Loading…
Loading…
Cardano combines a prominent shield crown with relatively short, pale, wing-like fertile fronds. Full description
Front view of cultivated Cardano showing broad, deeply divided pale fertile fronds.
Mature · © Haruhana · All rights reservedA vigorous, fast-growing selection that is easy to grow once established.
Give even light across the whole plant. A grow light can help the pale, wing-like fronds develop more symmetrically.
Tolerates heat well.
The shield fronds form a raised crown with divided upper lobes. Sabrina of Haruhana describes the crown on her plant as especially tall in proportion to its short fertile fronds.
The pale, branching fertile fronds have broad divisions and pointed tips. Their short, spreading form gives them a wing-like appearance.
Cardano combines a prominent shield crown with relatively short, pale, wing-like fertile fronds. Haruhana describes its cultivated plant as small to medium in overall size.
Trade name
Reported originTaiwan
Haruhana, a nursery in Taiwan, created Cardano as a named selection. In its nursery video, Sabrina describes a background of mixed sowing of species-form Java (Platycerium willinckii) and 檸檬 (Lemoinei).
Side view of cultivated Cardano, showing its shield fronds and projecting pale fertile fronds.
Mature · © Haruhana · All rights reservedAngled view of cultivated Cardano with spreading pale fertile fronds and green shield growth.
Mature · © Haruhana · All rights reservedClose view of Cardano’s green shield frond, raised veins and lobed upper edge.
Shield frond · © Haruhana · All rights reservedClose view of a pale Cardano fertile frond and its pointed divisions.
Fertile frond · © Haruhana · All rights reservedLineage
Sabrina of Haruhana describes Cardano as a selection from mixed sowing of species-form Java and 檸檬 (Lemoinei).
Haruhana reports selecting Cardano from mixed sowing of species-form Platycerium willinckii and Lemoinei. Parent order is not specified.
Haruhana names 檸檬 (Lemoinei) as the other contributor to the mixed sowing from which Cardano was selected.
Sabrina of Haruhana reports raising her Cardano from a small offset over one year and seven months. An offset continues its authenticated source clone; spore-grown plants are new offspring.
Sources can document who reported an account without independently confirming every detail. Each statement shows its review status and the sources that support, challenge, or give context to it.
Description
Sabrina of Haruhana describes Cardano as a small-to-medium plant with a prominent shield crown and short, wing-like fertile fronds.
Propagation
Sabrina of Haruhana reports growing her Cardano from a small offset over one year and seven months.
History
Haruhana identifies a plant labeled P.Cardano in its collection as the inspiration for a handmade leather staghorn-fern artwork.
Send WPS a correction, a source, or firsthand knowledge for review and possible inclusion in this record.
Cardano fertile-frond tips with pale surface hairs and forked divisions.
Fertile frond · © Haruhana · All rights reservedFront detail of Cardano’s spreading, deeply divided fertile fronds.
Fertile frond · © Haruhana · All rights reservedOrigin
Haruhana, a nursery in Taiwan, created Cardano as a named selection.
Miki Orchid / 美琪園藝
檸檬鹿角蕨(側芽) / Platy. veitchii cv. Lemoinei ↗︎Date not establishedSabrina / Haruhana (晴花鹿苑)
P.Cardano — Haruhana introduction and growing observations ↗︎Date not establishedHaruhana / 晴花鹿苑
Cardano leather staghorn artwork — collection reference ↗︎Date not establishedJohnny Lee
Cardano creator and Taiwan origin — firsthand clarificationDate 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.
No sales or unsolicited promotion. Help keep conversations respectful and relevant.No questions yet. Ask something about this plant.
No growers have showcased this plant yet.
Growing this plant? Add it to your collection and showcase it here.