Staghorn ferns, or Platycerium bifurcatum, are fascinating plants that thrive without soil, thanks to their ability to absorb nutrients from their environment. Characterized by their striking ...

Q:On a garden tour of Santa Barbara, I saw a large, flourishing staghorn fern, a veritable green fountain mounted on a wooden plank on a wall. I was so impressed that I bought a small one, which is on ...

Q. We have a large staghorn fern that has become hollow inside and is hanging from a tree. Should I fill the hollow and what type of fertilizer is needed? A. Hollows and voids inside older staghorns ...

For sheer pop, indoors or out, staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp) can’t be beat. Once considered difficult to grow in San Diego County, staghorn ferns are now commonly found in nurseries, hanging on ...

If you”ve ever seen something that looks like a hunting trophy but is in shades of green, you can rest assured that it is not of animal origin. More than likely you”re gazing upon a staghorn fern, a ...

Your friend lures you into her study to examine her latest conquest. Beaming with pride, she points out her prized specimen. "Isn't he a beauty?" she asks, "It took me three years to get one that size ...

I have a huge staghorn fern that is getting too big for me to protect during the winter. Can I divide it and share it with friends? Yes, and in the process you can delight friends who have been ...

Staghorn ferns hang from trees or rocks and glean nutrients and moisture from the air. At home, they can be mounted on wood or fit into wire baskets with wet sphagnum. (Submitted photo) One of my best ...

BIG DOGS: In the 1970s, a co-worker gave Jerry Becnel Sr. a few little staghorn fern pups, the small reproducing pieces of the unusual tropical fern. More than 40 years later, Becnel and his wife, Jo ...

Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns on the other hand don’t get top billing in most landscapes even though they were probably ...

A question for Dan Gill: A dear friend gave me a staghorn fern four or five years ago, and it now seems to have fallen on hard times. The round ball out of which the antlers grow seems to be ...

Q. I have a large staghorn fern attached to a tree in a southern exposure, but the sun is blocked by the house next door. It started to get brown spots, and I was told they were aphids. I bought a ...