Platycerium coronarium 'Cv. White'

Beautiful choice 🌿 — Platycerium coronarium ‘Cv White is a rare cultivar of the staghorn fern family, prized for its silvery-white fronds and ornamental shape.
Let’s go over how to cultivate and care for it — especially for collectors or beginners.

🌱 Cultivation Guide (Beginner-Friendly)

1. 🌤 Light

• Prefers bright, filtered light — similar to orchid conditions.

• Avoid direct midday sun; morning or late afternoon sun is fine.

• If grown indoors, place near a bright east-facing window or use grow lights.

2. 💧 Watering

• Water when the moss base or mounting medium is almost dry.

• You can soak the entire mount in water for 10–15 minutes, then allow it to drain.

• In humid areas, mist 2–3× per week; in dry conditions, daily misting may be needed.

• Avoid constant wetness to prevent rot.

3. 🌡️ Temperature & Humidity

• Ideal range: 20–30 °C (68–86 °F).

• Keep humidity around 60–80%.

• Great for tropical and subtropical climates, or greenhouse culture.

4. 🌾 Mounting Medium

• Best mounted on:

  • Tree fern slabs, driftwood, or hardwood boards.

• Add a pad of sphagnum moss or fern fiber under the plant’s basal fronds to retain moisture.

• Avoid soil pots — they prefer air flow around roots.

5. 🌿 Fertilization

• Use a dilute foliar fertilizer every 2–3 weeks during the growing season (spring–summer).

  • e.g. ¼-strength orchid fertilizer or balanced NPK 20-20-20.

• Do not overfeed — these ferns grow slowly.

6. 🌱 Propagation

• Propagate via spores or pups (offsets), though ‘Snow White’ cultivars are often propagated via tissue culture to retain the variegated/silvery traits.