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Platycerium bifurcatum 12cm H45cm

Platycerium bifurcatum 12cm H45cm

£17.00 GBP
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Meet the Staghorn Fern—the living sculpture. With her dramatic, antler-like fronds covered in a soft silvery felt, she looks more like a piece of taxidermy art than a houseplant. Architectural, prehistoric, and undeniably cool, she’s here to bring some serious high-end forest drama to your walls.

  • The Formal Name: Platycerium bifurcatum
  • The Nickname: Staghorn Fern / Elkhorn Fern
  • Roots: A majestic epiphytic wonder native to the tropical rainforests of Java, New Guinea, and Eastern Australia.
  • Natural Vibe: Clinging tightly to tree trunks and rocks, drinking in mountain mists and filtered canopy light.

Care Guide

  • Care Guide:
  • Sunlight: She loves bright, indirect light. Dappled window light is absolute paradise; direct sun will burn her velvet fronds.
  • Best Room: A bright bathroom or a featured space on a wall where she can be mounted on wood.
  • Snacks: A highly diluted balanced fertiliser once a month in spring and summer. Some people feed them banana skins!
  • Tropical Feels: She demands high humidity (60%+). Mist her routinely or give her a spa session in a steamy shower.
  • Cosy Factor: Happy in standard room warmth (15–24°C). Keep her well away from freezing winter window panes.
  • Thirst: Water by dunking her base/mount in a sink of room-temp water for 10-15 minutes once a week, then let her drip dry.
  • Safety First: Pet-Friendly! Completely safe and non-toxic for your cats, dogs, and domestic animals.
  • The Bedding: No soil! Grows best nestled in long-fiber sphagnum moss on a wooden plaque, cork board, or inside an orchid basket.
  • Family Tree: Propagate by carefully cutting away the small "pups" that emerge at the base once they have their own shield.
  • Space Needs: Those dramatic antler fronds can cascade outward up to 60–90 cm long indoors over time.
  • Speed: A patient, slow-to-moderate grower. Every new shield and antler frond is a structural masterpiece.
  • Uninvited Guests: Watch for scale insects hiding flat against the brown, protective shield fronds at the base.
  • Moving Day: If mounted, you don't repot; just tie extra fresh moss around the base or remount to a larger board when outgrown.
  • Haircut: Never scrub off the fuzzy silver white hair on the fronds—it protects the plant from drying out!
  • Fresh Air: An elite air purifier that excels at filtering toxins while looking like a museum centerpiece.
  • Plant Lore: She has two types of leaves: green "antler" fronds for spores and flat, brown "shield" fronds to clutch the tree trunk.
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