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title: "Is anyone able to tell me which way my staghorn fern should be facing…"
description: "Is anyone able to tell me which way my staghorn fern should be facing up when I mount it? I have watched so many YouTube videos and now I'm completely stressed…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/NiZALrtASBeROEC20lQA3w/5cDyGyI4q87lOCWCGwlGFP"
community: "Fern Friends"
author: "Mandi"
published: "2025-11-06T13:54:54.418815Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Goth_YUGn5L4YioAiIJdloXn0dawHJkoUhw9gaWp3Dw/sH-Ol3BkQTmdt_Ae8KW4Kw.webp?size=large"
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# Is anyone able to tell me which way my staghorn fern should be facing…

_Posted by Mandi on 2025-11-06_

Is anyone able to tell me which way my staghorn fern should be facing up when I mount it? I have watched so many YouTube videos and now I'm completely stressed out that I'm going to put it upsidedown. please help 💔

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Goth_YUGn5L4YioAiIJdloXn0dawHJkoUhw9gaWp3Dw/sH-Ol3BkQTmdt_Ae8KW4Kw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Goth_YUGn5L4YioAiIJdloXn0dawHJkoUhw9gaWp3Dw/tRZ68n3fQ9aEui_00Tn3fw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Goth_YUGn5L4YioAiIJdloXn0dawHJkoUhw9gaWp3Dw/P4IqOrQ2SViKbA4TH0tLOg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-06

The newest fron should be facing upwards. It's also fine to keep it in its pot until it grows a new frond

### drabbit4u commented on 2025-11-07

I don’t know if I did mine correctly (first try) but here it is. It’s been mounted about 3 months and looks healthy/is growing.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YRHJRfMuM6rJd7bTcA8vCT5zQpYezbFkFwYtDooVYgA/XxxSYNSzRPmRLmJzRUuv6Q.webp?size=large)

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