Wednesday, September 16, 2009. African Oddity - Quite an attractive platycerium that produces pups easily. This African cultivar is very seasonal in its growth, often not initiating growth until summer. It is much easier to grow.

Saturday, July 4, 2009. The first Alcicorne California I purchased was from Paul Isley in July 2005. I received another from Tony Barrett in June of 2006. In a conversation with Charles, he said that he has had his sire for over 23 years. At one time, Alcicorne was used.

Monday, June 15, 2009. hillii cultivar with wide, few fingered fertile fronds. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 90 degrees - they are kept outside year long. This cultivar prefers morning light or a dappled light all day with a mild breeze. These particular ferns are from a sire that was originally owned by Charles de France.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Bon Ton - A delightful, petite subminiature bifurcatum cultivar. Personally, I have yet to see this cultivar offered anywhere. My Sire was acquired from the Tony Barrett collection in July 2006. Much of his collection came from Bob Shortt after he died several years ago. Bon Ton might have been part of the Shortt collection.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Borneo - Picked this one up from Charles Alford in May 2009.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Cass Alta - One of the many Cass cultivars created by Charles Cass. This fern is characterized by its long upright, then reclining fertile fronds, very robust and pups freely. This particular fern is from the Tony Barrett collection. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 90 degrees - they are kept outside year long. This cultivar prefers morning light or a dappled light all day with a mild breeze.

Sunday, June 21, 2009. Cass Crossfingers - A bifurcatum cultivar. The top three pictures are of my Sire which I acquired in September 2006 from Doug Eckel. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 95 degrees - they are kept outside year long. This cultivar prefers morning light or a dappled light all day with a mild breeze. Please visit the Other Links.

Thursday, June 25, 2009. Cass Robusta - This fern is characterized by its deeply divided and wide fertile fronds with distinctive long narrow fingers. This particular fern is from the Tony Barrett collection. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 90 degrees - they are kept outside year long and prefers morning light or a dappled light all day with a mild breeze. Please visit the Other Links.

Monday, June 15, 2009. I picked the sire up from Doug Eckel in March 2006. While this cultivar can take a little more sun than most, I recommend that you keep it in dappled shade or just morning light. The more sun the lighter the fertile fronds and shield fronds become. Please visit the Other Links.

Sunday, June 7, 2009. These particular ferns are from a sire that was originally owned by Tony Barrett. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 90 degrees - they are kept outside year long. This cultivar prefers morning light or a dappled light all day with a mild breeze. Please visit the Other Links.