P. willinckii ‘Dwarf Nook’
plat-ee-SIR-ee-um wil-LINK-ee-eye DWORF NOOK
Also recorded as: Dwarf Nook All names
Spore-grown Dwarf Nook selected and pictured by Vandaka Plants, showing the shield crown and divided fertile fronds. Source: Vandaka Plants.
Mature · Original source ↗︎Dwarf Nook plants share documented descent from the same horticultural spore line, but they do not share one fixed appearance. Individual seedlings can vary considerably. Source history is therefore more dependable than any single frond shape, and exceptional seedlings such as… Read full description
- Species
- Platycerium willinckii
- Reported origin
- Thailand Details
Description
A seed-grown dwarf line rather than one clone. The source mother was described as small and short, while its descendants range from strongly compact dwarfs to less extreme forms.
Dwarf Nook plants share documented descent from the same horticultural spore line, but they do not share one fixed appearance. Individual seedlings can vary considerably. Source history is therefore more dependable than any single frond shape, and exceptional seedlings such as Spur and Gabriel are recorded separately under their own names.
Classification
Platycerium
Platycerium willinckii
Names and usage
Original name · English
Origin & history
Reported originThailand · Thailand
Dwarf Nook began in Thailand around 2018–2019. A PlatyWiki account based on a direct conversation with Nook says that Thai Platycerium grower Mr. Nook collected spores from a small, short P. willinckii in his collection and sent them to Mr. Noppadol, a Thai grower associated with Noppadol Garden. Mr. Noppadol sowed the spores and raised the seedlings, and Nook named the resulting seed-grown line Dwarf Nook. The name applies to the related spore-grown line rather than one identical clone.
2018
Dwarf describes the compact source plant, and Nook refers to the Thai grower who collected the spores and named the line.
People and organizations
Mr. Nook
Person · ThailandNook collected the spores from a compact P. willinckii in his collection.
Mr. Nook
Person · ThailandNook named the resulting seed-grown line Dwarf Nook.
Naohiro Narisawa
Person · JapanWebsite ↗︎Noppadol sowed the spores supplied by Nook and raised the original seedlings.
Lineage & species
Platycerium willinckii
P. willinckii ‘Gabriel’
Sabrina Wang raised Gabriel in an isolated sowing of spores collected from one known Dwarf Nook mother plant. Gabriel is a selected spore-grown offspring, not an offset or clone of Dwarf Nook.
Platycerium willinckii ‘Spur’
The Spur selector’s account identifies it as a selected Dwarf Nook special sporeling.
Propagation
- Produces fertile spores
Documented claims
Historical and factual accounts shown with their review status and supporting sources.
Propagation
Mr. Noppadol raised the original seedlings
Mr. Noppadol sowed the spores supplied by Nook and raised the resulting seedlings.
Origin
Dwarf Nook began in Thailand
Around 2018–2019, Thai grower Mr. Nook collected spores from a compact P. willinckii in his collection and sent them to Mr. Noppadol to be raised.
Naming
Nook named the seed-grown line
Nook gave the resulting group of seedlings the name Dwarf Nook. Dwarf describes the compact source plant, while Nook identifies the grower associated with the line.
Identity
Dwarf Nook is a variable seed-grown line
Dwarf Nook refers to related spore-grown plants rather than one identical clone. Its seedlings can develop markedly different forms.
Offspring
Gabriel is a named Dwarf Nook offspring
Sabrina Wang selected Gabriel from an isolated sowing of spores collected from one known Dwarf Nook mother plant.
Offspring
Spur is a named Dwarf Nook offspring
Spur was selected from a Dwarf Nook special sporeling batch and later received its own name.
Sources
PlatyWiki — community-maintained staghorn fern reference
Platycerium willinckii ‘Dwarf Nook’ ↗︎2025Johnny Lee
Interview with Sabrina Wang about P. willinckii ‘Gabriel’2026Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
P. Gabriel ↗︎Date not establishedPlatyWiki
Spur / 骨刺 ↗︎Date not established黃鳥哥 / Yellow Bird Brother
[Facebook post recounting the origin of Spur / 骨刺] ↗︎Date not established黃仕傑
鹿角蕨日記簿：栽培與觀賞 ↗︎2025
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