Platycerium willinckii ‘Bogie’

Give it bright filtered daylight, such as a bright window with strong sun softened by a sheer curtain, or use a grow light indoors. Its fertile fronds may grow longer in lower light. Keep gentle air moving around the crown and fronds.

A small-growing willinckii with a flowing outline. Its pale antler-like fronds arch outward and hang below the mount, dividing into many narrow tips. The precise size and posture depend on the plant’s age and growing conditions.

The shield fronds rise around the growing point to form a crown. Their upper edges can develop irregular upright lobes; older margins may turn brown as the shields mature.

The fertile fronds have a pale, softly coated surface and divide repeatedly into slender branching tips. Many tips curve or hang, creating a light, intricate appearance.

The combination of a relatively small mature habit and many fine, flowing frond divisions is useful when comparing Bogie with other willinckii selections. The book explicitly cautions against describing it as a true dwarf. Appearance alone cannot establish whether an individual plant is a pup of the original selection or a spore-grown descendant.