Round Platy. Fern Ridleyi , Superbum , Wandae , Bifurcatum , Veitchii , Hillii And Platy. Fern Philippine Grande Do Not Enter Into A Dormancy Period . This Dormancy Period Is A Natural Shut Down Process For These Species And The Process Is Basically The Same As A Bear Entering Into Its Natural Hibernation Period To Survive The Winter Season .
This Dormancy Period Is Brought On By Nature , When The Surface Temperatures Begin Cooling Down . When These Platy. Ferns Have Produced Their Last Growth For The Season And Senses These Changes In Surface Temperatures The Species Automatically Shuts Down And Stop Growing . If The Species Is Able To Adjust To The Cooler Surface Temperatures And The Cultivational Needs Of Warmth , Humidity , Excellent Air Movement And Filtered Sun Light Being Maintained Throughout Its Dormancy Stage The Platy. Fern Should Come Out Of The Dormancy And Begin Producing Growth , When Spring Arrives . When A Species Enters Into Dormancy The Cultivation Of The Species Needs To Change , Because During This Period The Species Is Not Producing Any Growth . The Two Main Factors That Must Be Dealt With During The Dormancy Period Is The Watering Of The Species And Being Able To Maintain Warm Temperatures . Before Watering Allow The Platycerium Species To Dry Back Well , Not Bone Dry . If This Step Is Not Taken Root Rot Will Set In And The Platycerium Fern Will (Die) . Maintain A Temperature Range Between (65) And (76) Degrees . This Temperature Range Gives The Prehistoric Epiphytic Fern Species The Warmth That Is Needed To Survive The Winter Season And Will Allow The Roots To Have A Slow And Steady Dry Back Time .
Usually The Last Growth Produced , From The Growing Bud , Before A Platycerium Fern Enters Dormancy Is A Set Of Fertile Fronds Or Shield Fronds , Which Depends On The Species . The Rhizome Will Produce Growing Roots , For That Fertile Or Shield Frond . Prehistoric Platy. Fern Elephantotis Is One Species That Produces A Set Of Shield Fronds For Its Final Years Growth , Before Entering Dormancy .
No Growth Will Occur , From These Platycerium Ferns While In Dormancy . With This Being The Case Place Your Energy Into Getting The Species Through The Winter Season And Out Of Dormancy , When Spring Arrives . When Any Of The Platycerium Ferns Are In Their Dormancy DO NOT Attempt To Force The Species To Produce Growth , Because It Will Not Happen . Nature Has Given These Epiphytic Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns A Growing Life Cycle Which We As Humans Cannot Change , With Any Type Of Our Man Made Cultivating Attempts .
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