Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Prehistoric Platycerium Fern , Root Mass
The Root Mass , Of A Prehistoric Platycerium Fern , Begins To Form When A Spore Is Able To Open And Release The Baby Rhizome Contained Inside . When This Can Happen , The Rhizome Will Begin The Task Of Developing Growing Roots . These Roots Will Continue Growing And Become Mature Just As Long As The New Baby Platycerium Fern Can Receive The Cultivation It Requires , For Its Growth And Survival .
The First Function Performed , By The Growing Roots , Is The Clinging To A Host Plant In Order For The Rhizome To Have A Place To Grow , Live And Survive . If This Feet Can Be Accomplished Along With The Correct Cultivating Conditions The Real Growing Process Will Begin , For The Platycerium Fern . Under These Excellent Cultivating Conditions The Rhizome Will Produce Quite A Few New Growing Roots And The Roots Will Join With The Original Roots Produced . As The Process Continues , The Growing Roots Will Form Into One Big Root Mass And This Root Mass Will Become Much Larger , If The Platy. Fern Can Continue To Survive .
After The Young Rhizome Has Reached A Sufficient Size It Allows The Growing Bud To Begin Producing Shield Fronds To Protect The Root Mass And Any Newly Formed Growing Roots That Are Produced , From The Growing Bud . From This Point On , In A Platy. Ferns Life , All Future Growing Roots Produced , By The Growing Bud , Will Be Found Growing Under The Species Shield Fronds . When Shield Fronds Decay Their Roots Become A Part , Of The Root Mass . The Roots Produced , By The Growing Bud , For The Platy. Ferns Fertile Fronds Are Located Under The Species Shield Fronds Also , But Will Not Bond With The Root Mass Until The Fertile Fronds Die .
With Each New Growth And Decay Process The Root Mass And Platycerium Fern Becomes Larger . With A Few Species Such As Platy. Coronarium , Bifurcatum And Platy. Fern Wallichii The Root Mass Is Very Strong , Because It Needs To Hold The Heavy Species To Its Host Plant , For Its Entire Life Span . With Platy. Fern Andinum And Stemaria The Root Mass Receives A Little Help By Causing The Pup Plants To Wrap Around The Host Plant As The Platycerium Fern Ages . With The Larger Species Such As Platy. Fern Superbum , Holttumii , Wandae And Philippine Grande The Root Mass Receives Help With Holding The Species To Its Host Plant By Wrapping Its Shield Fronds Around Its Host Plant , As The Species Becomes Larger And Heavier .
By Not Subjecting The Root Mass To Temperatures Lower Than (40) Degrees Nor Higher Than (85) Degrees , Over Watering The Platycerium Or Just Plain Neglecting The Plant Species You Should Receive Very Few Problems , From Its Root Mass .
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