Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Holttumii
The Epiphytic Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Species , Holttumii , Has A Natural Living And Cultivating Habitat , Of Thailand , Malaysia And The Indonesian Islands . Nature Has Given Platy. Fern Holttumii The Ability To Survive Through Its Normal Dry Seasons , Which Occurs Between The Monsoon Rains , With A Complete Spongy Material Makeup In Its Shield And Fertile Fronds . This Spongy Material Will Retain Moisture And Give It To Platy. Fern Holttumii So The Species Can Survive Through Its Normal Dry Seasons And Dormancy Period , By Giving The Root Mass A Little Moisture At A Time In Order To Keep Its Root System From Drying Out .
The Dormancy Period , For Platy. Fern Holttumii , Begins In Mid Fall After The Species Has Produced A New Set Of Fertile Fronds And They Have Matured . This Dormancy Period Will Last Until Mid Spring , When The Earths Surface Temperatures Rise And During Platy. Fern Holttumii's Dormancy Period No Growth Will Be Produced In Its Shield Or Fertile Fronds Nor Will Its Spores Become Ripe . While The Species Is Going Through This Dormancy Period , We At Madagascar Tropicals Will Give The Species A Very Small Amount Of Water (1) Or (2) Times Or Not At All . During This Period The Species Is Living And Surviving Off Of Its Stored Moisture Reserves , Within Its Spongy Makeup And Giving The Species More Moisture Than It Can Utilize Or Tolerate Will Only Cause Root Rot And (Death) . With Its Spongy Makeup Prehistoric Platy. Fern Holttumii Can Live And Survive For Quite Some Time , Without Being Given Added Moisture In Order To Accomplish This Task .
The Shield Fronds , Of The Prehistoric Platy. Fern Holttumii Species , Are Much Thicker , Stiffer And Stronger Than The Shield Fronds Of Platy. Superbum , Wandae And Platy. Philippine Grande Partly Because Of Its Spongy Makeup , But The Species Shield Fronds Slightly Resembles Theirs . Platy. Fern Holttumii Begins Producing New Shield Fronds In Mid Spring After The Species Has Emerged From Dormancy And Enters Into Its Growing Period . When The First New Shield Frond Emerges DO NOT Begin Giving Platy. Fern Holttumii Moisture Until The Species Has Used Up Most Of Its Stored Moisture Reserve Or Root Rot Of The New Shield Fronds Growing Rots Will Set In . The Shield Fronds , Of Platy. Holttumii , Do Not (Die) Back As Fast Nor As Often As The Shield Fronds Of Platy. Fern Superbum , Philippine Grande Or Platy. Wandae And Can Last Two Seasons Or More .
Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Holttumii's Fertile Fronds Will Become Quite Long , Wide And Large , With Age . Plenty Of Room Will Be Needed When Cultivating This Epiphytic Species . This Species Will Begin Producing Fertile Fronds In Late Summer And Will Be The Last Growth Produced By Platy. Fern Holttumii , For The Season , Before Entering Into Dormancy . Each Fertile Fronds Will Have Two Spore Patches , With One Being Raised And The Other Hanging Downward As With Platy. Fern Philippine Grande And Platy. Fern Wallichii . The New And Unripe Spore Patches Are A Lime Green Color And Will Remain Lime Green Until They Become Ripe In The Spring , Of The Following Year . When Spring Arrives And Platycerium Holttumii Emerges , From Dormancy , Its Spore Patches Will Turn A Brown Color And At That Time The Spore Patches Are Ripe And Will Be Released , From Spore Patch To Spore Patch .
When Cultivating Platy. Fern Holttumii During Its Dormancy Period The Species Must Be Allowed To Stay Mostly Dry , But Its Cultivation Will Change Quite A Bit When Mid Spring Arrives And The Species Enters Its Growing Season . Platy. Fern Holttumii Needs A Humidity Range Between 70% And 75% And A Natural Summer Surface Temperature Of At Least (75) Degrees In Order To Begin Producing Any Growth . No Amount Of Man Made Heat Will Cause Platy. Holttumii To Produce Growth During The Winter Season , Because Nature Has Given This Species A Pacific Growth Producing Season , Which Requires Natures Warm Surface Temperatures Even To Begin Producing Any Growth .
During Platy. Fern Holttumii's Natural Growing Season , Early Spring Through Mid Fall , The Species Should Be Allowed To Dry Back Somewhat Between Watering , But Not Allowed To Go Bone Dry . When The Earths Surface Temperatures Rises To (80) Degrees Or More This Species Produces Its Best Growth And The Moisture That The Species Retains , Within Its Spongy Makeup , Will Be Used Up More Quickly . Cultivating Platy. Holttumii Can Be Very Difficult , Because The Species Will Only Produce Two Sets Of Shield Fronds And One Set Of Fertile Fronds Per Year Plus This Species Is Very Prone To Root Rot . If The First Set Of Shield Fronds Becomes Damaged No Problem , But If Either Of The Second Set Becomes Damaged You Will Have To Wait Until The Next Years Shield Fronds Are Produced . The Same Holds True For The Fertile Fronds , But Only One Chance Is Given To Enjoy The Fertile Fronds , Of The Prehistoric Platy. Fern Holttumii Species . Platy. Fern Holttumii Is Very Prone To Shield Frond And Root Mass Rot Especially When The Species Is In Its Dormancy Period , Which Usually Is Caused By The Species Not Being Able To Rid Itself Of Excess Moisture .
Over Watering Will Be Your Biggest Challenge , When Cultivating Platy. Fern Holttumii And If This Hurdle Can Be Crossed The Species Will Produce Shield And Fertile Fronds , Become Very Large And Do Well For You .
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