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11 amazing photos of your next plant purchase

We’re so in love - by Diana Moore
  • 15 Feb 2018
11 amazing photos of your next plant purchase
Chris Warnes

A staghorn is an impressive beast and one plant that doesn’t need a garden to thrive.

As an epiphyte, or air plant, a staghorn fern and the smaller, more slimline elkhorn fern will grow just about anywhere. Providing you can establish a sufficient base for them, such as a timber board or sturdy tree, they will take water and nutrients from the air and surrounds, making them a versatile and portable choice to add a pop of lush greenery to your balcony, back fence or courtyard walls.

Best kept slightly dry in cold weather, a weekly soaking and the odd handful of leaf matter (in the absence of surrounding trees) or a banana peel cut up and popped in the top is all they need to grow and flourish.

We love their angular, sculptural shape, with new leaves jutting from a central core that appears somehow prehistoric in form - and the way they tend to loom, lush from above. The ultimate vertical garden, staghorns draw the eye upwards and take your garden out of the ground and onto your walls.

Not convinced? Look at these stunning examples:

1. Upright elkhorn

ezrahakimi View Profile
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The 15th P. Ridleyi collections. #indoorplants #outdoorplants #houseplants #jungleplants #plantdecor #fernaddict #pokoktandukkijang #pokoktandukrusa #fern #outdoorplants #outdoorplant #staghornfern #pokokhutan #exoticplants #exoticplant #staghornferns #polypodiaceae #garden #platycerium #plantmakepeoplehappy #botanicalpickmeup #plantparenthood #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #hobby #landscaping #landscape #platyceriumridleyi #boyswithplants #boywithplants #photoshoot

2. Well established studio companion

we_are_scout_lisa View Profile
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This! The most incredible stag horn ever. Check the door for scale! At @lisabakehouse studio. And take a look at my stories for a little 👀 inside tonight. #staghornfern #plantsofinstagram

3. Small and sweet indoors

fernwehinteriors View Profile
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I 💗 this setup oh so much. Why? Well a) there's an amazing #staghornfern on the wall (I'm a little bit of a #plantlady 😉) b) that leather "Rhys" chair from @anthropologie is swoon worthy and c) this palette is simple- there's nothing fussy about it. * * * * * * #inspireothers #vibezz #designenvy #milkmagazine #housenvy #homepolish #mydomaine #hometour #hygge #bohemianstyle #inspiredbythis #housebeautiful #instagood #adorehome #sfgirlbybay #howwedwell #flashesofdelight #kinfolkmag #interiordecor #designfiles #boholuxe #midcentury #scandistyle #surfshack #jungalowstyle #theeverygirl #midcenturymodern #dominomag

4. Epiphyte club

padre_oscuro View Profile
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Plants are solid sunlight ☀️

5. Jungle giant

botanicalwomen View Profile
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#girlswithplants Girl: ? Source:@botanica.boutique Plant: #staghornfern . . . #botanicalwomen #giantplant #ferns #plantsofinstagram #plantas #greenery #plantsmakepeoplehappy #urbangarden #urbanjunglebloggers #photographyoftheday

6. Lean and lush

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P.¿? #platycerium#staghornfern #fern#iloveferns#secret#botanyvalley#ビカクシダ #植物のある暮らし

7. Getting started

treehouseplants View Profile
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Stag horn ferns! Cutest plants ever! They love indirect light/part shade. And a misting every other day. You can hang them from the wall or use as a centerpiece. {{$25}} #treehouseplants #treehouseplantsbham #bellingham #bham #buylocal #supportlocal #homemadeisbetter #bohostyle #staghornfern

8. Smooth against rustic textures

michellemasonuk View Profile
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Big green bottle and stag horn fern #staghornfern #monstera #flowermarket #flowershopping #glassware #glassjar #vintagestyle #vintagehome #vintagelove #greenery #houseplants #plantstyling #plants #plantbased #plantas #plantlove #indoorgarden #indoordecor #masonandpaintet #columbiaroadflowermarket

9. Potted Prince

verticalflora View Profile
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Hand carved teak & staghorn ferns 💚🌿💚 Message me if interested or you want to come shop the #studio !

10. Up close and personal

botanica.boutique View Profile
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Beautiful new growth on the showroom stag. I was worried for a while after the transportation from it's previous happy spot. A young leaf in the budding stage is appearing and as the current fertile fronds are darkening finally these little guys are showing through. Phew success! Sleepless nights and extra love has paid off. 💚

11. Hanging around

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▲p.hilliiiiii お久しぶりです。 ひっちゃかめっちゃかです。 生きてます。僕。 こちら只今31℃。 #hillii #Platycerium #麋角羊歯 #staghornfern #ビカクシダ #コウモリラン #houkaen #法花園 #植物 #green #plants #ビカクのある暮らし #ビカクシダ普及委員会 #Waft #hillii

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