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Post by andy on Dec 16, 2007 16:27:33 GMT
Or Platycerum bifurcatum Anyone grown these wonderful beasts. We used to grow them on cork boards covered in moss and attach them to the big pillars in the palm house at work. As they are epiphytic (gows on a host plant), they have the ability to take a lot of moisture out of the air. They will grow happily in pots too (see my specimen below). The ones i used to have were over 50 years old and certainly reached 5 feet across !!! They love light and humidity and a bit of warmth.  |
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Post by Ruthie on Dec 16, 2007 17:53:54 GMT
Hi Andy. That's a fine specimen. I've never grown them but always admired them. Are they very tender? My G/H is juuuust frost free so don't know if it wouyld be suitable.  |
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Post by andy on Dec 16, 2007 18:41:32 GMT
Hi Andy. That's a fine specimen. I've never grown them but always admired them. Are they very tender? My G/H is juuuust frost free so don't know if it wouyld be suitable. Mmmm...tricky one. I'd probably say they could go down to 5 c but no lower. Maybe "just frost free" would be ok !!! |
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 20, 2007 21:31:42 GMT
Lovely looking plant Andy. I'd really love one of those but unfortunatly don't have room for house plants  small windows so not much sill space, not much light in the house either to have them elswhere due to small windows |
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Post by Chuckles on Jan 25, 2008 22:01:23 GMT
Or Platycerum bifurcatum Anyone grown these wonderful beasts. We used to grow them on cork boards covered in moss and attach them to the big pillars in the palm house at work. As they are epiphytic (gows on a host plant), they have the ability to take a lot of moisture out of the air. They will grow happily in pots too (see my specimen below). The ones i used to have were over 50 years old and certainly reached 5 feet across !!! They love light and humidity and a bit of warmth. I saw some of these in a GC earlier in the month, they really are lovely plants. Not got anywhere I could keep one unfortunatly |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 5:57:19 GMT
We have Stags and elks in our fernery   |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2008 15:57:47 GMT
I had one for years, indoors in the winter, in a pot hanging on an old apple tree in summer, it grew really well & last year it vanished after we had had an open garden weekend. I hope it is still well.
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small windows so not much sill space, not much light in the house either to have them elswhere due to small windows 