Staghorn ferns hang from trees or rocks and glean nutrients and moisture from the air. At home, they can be mounted on wood or fit into wire baskets with wet sphagnum. (Submitted photo) One of my best ...

I'm always on the hunt for unique houseplants to add to my growing collection and staghorn ferns certainly make the cut. These epiphytic plants grow on the bark of trees in their natural habitat and ...

-Staghorn Ferns are epiphytic meaning they grow in the canopy of trees in the wild. They use their old “shield” leaves as a sponge to collect rain water and organic debris. -Several species can be ...

Driftwood (like this from Amazon) or cork work well for mounted bromeliads and can enhance the look of the display. You can then use moss or coco coir (from Amazon) to wrap the roots and attach them ...

A question for Dan Gill: A dear friend gave me a staghorn fern four or five years ago, and it now seems to have fallen on hard times. The round ball out of which the antlers grow seems to be ...

QUESTION: A few days ago I found a nest of ants in my staghorn fern. Would a periodic dusting with boric acid be harmful to the plant? ANSWER: Gardeners should keep boric acid treatments away from ...

Q. My jatropha has white fuzzy growth that is attacking the leaves and stems. How can I control this pest permanently? — Mrs. S. Goldstein, Boca Raton A. The problem is mealybug. You can use systemic ...