Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae These flowers are usually arranged

These flowers are usually arranged in sprays

Each blossom serves as a testament to the incredible variety found in South American orchid flora

A species from the tropical forests of northern South America

including lighting

Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae These flowers are usually arrangedP. andinums are tall slender staghorns. The shield fronds form very distinctive crown like tops and when the fern is well established around the tree, it looks like a crown from all sides. The andinum grows new shield fronds once a year in the winter and then they turn brown. The shield fronds, are thick, possibly 1 8th of an inch thick