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plat-ee-SIR-ee-um VEECH-ee-eye HY FING-er
Also recorded as: 高手指 · HFG All names
The tall, pointed lobes belong to the shield-frond crown. Full description
Cultivated plant labeled High Finger AUS, showing a developed shield-frond crown. Source: Platy & Co.
Mature · Original source ↗︎A resilient, beginner-friendly veitchii selection once established. Water thoroughly when the moss or bark is mostly dry, then let excess water drain. Growth can be slow; the tall, finger-like shield crown becomes more pronounced as the plant matures.
Start with bright indirect daylight, such as a bright window with strong sun softened by a sheer curtain. It can tolerate direct sun, but increase exposure gradually rather than moving a shaded plant straight into full sun.
Keep the silvery hairs on the fronds intact: avoid rubbing the leaves or hitting them with a strong water jet.
An upright plant with a pronounced, pointed crown as the shield fronds mature.
Mature shield fronds develop elongated, upward-pointing lobes that form a tall, finger-like crown.
Haruhana describes the fertile fronds as rigid and upright.
The tall, pointed lobes belong to the shield-frond crown. Haruhana’s nursery account describes this crown becoming more pronounced as the shield fronds mature.
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Reported originUnder review
High Finger is a named horticultural selection of Platycerium veitchii. Taiwanese horticultural author 黃仕傑 documented the name High Finger alongside 高手指 in 2023. A breeding account submitted by Thai grower Wanna Pinijpaitoon and published by Thailand’s Department of Agriculture records High Finger AUS as material used with Rydeen in a spore-sowing project begun in 2017. That account concerns High Finger AUS specifically.
Close view of the pointed shield-frond lobes on a plant labeled High Finger AUS. Source: Platy & Co.
Shield frond · Original source ↗︎Haruhana-labeled High Finger sporeling mounted on a board, with pale fronds and a developing pointed shield crown.
Juvenile · © Haruhana · All rights reserved · Original source ↗︎Frontal view of the same Haruhana High Finger sporeling, showing its pale shield and emerging upright crown points.
Shield frond · © Haruhana · All rights reserved · Original source ↗︎Haruhana explicitly documents High Finger sporelings. These are spore-grown offspring rather than divisions of an authenticated source clone. Preserve more specific labels such as High Finger AUS, JP, Wide Leaf, or Special High when documenting individual plants; these labels do not by themselves establish identical clone identity.
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Naming
黃仕傑 pairs High Finger with 高手指 in a post dated 7 December 2023.
Description
Haruhana describes High Finger’s mature shield fronds developing a tall, pointed, finger-like crown.
Cultivation history
Wanna Pinijpaitoon’s published account records sowing Rydeen and Platycerium veitchii High Finger AUS spores together in 2017, with later offspring selections including Sai Fah and Assanee.
Propagation
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Side view of the same Haruhana High Finger sporeling, showing upright divided fronds beside the developing shield crown.
Fertile frond · © Haruhana · All rights reserved · Original source ↗︎Haruhana explicitly identifies its HF-01 plant as a High Finger sporeling.
Naming
Frontier Plants uses HFG in its High Finger AUS Special High sporeling selection #2 label.
黃仕傑
Field observations of Platycerium veitchii and horticultural names ↗︎2023Haruhana
Platycerium veitchii 'High Finger' sporeling - HF - 01 ↗︎Date not establishedWanna Pinijpaitoon
Published plant registration application accounts: Sai Fah and Assanee ↗︎Date not establishedFrontier Plants
High Finger AUS Special High sporeling selection #2 (ILF OC) ↗︎Date not establishedTalk with other growers about this plant. Ask a question, share a photo, or tell us how you grow it. Member posts and photos are separate from the reviewed registry record.
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