Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Presently The Species Of Plants Known As Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns Are Considered Ferns , Mainly Because Of The Manner By Which The Species Reproduces Themselves . The Vast Majority Of People Think Of Platycerium Ferns In This Manner . The Cultivating Needs Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns Strongly Suggest That The Species Lean More Towards Being Epiphytes .
Very Seldom Are Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns Spoken Of As A True Epiphytic Plant Species , But Platycerium Ferns Are True Epiphytes . At Our Nursery's Platycerium Ferns As Epiphytes Web Site We Would Like For You To Think Of The Prehistoric Plant Species In The Manner Of Being Epiphytes In Order For You To Understand And Cultivate The Species . As Our Platycerium Ferns As Epiphytes Web Site Matures And Is Updated We Will Eventually Touch Base With The Propagation Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns And At That Time You Will Be Able To Rack Your Brains Out By Thinking In Terms Of Ferns . For Now We Would Like For You To Only Think In Terms Of Epiphytes And Nothing Else .
The Definitions Of A Fern And An Epiphyte
The Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Species Survive In Life By Living As An Epiphyte And Reproducing As A Fern . The Fertile Fronds , Of Platycerium Ferns , Collect Nutrients And Moisture From The Air And Performs The Task Of Reproduction , Of The Species , From The Spore Patches They Produce . The Shield Fronds Of Larger Platycerium Ferns Perform Two Functions , They Collect Moisture And Debris For The Root Mass And Hold The Species To Its Host Plant As The Species Becomes Larger And Heavier , With Age .
The Root System , Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns , Have Several Functions Such As Acting As The Main Anchor Or Bond Upon The Host Plant When The Species Is Young , The Secondary Anchor As The Species Enters Into Young Adult Hood And The Stimulator For The Species , By Attempting To Get More Of Its Holding Roots Established On The Host Plant , In Order For The Prehistoric Platycerium Fern To Grow , Survive And Become An Adult Species .
In Nature Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns Are Found Living As True Epiphytes On Trees , But Within Human Cultivation We Need To Place The Species On A Mounting Instead Of A Tree , Due To Weather Conditions And Place Peat Moss , Soil Or Sphagnum Moss Around The Species Root System In Order To Replace The Debris That Would Naturally And Normally Be Collected There To Mulch . Placing These Items Around The Root System Is Mainly Done To Mimic The Natural Debris That Would Normally Fall Around The Species Root System , For Nutrients And To Keep The Roots Of The Species From Drying Back To Fast .
The Vast Majority Of The Epiphytic Plant Species Are Prehistoric , By Nature And Its Amazing How These Plant Species Can Survive By Not Having Any Soil Covering Their Root System . With The Correct Conditions Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns Can Live , Grow And Survive With Nothing Covering Their Root Mass , This Causes Us To Believe That Platycerium Ferns Can Live And Survive Upon Themselves . In Nature Platycerium Ferns Are Cultivated By Having Only Mulch Around Their Root System , For Nutrients And Are Found Hanging Or Perched Upon Something Living , Growing And Surviving . Just Think Of The Vast Number Of Prehistoric Platycerium Ferns That Have Become Extinct Before And During Our Time .
With The So Called Advancement Of Man , Man Has Destroyed Quite A Few Of Life's Blessings Especially Where Epiphytes And Other Flora Were Placed , By Nature , To Live , Grow And Survive . Hopefully , There Are A Few People Left In This World Whom Have A Fondness For The Flora And Fauna Species That Nature Has Provided To Live On This Planet Earth And Will Help This World Hold Onto Some Of These Wonders Of Life .
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