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Apr 17, 2015 9:55 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Arico, I propagate and grow staghorns commercially, but don't grow the superbum. They are just too "monstrous" and their size and weight would be problematical for me to move them around. All staghorns, regardless of variety (there are only 17 known varieties in existence) are tropical plants and won't take freezes or heavy frosts. You would have to move this baby inside when your nighttime lows get below 40F. Staghorns are epiphytic plants and this particular one would have to be in a large, heavy wire hanging basket or mounted on some kind of heavy wood or heavy wire panel. I start my "baby" ones in well-draining potting mix, but as soon as the fronds get around 8" long, they will be mounted, sans soil.
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