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Platycerium veitchii

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Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium (plat-ee-SIR-ee-um) (Info)
Species: veitchii (VEET-chee-eye) (Info)

Synonym:Alcicornium veitchii
Synonym:Platycerium bifurcatum subsp. veitchii

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Category:
Ferns

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Silver/Gray
Blue-Green
Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Ompus	On Mar 13, 2005, Ompus wrote: Once established, P. veitchii grows in Miami without any care. It handles sun without any problems. The most obvious distinction between it and the common staghorn (P. bifurcatum), is the fact that its fronds are upright.
Positive	palmbob	On Feb 7, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Great looking nearly white Platycerium for brighter sunnier areas of your yard where the other species might bake or suffer. Arid regions of N Australia is where this one comes from, but it really isn't drought tolerant, so don't push it. Very easy to grow here in So Cal- takes sun and frost (though should be protected from blazing, hot, dry sun).

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Thousand Oaks, California

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