P. willinckii ‘Lunella’
plat-ee-SIR-ee-um wil-LINK-ee-eye loo-NEL-uh
Also recorded as: Lunella All names
Front view of a cultivated Platycerium willinckii ‘Lunella’ at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing its upright green shield fronds and pale, repeatedly branched fertile fronds.
Mature · September 6, 2026 · © Haruhana · All rights reservedThe most useful publicly documented traits are its compact habit and tight, nearly circular shield fronds. Reliable source history to Haruhana remains important when identifying the selection.
- Species
- Platycerium willinckii
- Reported origin
- Taiwan Details
Description
How this plant is recognized
A compact P. willinckii selection whose tightly arranged shield fronds give the plant a rounded outline.
The shield fronds grow tightly around the base and become conspicuously round, producing the compact moon-like silhouette emphasized in Haruhana’s catalog.
The most useful publicly documented traits are its compact habit and tight, nearly circular shield fronds. Reliable source history to Haruhana remains important when identifying the selection.
Classification
Where this plant belongs
Platycerium
Platycerium willinckii
Names and usage
Original name · English
Origin & history
What is known so far
Where this plant came from and how its identity developed.
Reported originTaiwan · Haruhana, Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Lunella is a named selection created at Haruhana, a specialist staghorn fern nursery in Taiwan. Haruhana produced an isolated Moonlight × Celso spore culture in 2023 and selected Lunella from the resulting sporelings. The nursery still maintains the parent plant from which the spores were collected and introduced Lunella publicly in 2025.
2025
Haruhana invited its social-media followers to suggest a name for the selection. A follower proposed Lunella, and Haruhana chose the name because the plant resembles a little moon. Haruhana introduced Lunella publicly in 2025 and has not assigned it an official Chinese name.
People and organizations
The people and groups documented in this plant’s history.
Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
Organization · TaiwanWebsite ↗︎Haruhana produced the 2023 Moonlight × Celso spore culture from which Lunella was selected.
Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
Organization · TaiwanWebsite ↗︎Haruhana selected Lunella from the resulting sporelings.
Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
Organization · TaiwanWebsite ↗︎Haruhana introduced Lunella publicly in 2025.
Supporting photographs
Other documented views
Angled view of the same cultivated Lunella at Haruhana in Taiwan, showing the layered shield fronds, branching fertile fronds, mount, and nursery tag.
Mature · September 6, 2026 · © Haruhana · All rights reservedLineage and species
Species and documented relationships
Platycerium willinckii
Platycerium ‘Celso’
Haruhana selected Lunella from isolated Moonlight × Celso spore material in 2023. Celso is named in the nursery’s cross notation; this relationship does not assign a spore-producing parent.
Propagation
What has been observed
Documented propagation
- Produces pups / vegetative offspring
Evidence
Documented claims
Historical and factual accounts shown with their review status and supporting sources.
Origin
Created and selected at Haruhana in Taiwan
Haruhana produced a Moonlight × Celso spore culture in 2023 and selected Lunella from the resulting sporelings.
Propagation
Haruhana uses isolated spore cultures
The Moonlight × Celso culture from which Lunella was selected was maintained as an isolated spore culture at Haruhana.
Origin
Haruhana retains the spore-producing parent
Haruhana still maintains the parent plant from which the spores that produced the Lunella sporeling were collected.
Cultivation history
Publicly introduced in 2025
Haruhana introduced Lunella publicly in 2025.
Naming
Lunella has no official Chinese name
Haruhana uses Lunella as the official name and has not assigned the selection an official Chinese name.
Identity
Lunella is presented as a P. willinckii selection
Haruhana presents Lunella as a named selection of Platycerium willinckii.
Description
Compact habit with tight round shield fronds
Haruhana describes Lunella as compact, with tightly arranged, nearly circular shield fronds that create a moon-like outline.
Propagation
Lunella is currently propagated through offsets
Haruhana currently propagates Lunella only through offsets from the original selected plant, preserving the named clone.
Propagation
Future spore propagation is planned
Haruhana expects Lunella may become fertile around 2028 and plans to raise genetically new sporelings when spores become available.
Naming
Lunella was suggested by a follower and refers to the plant’s little-moon appearance
Haruhana asked its social-media followers to help name the selection. A follower suggested Lunella, and Haruhana chose it because the plant resembles a little moon.
Source register
Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
P. willinckii Pearl Queen OC ↗︎Date not establishedHaruhana USA
P. willinckii Pearl Queen — offset from mother plant ↗︎Date not establishedJohnny Lee
First-person information and field observation concerning P. willinckii ‘Lunella’2026Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
P. moonlight X celso sporeling ↗︎2025Haruhana / 晴花鹿苑
2025絕美新品 Lunella 大曝光! Our New Star in 2025, P. Lunella! ↗︎Date not establishedHaruhana USA
Haruhana variety catalog — dwarf & compact varieties ↗︎Date not established
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