General Description | An epiphyte native to coastal Australia and New Guinea, latching onto many different species of trees in the area. |
Shape | Mounding. |
Landscape | Can be trained to latch onto mature trees that can support it. Grow indoors in pots or containers in colder climates. |
Propagation | By offsets of plantlets or spores. |
Cultivation | Plant in partial shade in wet to moist soils. |
Pests | Scale. |
Notable Specimens | Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
Habitat | Humid, wet coastal forests. |
Leaf Description | Pronounced fertile fronds that are reminiscent of Elk's Horns. Fertile fronds are smaller and much less showy than the sterile larger fronds. Fertile fronds and small, simple-pinnate and are covered in a very loose fuzz. |
Colour Description | rich green to grey-green sterile fronds. Darker green fertile fronds covered in a copper-brown fuzz. Woody-brown root. |
Texture Description | Smooth. |