Mount Staghorn Fern Wall Wood

Supermoss 23296 driftwood for air plants natural.

Mount staghorn fern wall wood. Staghorn ferns grow as epiphytes directly on living trees and on rocks without soil in tropical climates. Create living wall art with this staghorn fern mounting that is made with wood and finished with burlap. Some scrap wood to build a mounting base we used some pallet scrap from our pallet patio remodel which you can see here. Place the potted fern in the center of the wood plank making sure that a sterile leaf is turned toward the top.

One of the most popular ways to grow staghorn fern is to mount it on wood planks with a growing medium such as peat moss. Use a pencil to roughly mark four equal corners around the plant. They can be successfully grown on wood or other types of mounts with only the slightest amount of organic matter. Lay a small rounded mound of wet sphagnum moss in the center of the mount.

Drill a hole in each of the marks and then screw in stainless steel screws. You can mount staghorn ferns directly to brick stone or wood outdoors by inserting eyebolts into the wall several inches apart and placing the plant between the bolts and wrapping line back and.