There are distinct plants which are Elkhorn Ferns (Platycerium bifurcatum) and Staghorn Ferns (Platycerium superbum). Unfortunately the names are too often confused and even nurseries get it mixed up. They have similar growing conditions and people who don't know just use the names interchangeably. Because they are native locally (though not exactly where I live) differentiating is a bit more important. In foreign countries the Elkhorn is the most common. In fact I haven't seen any (accurate) reference to Staghorns on foreign garden web sites. I've dug out some of my photos which will show you the difference. This Elkhorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) is in habitat. The photo's of a small plant, they do get a lot bigger. It's a "colony" of many plants in fact, they multiply and grow in a cluster. You can divide the clusters/colonies and get more separate plants.

g'day tony, just had a look at some elk and stag animal pics, and to me the p.bifurcatum elkhorn fern would more aptly match the elk's horn if you compare the secondry frond as i believe is the case, and like wise with some imagination the stag's horn resembles the secondry frond of the p. superbum stag horn, which for my life time is how they have always been named funnily enough though the only time i started to see any differing of that was when common names are turned around in the us of a gardening circles. heaven to betsy next we'll be calling qld blues squash, they are well adopted common names for the sake of common gardeners lets keep it that way. the stag that i got which was growing upside down had already developed secondry fronds, before it hung loose from its original mounting, so when i got it i had a choice do i put it back the way it was of leave it grow and leave it grow i did, adn with no confusion to me was as good a stag as i ever grew. len

Could you wire it to and old door or gate, perhaps gleaned from the hard rubbish or the tip? It certainly is a decent size!! I know it will eventually cling to the wood by itself, but it would need a fair bit of support in the meantime. Cheers, Dee.

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/fern/lady-fern This site has a lot of information on identification.