Madagascar Staghorn
Platycerium alcicorne
Difficulty Easy
Light Bright indirect
Botanical Index
A curated collection of Platycerium species
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Difficulty Easy
Light Bright indirect to partial shade
American Staghorn
Platycerium andinum
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright indirect
Crown Staghorn
Platycerium coronarium
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright filtered
Elephant Ear Staghorn
Platycerium elephantotis
Difficulty Medium
Light Filtered light
Ellis's Staghorn
Platycerium ellisii
Difficulty Medium
Light Shade
Moosehorn Fern
Platycerium grande
Difficulty Medium
Light Partial shade
Hill's Staghorn
Platycerium hillii
Difficulty Easy
Light Bright filtered
Holttum's Staghorn
Platycerium holttumii
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright indirect
Waffle Staghorn
Platycerium madagascariense
Difficulty Hard
Light Medium indirect
Triangle Staghorn
Platycerium stemaria
Difficulty Medium
Light Shade to filtered light
Ridley's Staghorn Fern
Platycerium ridleyi
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright indirect light
Four-Fork Staghorn
Platycerium quadridichotomum
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright filtered
Superbum Staghorn Fern
Platycerium superbum
Difficulty Medium
Light Filtered sunlight
Silver Elkhorn
Platycerium veitchii
Difficulty Easy
Light High light (can take some direct sun)
Indian Staghorn
Platycerium wallichii
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright indirect
Queen Staghorn
Platycerium wandae
Difficulty Hard
Light Bright indirect
Java Staghorn Fern
Platycerium willinckii
Difficulty Medium
Light Bright filtered light