Platycerium bifurcatum
Common Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as Staghorn Fern, is an unusual and impressive evergreen fern with deep green forked fronds.
Although in its native rainforest environment it grows as an epiphytic fern, rooting itself to the crevices of trees, it nonetheless thrives planted terrestrially – making for an ideal indoor architectural fern for humid environments.
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Care & Size Guidance
Platycerium bifurcatum needs a humid environment to thrive. Place in bright, indirect light in the kitchen or bathroom. Alternatively, with regular misting during the growing season, it will be happy anywhere away from central heating.
With an ultimate height and spread of 1 metre, and being slow growing, Platycerium bifurcatum is a relatively low maintenance indoor fern.
Our Platycerium bifurcatum are planted in pots with potting mix and can thrive permanently in these conditions.
I ordered 2 of the stag horn ferns and they arrived within 3 days and in great shape. They were decent size and cheaper than what I had seen elsewhere. There were even multiple plants in each pot.
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