Platycerium willinckii ‘Pearl Queen’
plat-ee-SIR-ee-um wil-LINK-ee-eye PURL KWEEN
Also recorded as: 珍珠皇后 · パールクイーン All names
The most useful recognition guide is the combination of a high layered crown, broad and substantial fertile fronds, and a dense pearly-white covering. Full description
- Species
- Platycerium willinckii
- Reported origin
- Taiwan
Cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Pearl Queen’, showing the tall layered shield crown and broad pale fertile fronds that create its flowing mature form.
Mature · September 20, 2026 · Photo: Johnny Lee · © World Platycerium Society · All rights reservedBrowse this record
Care
Care difficulty: BeginnerPearl Queen is generally easy to grow and tolerates summer heat well. Leave space below and around the mount for its broad, hanging fronds.
Give it bright filtered daylight, such as a bright window with strong sun softened by a sheer curtain. Keep air moving around the crown and mount.
Do not wipe or rub the pearly-white hairs off the fronds; damaged patches do not regrow. Move the plant by its mount and keep the fronds from brushing against nearby surfaces.
Description
A full-sized P. willinckii selection that develops a tall crown of overlapping shield fronds and broad fertile fronds that arch or hang outward. Mature plants can form a wide, flowing outline. Light, maturity, watering, and available growing space can change how upright or drooping the fronds appear.
The shield fronds build upward in overlapping layers, producing a tall, full crown. They are pale green to silver and can appear softly velvety because of their natural covering of fine hairs. The height and depth of the crown become more obvious as the plant matures.
The fertile fronds are broad, thick, and pale silver-white, with a soft-looking surface created by dense natural hairs. Mature fronds divide into substantial ribbon-like sections that spread, overlap, and often droop, creating a layered butterfly or evening-gown shape.
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