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Get Your Own Voice Player ManageThe staghorn fern is a very intersting plant. In the wild it usually will be found attached to a tree, not a parasitic plant but a self sustaining epiphyte. Propagation is the same as with most ferns either from spores or removal of pups growing from the base of the parent plant. Most staghorns purchased will be growing in a pot this is fine yet overwatering is a problem, but for a more dramatic and healthier plant it should be mounted on a piece of wood such as cedar,redwood, etc. Direct sun is not beneficial to staghorns and will burn them, filtered sun light to shade is best. Allow the soil to dry in between waterings to avoid rot of sterile fronds and mount.