Had it growing nicely, put up in a tree but last summer I stinted on watering and thought I had killed it, even started searching to buy ...Read Moreanother! After hosing it off on a more regular basis I decided to take it down and put it under my shade cloth with my orchids etc. Gave it a fertilizer bath and set it on my wooden rack and after a week saw tremendous growth spurt. I just counted more than six new fronds and three or four golden haired rhizome (s). Getting lots of bright sun depending on time of day as that area is between two buildings and shady light the rest of the day. Being able to spray it with the tillandsias, hoyas and orchids et al, is handy and the growth reassuring. Now I'd like some of the others I've been 'lusting' after such as Aglaomorpha quercifolia,fortunei,cornucopia
I found Santa Rosa at Hester and Zipperer nursery, Savanna, GA 2 years ago, with a label, "Wart Fern." It has been an exciting journey to...Read More track down more information, little by little. Visiting my gf in the Philippines, I saw what I thought was it. But another note here--suggesting Santa Rosa is a hybrid, if I read it right--suggests otherwise. Great plant. Proud it is so rare and I have one (three now). Healthy and vigorous, mounted on Bald Cypress driftwood.
Though frequently listed as an aglaomorpha, this plant is an intergeneric hybrid between aglaomorpha coronata and drynaria quercufolia. A...Read Moren alternate appellation for this fern is aglaodrynaria robertsii.
Vastly underused fern in the bay area. Strong grower with thick fronds. In three years mine has grown fronds that were about 16" ~close t...Read Moreo 4'. Hardy to 30f with no damage. And, is resistent to slugs and snails somewhat. Regular fertilizing and strong lighting will push the big growth. One of the big three epyphitic ferns for tree mounting along with Asplenium nidus and Platycerium bifurcatum.
Not easy to find and that's a shame, as one of these mounted in a tree with the other's would be as jungly as you can get.
West Blocton, AL (Zone 7b) | November 2006 | positive
We sell this plant at the nursery where I work. I own one and have found that if you allow it to dry between waterings, thatit will drop...Read More fronds. Otherwise very easy to grow, Good plant for beginners, grows relatively quickly, likes to be slighly root bound, and does well hanging. Very unusual to look at. Very good pic at exoticangels.com - which is where our company gets ours.
Attractive epiphytic fern- commonly used for hanging baskets and wall/tree mounts in warmer areas of Southern California. Has long, leat...Read Moreher leaves with wide leaflets. Rhizomes are highly ornamental as they are so thick and fuzzy (up to 1" thick).
Had it growing nicely, put up in a tree but last summer I stinted on watering and thought I had killed it, even started searching to buy ...Read More
I found Santa Rosa at Hester and Zipperer nursery, Savanna, GA 2 years ago, with a label, "Wart Fern." It has been an exciting journey to...Read More
Though frequently listed as an aglaomorpha, this plant is an intergeneric hybrid between aglaomorpha coronata and drynaria quercufolia. A...Read More
Vastly underused fern in the bay area. Strong grower with thick fronds. In three years mine has grown fronds that were about 16" ~close t...Read More
This fen is native to Vietnam.
We sell this plant at the nursery where I work. I own one and have found that if you allow it to dry between waterings, thatit will drop...Read More
Attractive epiphytic fern- commonly used for hanging baskets and wall/tree mounts in warmer areas of Southern California. Has long, leat...Read More