Platycerium willinckii ‘Jade Girl’
plat-ee-SIR-ee-um wil-LINK-ee-eye JAYD GURL
Also recorded as: 玉女 All names
A compact dwarf willinckii selection with finely divided, silvery fronds. Full description
- Species
- Platycerium willinckii
- Reported origin
- Indonesia
Cultivated example labeled Jade Girl, photographed at the Shui Mei Garden Plant Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan
Mature · February 12, 2023 · © Slience Suzuka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original source ↗︎Browse this record
Care
Care difficulty: BeginnerOne of the easier dwarf willinckii selections and a good first dwarf staghorn. Its tiny fronds can make steady growth look slow. Water established mounts as the moss starts to dry, then let excess water drain; keep very small seedlings lightly moist rather than letting them dry hard.
Use a grow light indoors or a bright spot with filtered daylight. Outdoors, sheltered semi-shade works well; avoid harsh direct sun and strong winds. Keep gentle air moving around the plant.
Description
A slow-growing dwarf selection with a compact, graceful habit. Its fertile fronds remain relatively short and close to the mount compared with typical Platycerium willinckii.
Rounded shield fronds wrap the mount and form a compact protective base around the plant.
Relatively short fertile fronds branch repeatedly into slender, elongated finger-like tips. They tend to curl or cascade downward and have a soft silvery-green to blue-silver appearance from their fine surface hairs.
Recognizable by its compact dwarf size, slow-growing habit, rounded shield fronds, and short, multi-forked fertile fronds with narrow finger-like tips. The curly, downward-draping fronds and soft silvery-green finish give Jade Girl its delicate appearance.
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