P. willinckii ‘Gabriel’
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Also recorded as: Gabriel · 加百列 All names
Cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Gabriel’ at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing its tall layered shield crown and broad pearly silver fertile fronds spreading into many narrow, wing-like terminal branches.
Mature · © Haruhana · All rights reservedThe current recognition guide is the combination of a compact outline, dense pearly silver-white fertile fronds, repeated branching, and a broad wing-like spread. Provenance to the original Haruhana mother plant remains the dependable way to identify the clone because growing… Read full description
- Species
- Platycerium willinckii
- Reported origin
- Taiwan Details
Care
Leave room on both sides of the mount for Gabriel’s broad, wing-like fronds to spread.
Give it bright indirect daylight, such as a bright window with strong sun softened by a sheer curtain. Keep air circulating around the mount and fronds; a small fan can help in a still indoor space.
Description
A compact, highly sculptural P. willinckii selection. Photographs of the original mother plant show dense pearly silver-white fertile fronds spreading broadly from side to side. Exact mature measurements will be added after the original plant is measured.
The fertile fronds are thick, pearly silver-white, and repeatedly divided. Mature fronds spread broadly like wings and finish in many narrow upturned or recurved tips.
The current recognition guide is the combination of a compact outline, dense pearly silver-white fertile fronds, repeated branching, and a broad wing-like spread. Provenance to the original Haruhana mother plant remains the dependable way to identify the clone because growing conditions and maturity can alter its appearance.
Classification
Platycerium
Platycerium willinckii
Names and usage
Original name · English
Translated name · Traditional Chinese
Origin & history
Reported originTaiwan · Haruhana (晴花鹿苑), Taiwan
Sabrina Wang of Haruhana (晴花鹿苑), a specialist Platycerium nursery in Taiwan, personally sowed spores collected from one known P. willinckii ‘Dwarf Nook’ mother plant and kept the culture isolated. She raised the sporelings, selected the individual now called ‘Gabriel’, and named it. Haruhana first introduced the selection publicly in 2022. The original Dwarf Nook source plant and the original Gabriel mother plant are both still held by Haruhana.
2022
Sabrina Wang named the selection Gabriel, with the official Traditional Chinese name 加百列. Haruhana explains that the name refers to the archangel Gabriel and the mature fertile fronds’ resemblance to spreading angel wings.
People and organizations
Sabrina Wang
Person · TaiwanSabrina personally sowed spores from the known Dwarf Nook source plant and raised the isolated culture from which Gabriel was chosen.
Sabrina Wang
Person · TaiwanSabrina selected the individual that became Gabriel from the sporelings she raised.
Sabrina Wang
Person · TaiwanSabrina named the selected plant Gabriel / 加百列.
Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
Organization · TaiwanWebsite ↗︎Haruhana first introduced Gabriel publicly in 2022 and maintains the original mother plant.
Supporting photographs
Cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Gabriel’, showing its compact form, upright shield fronds, and broad silver-white fertile fronds with repeated branching.
Mature · September 19, 2026 · © Johnny Lee · All rights reservedMounted cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Gabriel’ with its nursery label visible, documenting the overall plant and identification context.
Mature · September 19, 2026 · © Johnny Lee · All rights reservedClose view of a cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Gabriel’, showing the silver-white covering and repeatedly divided fertile-frond tips.
Fertile frond · September 19, 2026 · © Johnny Lee · All rights reservedLineage & species
Lineage
Gabriel is a selected Dwarf Nook sporeling
The original Gabriel plant is a selected spore-grown offspring of one known Dwarf Nook mother plant. It is not an offset or clone of Dwarf Nook.
Platycerium willinckii
P. willinckii ‘Dwarf Nook’
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.
Propagation
- Produces fertile spores
- Produces pups / vegetative offspring
Documented claims
Historical and factual accounts shown with their review status and supporting sources.
Origin
Sabrina Wang raised and selected Gabriel
Sabrina Wang personally sowed spores from one known Dwarf Nook mother plant, kept the culture isolated, raised the resulting sporelings, and selected the plant now called Gabriel.
Naming
Sabrina Wang named the selection
Sabrina Wang named the selected plant Gabriel and confirmed 加百列 as its official Traditional Chinese name.
Introduction
Haruhana introduced Gabriel in 2022
Haruhana first introduced Gabriel publicly in 2022.
Lineage
Gabriel is a selected Dwarf Nook sporeling
The original Gabriel plant is a selected spore-grown offspring of one known Dwarf Nook mother plant. It is not an offset or clone of Dwarf Nook.
Living material
The source and selected mother plants still exist
Haruhana still holds both the Dwarf Nook plant that supplied the source spores and the one original Gabriel mother plant.
Description
Pearly white wing-like fertile fronds
The original mother plant has dense pearly silver-white fertile fronds that divide repeatedly and spread broadly like wings, ending in numerous narrow upturned or recurved tips.
Propagation
Offsets continue the original Gabriel clone
Every authentic Haruhana Gabriel offset descends vegetatively from the one original Gabriel mother plant.
Propagation
Gabriel sporelings are offspring
Haruhana also raises and sells Gabriel sporelings. These are genetically new offspring and are not the original Gabriel clone.
Sources
Johnny Lee
Interview with Sabrina Wang about P. willinckii ‘Gabriel’2026Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
P. Gabriel ↗︎Date not establishedHaruhana USA
P. Gabriel OC Mounted Pup ↗︎Date not established
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