Platycerium ridleyi 15-20cm RA4

Item description : One beautiful specimen of Platycerium ridleyi  in a 15cm pot, the plant is 15-20cm in diameter. The plant for sale is the plant on pictures. It’s been repoted at the begining of April 2022 so I advise to wait a couple of months before repoting or mounting.

All the Platycerium I offer were grown by myself from spores or offsets in France, unless stated otherwise. These plants are much easier and healthier than the ones offered imported directly from SE Asia that often go into shock because they were in a very different climate.

Habitat and Description : Epiphytic fern from SE Asia and very south after ny collectors. It grows at low altitude on well exposed tree branches. It seems that the shield of this species house ants in a symbiotic relationship.

Care : Easy to grow but prefers acidic water, if your water is too alkaline it’s better to bath your plant in rainwater or distilled water.  Contrary to popular belief, this species is not very difficult to cultivate. These for sale grow at 22-28°C and 50-60% humidity. It’s likely that this difficult reputation is due to import specimen and wild harvested ones.

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Cold hardiness : Purely tropical species.