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Sep 15, 2014 2:23 PM 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
Here is a brand new staghorn, Platycerium veitchii lemoinei. It was gifted to me by a nice lady in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. I got it potted but it was mounted on driftwood this afternoon and is now hanging under an oak tree.

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This is an uncommon variety (there are only 18 varieties in the entire Platycerium family). I already have a single lemoinei (with pup), and it is now approximately 10 years old. The fronds of the new one are 8-10" and the old one has 24-28" fronds.

Here is the 10 year old one. Like many of my plants, there is ample Spanish moss (a Tillandsia) growing adjacent to the plants.

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drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.

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