Platycerium (Staghorn) Ferns As Epiphytes
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Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Veitchii
Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Veitchii Chooses To Make Its Home Within The Dry Bush Lands Of Australia . The Rain Fall In This Area Where The Veitchii Species Are Found Growing Is Almost Null , For A Complete Year .
The Shield Fronds , Of This Species , Are Similar Too And Grows Like That Of Platycerium Fern Bifurcatum , Except The Shield Fronds Of Platycerium Fern Veitchii Are Covered With White Stellate Hairs And The Upper Shield Frond Veins Can Be Seen Very Well At The Top Of The Fronds , When They Die Back . Unlike The Shield Frond Veins Of Platycerium Fern Bifurcatum This Species Veins Are Thick , Strong And Not Easily Removed From The Platy. Fern And Will Stay Around For A Few Years After Death . Here At Madagascar Tropicals We Think That The Makeup Of These Veins Serves Only One Function , That Of Holding The Species To Its Host Plant .
The Species Fertile Fronds Are Long , Slender , Grows Upright And Has White Stellate Hairs Their Upper And Lower Surface , But As The Fronds Age They Begin To Fall Downward And Will In This Position Until They Die .
Light Requirements - No Direct Sun Light , But Filtered Sun Light Between 30% And 50% . If Possible , Allow The Filtered Sun Light To Strike The Species From The Rear By Placing The Species Facing North .
Moisture Requirements - It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This . Water This Species Very Well And Forget About It For Awhile . Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Veitchii Requires Very Little Cultivation And Very Little Moisture , After The Species Becomes Established And Does Best On Its Own . As A Matter Of Fact If You Water This Species To Much You Will End Up With A (Dead) Platycerium Fern Veitchii . Keep In Mind That This Species Is Found In The Dry Bush Lands Of Australia .
Prehistoric Platycerium Fern Veitchii Is An Easy And Carefree Species To Cultivate And Is A Must Have In Order To Complete A Platycerium Fern Collection . If You Do Not Have This Species And Platycerium Fern Bifurcatum And Would Prefer To Have Platycerium Fern Ridleyi , Madagascariense Elephantotis Or One Of The Other Harder Species To Cultivate We At Madagascar Tropicals Have This To Say To You , You Are Headed In The Wrong Direction , But This Mind Set Is Completely Up To You .
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