Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Quadridichotomum , Dormancy Period
The Dormancy Period Of Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Quadridichotomum Is That Time Of Year , Usually Late Fall , When The Growing Bud Will Not Produce Fertile Frond Nor Shield Frond Growth .
The Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns , Which Enters Into Dormancy , Are Platy. Fern Wallichii , Quadridichotomum , Holttumii , Stemaria And Platy. Fern Elephantotis . The Dormancy Period Is A Natural Process , For These Species , Brought On By Nature Changing Its Surface Temperatures . The Dormancy Period Is The Same As A Bear Entering Into Hibernation In Order To Survive The Winter Season .
The Dormancy Period Begins , When The Air And Surface Temperatures Begin To Cool Down . When The Species Senses These Changes The Species Automatically Shuts Down And Stops Producing Growth . As The Prehistoric Platy. Ferns Enter Into The Dormancy Period The Cultivation , Of The Species , Needs To Change , Because The Platy. Ferns Will Not Be Producing Growth . The Two Main Factors That Will Need To Be Watched Carefully During Dormancy Is The Watering , Of The Species And Temperature . Before Watering Platy. Fern Quadridichotomum Allow The Species To Dry Back Well , Not Bone Dry , Or Root Rot Will Set In And The Species Will Die . Maintain A Temperature , For Platy. Quad. Between (65) And (76) Degrees . Staying Between This Temperature Range Will Give The Prehistoric Platy. Fern The Warmth It Needs And Allow The Roots To Have A Decent Dry Back Time .
The Last Growth Produced On Platy. Quadridichotomum , From Its Growing Bud For The Year , Is A Set Of Fertile Fronds And Growing Roots For These Fertile Fronds .
Remember , No Growth Will Occur From Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Quadridichotomum While In Dormancy . With This Being The Case Place All Energy Into Getting The Species Through The Winter Season And Out Of Dormancy , When Spring Arrives . DO NOT Attempt To Force The Platy. Fern To Produce Growth During This Period , Because Growth Will Not Happen . Nature Has Given This Prehistoric Platycerium (Staghorn) Fern A Definite Life Cycle That We , As Humans , Cannot Change .
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