Learn How to Grow Staghorn Fern on Anything and try 8 out cool ways to display this beautiful epiphyte in your home. Read on for details!
Staghorn ferns are popular for their rare antler-like foliage, which makes them an eye-catching plant type. Learn How to Grow Staghorn Fern on Anything and flaunt this plant beauty creatively!
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Can Staghorn Ferns be Potted?
Staghorn ferns are epiphytic plants that grow by joining themselves to tree trunks, feeding on the decomposing plant matter. The plant does not grow naturally in the soil, but you can grow it on wire or mesh baskets, wooden boards, or plaques.
How to Grow Staghorn Fern on Anything
1. Staghorn Fern in Pots
You can grow staghorn ferns in standard pots—fill a well-draining, very loose potting mix comprising sphagnum moss or cocopeat and shredded pine bark in the majority. Water carefully to avoid waterlogged conditions.
2. Attaching Staghorn Fern on a Tree
Use a basket or a board and attach it to the tree using nails. Use a blend of equal parts of sphagnum moss, bark chips, and regular potting mix.
3. Staghorn Fern in a Hanging Basket
Attach the strings or wire to a hanging basket using ‘S’ hooks. Put the fern inside and display it in bathrooms, porches, or living rooms.
Have a look at the best hanging ferns here!
4. Staghorn Fern In Burlap
Mount a staghorn fern to a wooden board and cover the bottom part with a piece of burlap and some growing medium. The antler-like fronds give a dramatic look, and the perforated cloth of burlap will provide coolness.
5. Staghorn Fern in Wire Basket
Planting staghorn fern in a wire basket is also a good idea. Line the basket with an inch of moist sphagnum moss or coconut coir, fill it with a well-draining medium, and tuck in the fern.
Mount on Wood
6. Staghorn Fern on a Wooden Board
Use a wooden board or plaque and mount the staghorn fern on it. Make sure it stays humid and is away from a windy window. Here’s a great DIY on how to make it.
7. Mounting Staghorn Fern on Driftwood
Use beautiful driftwood pieces, the process is quite similar that you opt for mounting the fern on wood.
8. Staghorn Fern on Cedar
Grow this coolest plant on cedar and create a beautiful home decor piece. Take the help of this step-by-step tutorial here.
Note: Use rot-resistant cedarwood for mounting staghorn ferns.
Taking Care of Mounted Staghorn Ferns
Mounted staghorn ferns would like a good bath weekly:
- Take off the mount from the wall if you can.
- Soak the mount along with the plant in a tub of water.
- Allow it to dry completely before hanging again.
- Mist the plant occasionally for healthy growth.
- If you can’t remove the mounted plant, spraying it with water would be the only option.
Taking Care for Staghorn Fern in a Pot or Wire Basket
- Keep your potted staghorn ferns where they receive filtered shade or indirect light. Always protect the plant from intense direct sun.
- Water when the growing medium feels a little dry to touch. Avoid overwatering as it can be fatal but at the same time, try to keep the growing medium slightly moist.
- As this lovely epiphytic fern is native to tropical forests, it grows best in humid surroundings, so provide that.
