Phoenicophorium recovered after the drought

[doranakandawatta]

The Phoenicophorium we planted in 2011 in our first garden suffered from the 4 months drought:

in april 2014:

now, it recovered and grows nicely:

[Peter Timmermans]

Very nice palm. Must be great to grow palms in Sri Lanka.

[doranakandawatta]

Very nice palm. Must be great to grow palms in Sri Lanka.

Yes it is!

Peter, why don't you come and see your old dutch colonial past?

[Peter Timmermans]

It is very tempting. I'll think about it. Has there been an IPS Biennial to Sri Lanka?

[doranakandawatta]

I think it never happened since the palm-gardens in Ceylon may be too small and very few, and the touristic infrastructure too small in order to receive IPS crowd… but it could be a pre- or post- Biennal for the next one in Singapore…

Anyway, you can come alone and enjoy, and if we meet, it may be the first PRA in Sri Lanka.

(lets make an appointment in front of the 5th Lodoicea , left side of the Coco-de Mer avenue in Peradeniya garden)

I am looking forward to meeting a Palmtalk friend there and share rice and curry (until now it never happened).

[comic097]

Beautiful palm Philippe, ceratinly has recovered nicely, thanks for posting mate

[Bismark]

What a stunner. I would love one of these in my garden Philippe. Palmpedia reckons they take full sun from an early age? How much sun does yours take?

[doranakandawatta]

What a stunner. I would love one of these in my garden Philippe. Palmpedia reckons they take full sun from an early age? How much sun does yours take?

Half shade is better, we tried in full sun, they are slow growing, they burn and get full orange leaves under our srilankan full sun which can last for days.

(I understood hawaiian full sun can be part of the day, the other part being cloudy or rainy )

[Cindy Adair]

Your photos are lovely as always.

My three little Phoenicophoriums are in shade. They grow slowly but seem healthy and considering they went into the ground as 2 leaf seedlings I am happy they are alive!

This one was planted 4/11.

This one was planted 11/11. I did not photograph another one nearby. I may try moving one of these into more sun in the future.

[doranakandawatta]

Cindy,

Your plants are lovely babies, they'll start to grow fast soon

I am always impressed by your seedlings planted in the real ground of the jungle; In Doranakanda garden I learnt how wild boars or even rabbits can be interested by newly planted palms:

Dypsis lastelliana, Bentinckia condapanna, Clinostigma samoense were the victims, and not the less valuable species !

Gladly porcupines don't come here: they destroy Thabit Suby's collection in Piliyandala.

[Cindy Adair]

Cindy,

Your plants are lovely babies, they'll start to grow fast soon

I am always impressed by your seedlings planted in the real ground of the jungle; In Doranakanda garden I learnt how wild boars or even rabbits can be interested by newly planted palms:

Dypsis lastelliana, Bentinckia condapanna, Clinostigma samoense were the victims, and not the less valuable species !

Gladly porcupines don't come here: they destroy Thabit Suby's collection in Piliyandala.

I do love animals, but would not love having any of these palm destroyers visit my farm! I am so sorry for the loss of those nice palms.