Staghorn Elkhorn propagation?

[kg5]

With a closer look at the different spore they are all different colours and the same spore from two different sellers are the same colours as well.

Now that is a great discovery that points in the direction that I will get the staghorns & elkhorns as per label.

[kg5]

More detail of the Platycerium spore that have been purchased for germination.

Platycerium coronarium (thin form)

Platycerium dawboy ( Madagascar x vassei)

Platycerium elephantotis

Platycerium grande

Platycerium holttumii

Platycerium madagascar

Platycerium Mt.Kitshakood

Platycerium superbum

Platycerium ridleyi

Have growing P. superbum , P. compactor , P. bifurcatum

[kg5]

This is a gift plant to me from a very special person.......

Beleive it is Platycerium veitchii cv lemonei. An elkcorn so it will pup or produce grow buttons. Have harvested a very healthy amount of spore from this plant as well.

Platycerium Veitchii cv Lemonei

[kg5]

Platycerium compacta or netherlands.

Still has some growing to do. Am useing an orchid pot that has the air holes in the side. Looking for a plant in pot that looks good indoors or outdoors.

[Ray]

My experience is from growing them in mesh baskets of sphagnum - as the roots penetrate the moss and become exposed to the air, a "shield frond" will start to grow, soon followed by fertilize fronds, and the container will quickly become completely enveloped.

[estación seca]

The lemoinei comes from desert areas and grows in a surprising amount of sun. With proper sun it looks like no other staghorn. Look up some habitat photos.

[kg5]

Thanks Ray.

With the P. superbum plantlets have mounted them on a board with spagmum moss behind the plantlet. They will receive no more spagmum moss etc growing this way.

With growing P. compacta am trying to grow them in a pot. The 1st growing medium they were in from the nursey, is like a true potting mix and have repotted them the same. Have only had these plants since mid Jan 18 as very small plants.

Was going to fill around the inside of the outer pot with spagmim moss but am try to see if it will work out OK with nothing assuming the sheild front will bridge that gap.

My biggest enemy is with growing staghorns & elkhorns is getting them too wet. They hate wet and cold weather.The air holes from my reading are the most important feature for growing them as indoor plant in a pot.

Thanks estación seca

Have had my eye on Platycerium lemonei for some time now. Those silver blue thin fronds look spectaular. They also like a lot of air and do not like to be over watered. But can tolerate very cold conditions like no other I have found. Just can not find any spore or plants I can purchase. But they are on my list. Last one at present that I am looking for.

The heating matts seem to be working OK for the spore containers for keeping them warm through our winter here. It is about as cold as get here now. Have 12 different Platycerium spores germinating. It will be interesting to see how many will grow and how long it takes for them to get to the stage of being potted out.

[estación seca]

You have the desert staghorn. It's P. veitchii. The variety lemoinei is supposed to have greener fronds in cultivation.

[kg5]

Hi estación seca

Maybe it is because this plant has not been looked after that the fronds look the way they do but could not get it to fit the visual image of Platycerium veitchii or Platycerium lemonei but it did an image of P. veitchii cv lemonei.

But it would be more likely to be Platycerium veitchii as you say and be very happy it was.

Original plant image.



link to Platycerium veitchii

Platycerium Veitchii

Link to P. veitchii cv lemonei

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[kg5]

Am reading that like no other group of plants are the Platycerium in them being given the wrong ID names.

Want very much to make sure that I do not call an elkhorn or staghorn by the wrong name. It is not a nice feeling when you buy a plant and find out that it has the wrong name and could be any number of names.

Flowers usually tell a great deal about a plants name. But with Platycerium's it seems to be all about the fronds shape size colour and where the grow plantlets or not.