June 26th, 2011: Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum) by katrinas

Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 26, 2011

The Bloom of the Day for June 26th, 2011 was Staghorn Fern (Platycerium superbum).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2011-06-26

I SO WANT YOUR PLANT!

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 27, 2011

OH, no comments I guess because it is not a flower! But boy, in lots of ways I think it is so much better than a flower! And it is perfectly grown! I have never seen one with such a fantastic fertile frond. I wonder if Sue, the grower and picture taker, has ever tried germinating the spores.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 29, 2011

I was just over on Facebook on the DG page and I saw a lot of people loved this photo/plant over there. Gosh, in case you did not know yet, I just love it so much! LOL

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plantladylin (Zone 1) Jun 30, 2011

Wow, amazing photo! I love the looks of that plant!

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PedricksCorner Freedom, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 30, 2011

That is an excellent specimen! Nice job! I have seen these poor ferns tortured and this one is just beautiful. I grew ferns commercially for many years and our sales yard had a massive one of these on the wall that was decades old.

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