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And the most heat-sensitive plants, including Max, a decades-old staghorn fern, and a group of orchids, have been moved from a greenhouse perch to a safer, cooler location.

Lemon button, crocodile or bird’s nest ferns work well on bookshelves or hung from a hook on the ceiling, while staghorn ferns can live in wall displays.

There’s a full staghorn fern that grows from the wall.

The four of us emerged from the Woodland Garden, an informal area filled with camellias and staghorn ferns, and found ourselves on a paved terrace equipped with drink stands.

An epiphyte like the Monstera deliciosa, the staghorn fern has its roots attach to tree trunks and branches in tropical forests, and it gets its nutrients from the water and air.