Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Each blossom serves as a

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

Providing good air circulation and allowing the roots to dry between waterings are essential for its care

described species

fleshy sepals with distinct keels (carinae)

Resembling a horse's saddle or a dove in flight

Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Each blossom serves as aP. 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