PlantFiles Pictures: Ridley's staghorn (Platycerium ridleyi), 1 by chanin

chanin wrote:
Hi Folks, Thanks for your interest in my pics. In fact, there are also more pending pics of these wonderful Staghorn Fern and some interesting plants form this part of the world that I have posted since a few days ago, you have to take a look!!

Actually, the white heart shape in the picture is a young spore-pad of the fertile frond.

The Ridley's staghorn seem to be a real tropical tender and quite difficul to take care of. But I would like to tell you all who love to keep this exotic fern that you have to give the plant as much as light, at least 50-70% half day light!!. In it habitat, this Staghorn grows on a high canopy and quite exposted to sunshine.

As this species is not have a pup, the only way to propagate is from spore that not so difficult now. Here is a three years old Ridley's staghorn raised from spore in my friend nursery, Bangkok city ,Thailand.