PlantFiles Pictures: Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum), 1 by zone10

zone10 wrote:
Kell, I remounted both ferns. Here's how: Clean most of the loose, dead matter from behind the plant; place it over a large clump of waterlogged sphagnum moss on a 3/4" piece of plywood. When it is centered on the plywood, hammer several large nails into the wood, around the perimeter of the plant. Using heavy gauge rubber covered wire or synthetic rope, criss cross it over the front and bottom of the plant, wrapping it around a nail after each cross. I do cover the new fronds, but am careful not to cross over the growing point. When finished the plant looks terrible, but once new fronds grow over the wire, it looks good as new. This may be more than you asked for, but got carried away... :-/

Here's a picture of my second/smaller plant right after remounting. Next picture is my old girl.