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A tall, jagged shield crown combined with hanging fertile fronds and short, strong terminal branches.
Mature cultivated Rydeen, showing the tall shield crown and branching fertile fronds. Source: Calmplants.
Mature · Original source ↗︎A robust hybrid that prefers moderately dry conditions. Let the mounting medium partly dry between waterings. Feed sparingly if you want to keep it compact; fertilizer can make it grow much larger.
Handles cool weather well.
An upright shield-frond crown above long, hanging fertile fronds.
Tall shield fronds with deeply divided upper lobes form a jagged crown.
Long, hanging, blue-green fertile fronds branch toward their ends. The book highlights short, robust terminal divisions.
A tall, jagged shield crown combined with hanging fertile fronds and short, strong terminal branches.
Trade name · English
Translated name · Traditional Chinese
Alias · th
Alias · Japanese
Reported originThailand
Alternate view of cultivated Rydeen and its hanging fertile fronds. Source: Calmplants.
Mature · Original source ↗︎Young cultivated Rydeen mounted on cork, showing its overall form. Source: UNI Plants.
Juvenile · May 29, 2025 · Original source ↗︎Rydeen shield crown with pointed upper lobes. Source: UNI Plants.
Shield frond · May 29, 2025 · Original source ↗︎Rydeen fertile-frond branching and terminal divisions. Source: UNI Plants.
Fertile frond · May 29, 2025 · Original source ↗︎Parentage
The applicant reports a 2013 cross using Mt. Lewis and P. veitchii; the book identifies the veitchii material as wild AUS.
The applicant’s account describes propagation by offsets to preserve the selected plant’s characteristics. Spore-grown offspring should be distinguished from divisions of the named clone.
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Cultivation history
The application reports a Premium Award at Siam Innovo Flora 2019.
Description
A tall, jagged shield crown and hanging fertile fronds; the book emphasizes short, robust terminal branches.
Propagation
The application describes offsets preserving the selected characteristics.
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Rydeen is a named hybrid bred by Wanna Pinijpaitoon, a Thai staghorn fern grower and breeder at I Love Ferns nursery in Chanthaburi. Her account published by Thailand’s Department of Agriculture, the national agriculture agency, reports sowing spores of Platycerium sp. ‘Mt. Lewis’ and P. veitchii together in 2013. The supplied horticultural book identifies the veitchii parent more specifically as wild Australian material. The application reports a Premium Award at Siam Innovo Flora 2019.
Wanna’s application published by Thailand’s Department of Agriculture documents her 2013 sowing that yielded Rydeen.
Front view of a cultivated plant labeled ‘Rydeen’, showing its open form and divided, drooping fertile fronds.
Mature · August 14, 2024 · © Haruhana · Used with permissionSide view of the same plant labeled ‘Rydeen’, showing the tall, jagged lobes of its older shield frond.
Shield frond · August 14, 2024 · © Haruhana · Used with permissionNaming
The supplied book pairs Rydeen with 雷電.
Naming
Calmplants uses ライディーン alongside Rydeen.
Origin & history
Wanna Pinijpaitoon, a Thai staghorn fern breeder at I Love Ferns nursery, describes the 2013 spore sowing that produced Rydeen in her application published by Thailand’s Department of Agriculture. Staghorn Diary also credits her with Rydeen.
Wanna Pinijpaitoon
Rydeen plant registration application announcement ↗︎2019黃仕傑
鹿角蕨日記簿：栽培與觀賞 ↗︎2025杉山拓巳
全年度 鹿角蕨栽培基礎書Date not establishedCalmplants
ビカクシダ ライディーン (P. Rydeen) ↗︎2023Talk 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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