Elephant Staghorn Fern - Platycerium elephantotis Ornamental greenish-white fruits in late summer

greenish-white fruits in late summer

You can eat Peanut Butter Fruit straight off the tree or make it into sauces

it also produces impressive red and white flower clusters

Zones: 7-9)

Depending on the light

Elephant Staghorn Fern - Platycerium elephantotis Ornamental greenish-white fruits in late summerIf you want to get people talking about the elephant in the room, this is the elephant you need. The leaves on this brand new fern get so giant that people won't be able to keep from talking about it. How huge do the leaves get? We're talking elephant sized: up to 4 feet wide. Staghorn ferns can be grown in many ways: in a pot or mounted on a slab of wood, tree fern fiber, or a wire basket. They do well indoors and outdoors in areas where freezes