Platycerium willinckii Size:8-inch Pot (C) Now commonly used as a

Now commonly used as a hardy landscape plant

25 inch wide leaves

An Australian hybrid of (concolor x ionantha) by Margaret Paterson

The excitement still lingers when I think of my fist encounter with the species in the wild

Anthesis color is a brighter purple

Platycerium willinckii Size:8-inch Pot (C) Now commonly used as aAn attractive species from Java that forms large clumps with upswept, deeply lobbed, shield fronds and long fertile fronds that can hang six feet or more, bifurcating several times toward their lower ends. Somewhat slow growing, but not as tender as you may have heard. We grow plants which we brought back from Pacet, Java, outdoors, unprotected, and we have had some recent cold winters with no visible damage. The plant pictured on a tree below is