Calyptrocalyx 'Kainlas'

[aussiearoids]

Just pulled this little plant out to give it a feed , it's grown a fair bit from the tiny seedling I got nearly 2 years ago . Will plant it out next year .

[Morabeza]

ahhhh so wickedly beautiful!

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Michael

                  Got the mature one here now.

Top looking seedling Dude, Give me a Bell After Tea.

              Regards Mikey. .

[SubTropicRay]

Very nice.

[XYZ]

Michael:

Had three seedlings of these gifted by our mutual friend in Mosemann blow up on me early on in my career of killing rare Malesian palms. Definitely a winner - Kudos on a very well-grown plant.

As an excellent case of convergent evolution in very (and I do mean very) distantly-related plants, here's a picture of a fairly rare dwarf, rheophytic cyclanth from Panamá (Dicranopygium harlingii) that looks like it could be your Calyptro's twin. I cultivate them as kind of a booby prize...

[Zac in NC]

(stone jaguar @ Mar. 27 2007,13:39)

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Michael:

Had three seedlings of these gifted by our mutual friend in Mosemann blow up on me early on in my career of killing rare Malesian palms. Definitely a winner - Kudos on a very well-grown plant.

As an excellent case of convergent evolution in very (and I do mean very) distantly-related plants, here's a picture of a fairly rare dwarf, rheophytic cyclanth from Panamá (Dicranopygium harlingii) that looks like it could be your Calyptro's twin. I cultivate them as kind of a booby prize...

OH!!! MY!!! GOD!!! That Cyclanth should be in propagation in the US. I bet it would sell like hotcakes. Thats such a fabulous looking plant, but so is the Calyptrocalyx.

Zac

[XYZ]

Zac:

Thanks. Not wanting to steal any of Miguel's quite considerable thunder for growing to perfection a rare & gorgeous palmlet that is high on my own list of desiderata but, "Yes", I am currently propagating these plants. They max out about 35 cm across and 30 cm tall. This pic was taken of one tray of seedlings mid last year...I'm just waiting for first flowering and then will release some commercially in Florida later this year. The ultimate wealthy snobs' ground cover ;-)

[Utopia Palms]

Hi Michael

That’s one of the best forms of calyptrocalyx, they only grow two about 1.5m tall, if you can try to find a nice shady spot and get it in the ground, as it gets much better with age and size.

And that cyclanth from Panamá is just fantastic! is it very cold tolerant and how dependent is it with its water requirements are they? Also dose it make seeds or is it propagated by division? I take it that it loves water. And as you have said it could pass as a twin for the Calyptrocalyx for sure, i would love to try one if you do ever get a few seeds, Thank you both for the great photos especially that Cyclanth (Dicranopygium harlingii)

Clayton.