Common staghorn fern

Common staghorn fern
Photo: Mokkie · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pet safety

Not harmful to pets (ASPCA).

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Grow in partial shade.
  2. Use epiphytic; coarse, humus-rich, freely draining medium soil and avoid waterlogging.
  3. Protect according to its H1b — down to 10°C hardiness rating.

Platycerium alcicorne is an epiphyte native to Kenya through southern tropical Africa and the western Indian Ocean. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Sun: Partial shade.

Soil: Epiphytic; coarse, humus-rich, freely draining medium.

Hardiness: H1b — down to 10°C.