Date Range
Date Range
Date Range
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.
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.
Monday, June 15, 2009. This cultivar has wide short divided fertile fronds with a shallow center recess. climate - our winters are mild. This staghorn fern can take temperatures from 40 to 90 degrees and 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.
Sunday, June 14, 2009. Majus Dwarf is a smaller form of the bifurcatum cultivar Majus, this staghorn fern has large deeply forked fertile fronds and 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, but can take a little more sun than most. These particular ferns are from a sire that was originally owned by Tony Barrett.
Sunday, June 7, 2009. The Sire - the top picture was purchased from Charles de France, the rest of them I purchased from Mark Mese and. All are mounted on redwood boards. While not a rare cultivar, the offerings are sporadic at best.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Scofield - is a bifurcatum cultivar named after Glen Scofield. As you can see it has a wide end spread with long reclining fertile fronds with long fingers. These came from the Tony Barrett collection and have been in my possession since July 2006. I reside in Huntington Beach, CA and these ferns are a hobby of mine. I sell the extra ones so check back often as the offerings change frequently.
Sunday, June 28, 2009. South Seas - Steve Talnadge of Chula Vista, CA created this graceful fern with long and wide reclining fertile fronds with long fingers. These particular ferns come 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.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009. 2 - This is a very hardy, Willinckii cultivar which comes from the Tony Barrett collection. Characteristically, it has a wide stipe with semi-upright fertile fronds. I reside in Huntington Beach, CA and these ferns are a hobby of mine. I sell the extra ones so check back often as the offerings change frequently. Please visit the Other Links.