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Post by holttumii on May 26, 2007 3:13:00 GMT 8
This is me. ;D  This is p.coronarium growing together with the fabulous fern allies - the ribbon fern, which can only germinates in the environment of a staghorn fern.  |
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Post by David on May 26, 2007 9:23:01 GMT 8
Wow! the second picture is a beauty... So majestic... The top leaves are so huge. I love this species. Have one in my apartment but because I gow it indoors, it's not so nice.
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Post by artificialive on May 26, 2007 9:30:10 GMT 8
Hi David,
Just curios here.. how do u water your plants especially ur platy in the apartment? What abt ur neps (not in the terrarium)?
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Post by David on May 26, 2007 9:49:14 GMT 8
Hi Naj, I hang all my nepenthes together with their water trays. The plastic hangers are hooked on the water plates and the pots sit in the water plate. Every 2-3 weeks I trasfer all of them to the bathroom to give them a shower. Here's a picture:  For my starghorn fern, I water it with about half a cup of water everyday. Not enough for the water to flow out on my house floor. However, once a week during the weekends I bring this fella to the bathroom and give it a shower. I'll wash its leaves and water it until it is drench wet. Then I'll hang it in the bathroom for a couple of hours for the water to drip dry before hanging at the window again. I place a small handkerchief inbetween the wooden slab where the plant attached itself and the wall to absorb whatever water that might still drip down on my floor. After a couple of hours I remove the handkerchief. |
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Post by bifurcatum on May 26, 2007 10:34:20 GMT 8
Hi Holttumii,
Isnt platycerium love high humidity?
What medium that u use for your platy?
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Post by artificialive on May 26, 2007 11:03:54 GMT 8
Hi David,
Thanks for the explanation. Now... im thinking of keeping my plants indoors ;D
Have a close-up of the neps pots? The post with hanging water trays.. Do u make it urself or u bought it at the nursery? The nursery sells it as a set - pots with hanging water trays?
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Post by David on May 26, 2007 11:26:18 GMT 8
Hi David, Thanks for the explanation. Now... im thinking of keeping my plants indoors ;D Have a close-up of the neps pots? The post with hanging water trays.. Do u make it urself or u bought it at the nursery? The nursery sells it as a set - pots with hanging water trays? But they won't be as robust if you keep them indoors unless your window get lots of sun. Also, when I first strarted, there were not so many plants at the window, so humidity was quite low. My Neps didn't want to picther for me. Only after I got more plants there, the humidity was high. I might be able to get a close up of the pot to show you next week. Don't have camera now. These are just normal Baba plastic pots and hangers. You need to buy the water plates that have a curve downwards at the rim so that the hangers can hook on them. |
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Post by holttumii on May 27, 2007 2:32:46 GMT 8
Wow David, what a creative way to hang all your plants like that. They really look neat and nice. Must visit your place one day. The globosa is just breath taking.
Bifurcatum, the humidity in Malaysia should be fine if you keep the platy outdoor under shade. The only problem I have is over-water them. So, it is good to have good air circulation.
Normally, I just use a board and mount it there with some coco peat. For this coronarim, I mount it without any mediam.
Btw, are you the Bifurcatum that appears in the `Ta Nei' Taiwan plant forum?
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Post by bifurcatum on May 27, 2007 11:44:06 GMT 8
Hi Holttumi, Yap, thats me in the Ta Nei forum.  |
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Post by cosmoking on May 27, 2007 21:30:53 GMT 8
Wow, your ferns seem to be exceptionally well grown. Well done! I think you've just inspired me to try one of these in my greenhouse aswel now  |
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Post by tarence on May 27, 2007 23:29:20 GMT 8
What Liang is too modest to state is that his Stag has won 1st prize at the Shah alam flora & fauna show before....way to go Liang......
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Post by atmccmn on May 28, 2007 8:48:53 GMT 8
Waaaaah! Always get 1st prize...............
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Post by David on May 28, 2007 9:18:24 GMT 8
Waaa... no wonder your p. coronarium is so beautiful. Way to go Liang.
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Post by holttumii on May 28, 2007 16:37:59 GMT 8
Thanks for all your kind words. The prize winning thing was so long ago, not worth mentioning again lor  . cosmoking, platyceriums are indeed one of the best looking plants you should grow in your green house. It blends very well with your nepenthes. You should start with p.bifurcatum from Australia. It is the easiest staghorn fern to grow. It produces lots of pups and can form a huge ball very quickly. For the giant species (there are four large species of Platys: Wandae , Philippine Grande , Holttumii from Malaysia and Superbum from Australia). You may start with P.Superbum as some information from the web claims that it is easier to grow in your weather. The following website is very informative on platycerium www.madagascartropicals.com |
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Post by bifurcatum on May 28, 2007 20:24:26 GMT 8
Holttumi, Do you know where can I get holttumi or grande plantlet? I like to hav one of them. David, your stag horn is p.willinckii, isnt?  |
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Post by David on May 29, 2007 9:22:37 GMT 8
Hi bifurcatum, mine is p. coronarium. Got it from the orang asli about 6 years ago.
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Post by caseyhoo on Jul 19, 2007 15:39:53 GMT 8
I have 2 Platys that grow on coconut. May I know how you all tie Platys to wood as in 1st photo ? |
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Post by tarence on Jul 20, 2007 17:44:54 GMT 8
Get a piece of good quality square wood. Size, as big as you have space for.
Drill about 12 holes into it. The holes should be slightly outside of the size of your stag. Example> if the circumference of your stag is 12 inches, then drill it about 14 inches from the middle of the wood.
Place stag in the middle of the wood. Use good quality string to tie it up. Weave in & out of the 12 holes like you are sewing it up. Make sure it is quite tight & secure.
Eventually, it will root & attach itself to the wood. The new non-fertile fronds ( leaves) will also cover the string after a while.
Have fun....
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Post by caseyhoo on Jul 21, 2007 13:25:41 GMT 8
ic, thanx for explaination. Will do it once my baby delivered.
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Post by holttumii on Jul 25, 2007 17:06:22 GMT 8
Hi KC,
Welcome to the forum. Mounting the platy is very simple but there are still a few things you need to take into consideration. In addition to what Tarence says, I would like to add a few points.
1. Make sure you know the growing direction, the `UP' side of the plant when mounting your platy. Sometimes, it is a bit confusing especially for the P.Bifurcatum that comes in pot. It is necessary to mount the correct direction as if grown upside down, they will inevitably die or be set back dramatically.
2. Be careful not to tie across the growing point or bud. It must not be touched at all or it may be mortally damaged.
3. Use strong enough tie like Polythene strap or nylon fishing line to make sure it won't rot before the plant is strong enough to hold on to the board. Else, you will probably find your platy `sun bathing' on the ground one day.
4. To tie the platy, you can drill 4 - 6 holes (depending on the size of your platy) on the mounting board. Position your platy and line up the cross holes so the tie passes just below but does not touch the growing bud.
Hope this help.
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