Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Resembling a horse's saddle or

Resembling a horse's saddle or a dove in flight

such as shades of green

These flowers are usually arranged in sprays

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

fleshy sepals with distinct keels (carinae)

Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Resembling a horse's saddle orP. 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