GARDENER. TODAY WE ARE MAKING THESE COOL PLAQUES WITH FERNS. THEY ARE JUST PRETTY AMAZING PLANTS. >> THEY ARE. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO LONGWOOD GARDENS YOU WILL SEE THESE. THEY ARE NOT GROWN IN POTS.

Distinctive in appearance and name, staghorn fern is a species belonging to the genus Platycerium and the family Polypodiaceae. These ferns can be identified by their fronds, which bear an ...

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 ...

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 ...

hat do staghorns, rabbit’s foot and holly have in common? They are all unusual forms of ferns, so named for the odd yet attractive structures that set them apart from the more common house ferns.