Plants sold as Wild often have narrow, silvery fronds that grow upward. Full description
- Species
- Platycerium veitchii
- Reported origin
- Under review
Cultivated Platycerium veitchii wild vp#17, showing its long, finely branching shield crown and developing green shields. Source: Vandaka Plants.
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Description
Plants traded as Wild are often admired for upright silver foliage and a sharply fingered shield crown. Individual selections differ in their branching and proportions.
Nursery descriptions emphasize slender, pointed shield-frond fingers growing upward. Vandaka’s vp#17 photograph shows long, finely branching mature fingers above developing green shields.
Vandaka describes vp#10 as having pale, firm foliage fronds growing upward. Dense white star-shaped hairs and narrow forked foliage are characteristic of the species.
Plants sold as Wild often have narrow, silvery fronds that grow upward. Their shield fronds form a tall, spiky crown with long, pointed tips.
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