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Also,bought this from sg.buloh.Just to confirm what platy is this.Funkychips told me it's superbum,is it true?Would be glad if you share with me some tips.I made the 1st mistake by exposing it to the scorching direct sun and what left is some hideous burn mark on the leaves.:crying:

These are taken yesterday.I wish I could reverse the time and do what it's suppose to be done to grow a flawless platy.:glare:

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Yes that's superbum allright. As you can see there are tiny hairs covering all over the shield frond. The hairs actually help dispell any water from wetting the shield frond and at the same timehelps reflect away excessive lightsource.

The 2nd mistake is you are about to do is placing it outside exposed to shine and rain. This plant hates wet feet. Prior my discussion with Wanna, I was told only to water once a week and always put it under shelter. Never expose it to rain.
Hope this helps.

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Thanks for the facts Andy! If so....*biggrin2* superbum here I come!!!

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Huh!.......you are abt to hv wandae. Now superbum??? Hope you have space for these 2 giants.:1thumbup:

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Sry for the misconception,the photos are taken before the sunburn.Now the plant has some burnt mark.HAIZ

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Maybe, I can drive in some nails on the side of my porch walls for hanging. Yehhhhh.....!!:1thumbup:

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Andy,what fertiliser are you using?

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This is what I meant.Do you think it will recover?

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1084.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1085.jpg


My bifur under a mango tree
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Nice bifurcatum there. Your bifur. looks very green and healthy. YOu can use the same fertiliser for your superbum too. Unfortunately, I think you have to wait for developement of new shield fron to cover the old burnt ones. Normally I apply organic pellet type fertiliser every month and foliar feed them weekly.

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Hi, I was wondering how one would be able to differentiate young specimens between grande, wandae and superbum?

From kit1212's pic, I'm really curious what features of that platy (besides the tiny hairs) gave you the conclusion it's superbum? Personally, they all look kinda alike to me but then again, I still have lots to learn.

Regards,
Ronnie

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Before my elaborate explanation, I'll have to say my reply is solely based on much literature I've read and personal experience in raising them from seedlings.

Actually it's rather easy to distinguish wandae from others. The most distinct 'birth marks' that separates it form others is that this plant have 'fingers' covering the growth point (head). Both wandae and superbum have similiar coloration and veins pattern on their shield fronds. Wandae is still rare in M'sia and much sought after.
Below are some growth pictures of my above explaination.

Finger at the growth point giving protection from external factors.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/DSCF4883.jpg

Notice the veinings are very similiar in both wandae and superbum.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1.../superbum1.jpg
(Photo courtesy from Wanna.)

Although these few giants like superbum, wandae or holttumii have similiar colorations in their shield fronds, ie: blue green or silvery green coloration, grande always stay at green color. Fuzzy fine hairs are much shorter in grande to almost non existence. Pict. below is an example of typical coloration of shield frond for grande.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/DSCF4890.jpg

Attached picture below is a holttumii. Both wandae and holttumii have very similar coloration except for the fingers as explained earlier.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/DSCF4886.jpg

No fingers in holttumii
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/DSCF4885.jpg

No fingers in superbum too.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/DSCF4888.jpg

These are some fine characteristic that separates them apart from each others. Ofcourse, they are much more easier to distinguish from each other like single lobe, double lobed, upper and lower lobed with fingers or without fingers among them.
Hope this helps.

AT

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AT, thanks for the detailed response but must admit I'll need more time to absorb the info and be more observant.

Personally, I have a keen interest in ridleyi and superbum because fully grown specimens are quite breathtaking. Then again, so are a few others!! [sometimes I'm so glad that there're only 18 species to hunt down!]

I have young plants of wandae and grande, but the latter grew a weird shaped fertile frond and new fronds growth were, best described by a friend, "wonky!" Was told that this occurs quite frequently with immature grande.

You mentioned "raising them from seedlings". May I know if you were referring to superbum or ...?

Regards,
Ronnie

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Update on my superbum.It does not look good :thumbdown:
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1541.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1540.jpg

Platycerium coronarium
http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1535.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1534.jpg

http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/w...2/DSCN1545.jpg