Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande
Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Has A Natural Living , Surviving And Cultivating Habitat Of The Island Of Mindanao , In The Philippines Islands And So Far The Species Has Only Been Found On This Island .
At One Time Platycerium Fern Superbum And The Species From The Philippines Carried The Same Name Of Grande Until The Botanist Noticed There Was A Real Difference Between The Two . At That Time They Gave The Name Superbum To The Species Found Living And Surviving In Australia And The Name Grande To The Species Only Found Living And Surviving , Within The Philippines .
If You Are Not Use To Cultivating Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande , The Main Difference That Can Readily Be Seen Between Platycerium Fern Superbum And Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Are The Two Spore Patches Located On The Underside Of Each Fertile Frond Of Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande . This Species Produces One Set Of Fertile Fronds Per Year , Which Is Usually In Late Summer Or Mid Fall , But The Spore Patches Do Not Begin Developing Until Mid To Late Winter And Will Not Turn Brown And Rip Until Late Summer . At This Time The Spores Can Be Harvested , Because The Fertile Fronds Have Completed Their Life Cycle And Will Begin To Die As The New Fertile Fronds Are Being Born .
The Fertile Fronds Of Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Are Thinner Than Those Of Platycerium Fern Superbum And Does Not Contain The Thick Heavy Veins You See On The Superbum Species , Until Fully Mature . As Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Matures Its Fertile Fronds Become Just As Wide , Large And Long As Those Of Platycerium Fern Superbum , It Just Takes More Time To Get There .
The Shield Fronds Of Platycerium Fern Grande Are Thin With No Visible Veins And Can Suffer Root Rot Very Quickly , If Over Watered . The Upper Portion Of A Young Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande's Shield Fronds Are So Thin And Weak That They Have A Very Hard Time Standing Upright And Will Fall Down Quite Easily , But This Changes As The Species Becomes More Mature . The Lower Portion Of The Shield Fronds Have A Tendency Not To Spread Out At Its Base Like The Lower Portion Of The Shield Fronds On Platycerium Fern Wandae , Holttumii And Superbum . The Lower Portion Of These Shield Fronds Will Tuck Themselves Back And Form A Ball At The Species Bottom Base .
Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Is A Very Slow Growing Platycerium Fern And The Species Must Be Allowed To Dry Back Completely Between Watering In Order To Live , Survive And Prevent Root Rot . The Species Cultivates Best When Given No Less Than 60% Filtered Sun Light , With Temperatures Maintained Between (65) And (75) Degrees . This Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Species Does Require Humidity And The Humidity Should Be Maintained Between 60% And 75% Year Round .
The Reason For Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Being So Slow Growing Is That The Species Produces Only Two Sets Of Shield Fronds And One Set Of Fertile Fronds Per Year , As With Prehistoric Platy. Fern Holttumii . The Production Of The Shield Fronds Usually Begins In Early Spring And It Takes Awhile For The Fronds To Complete Their Growth , Which Is Why The Second Set Of Shield Fronds Do Not Complete Their Growth Until Mid To Late Winter . Platycerium Fern Superbum Produces Many Sets Of Shield Fronds Per Year And Produces These Fronds All Year Round . The Fertile Fronds Of Philippine Grande Are Slow To Complete Their Full Growth Cycle Also .
Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Philippine Grande Is Considered The True Species Of Grande And If Given Its Proper Cultivating Needs Of Allowing To Completely Dry Back Between Watering , Warmth , Humidity And Filtered Sunlight The Species Will Cultivate Very Well . If These Cultivating Needs Are Fulfilled The Species Becomes Completely Covered With Stellate Hairs , Live , Survive And Be In Your Collection For A Long Time . Remember To Allow The Species To Completely Dry Back .
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