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Platycerium veitchii
Silver elkhorn is an epiphytic staghorn fern from Queensland with silvery, antler-shaped fronds and flat shield fronds that cling to bark or trees. Grow it mounted or in a basket with good airflow, bright light, and regular misting or soaking rather than wet soil.
Platycerium veitchii, called the silver elkhorn fern or the silver staghorn fern, is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae, native to Queensland. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.
Platycerium alcicorne · Elkhorn fern · Staghorn fern · Staghorn
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
