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Ravenea (maybe) Glauca


Jdiaz31089

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Perry in Grover Beach had a couple of these at his place when i was there last month and i brought one home with me. He said that he initially believed them to be R. glauca, but that some PS members had seen them and thought they might be something else. I already had two small glaucas so i planted them all near each other to see what this grows into with a bit more sun and heat. It'll be interesting to see how they differ, if they differ at all.

The large palm in the middle is Perry's (possibly) glauca, the other two small ones are Floribunda glaucas. Pay no attention to the burned up cyphophoenix to the right...

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The foliage seems about right for glauca, but I can't really get a decent view of the base. That's the biggest giveaway. I have one glauca that is a fast grower & has fairly relaxed leaf tips. I have another that is slowwww, and more upright, as yours is. The only other Ravenea that is similar in shape at that size is sp. "new". At least the ones I'm familiar with.

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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On 3/25/2017, 4:33:30, quaman58 said:

The foliage seems about right for glauca, but I can't really get a decent view of the base. That's the biggest giveaway. I have one glauca that is a fast grower & has fairly relaxed leaf tips. I have another that is slowwww, and more upright, as yours is. The only other Ravenea that is similar in shape at that size is sp. "new". At least the ones I'm familiar with.

Is this better? This one was grown in full shade, a few blocks from the ocean in Grover Beach, so no real heat and no direct sun. It could be why it's so upright. At my place, it's getting full sun with a southern exposure so it'll be interesting to see how how it's overall habit changes, if it changes at all. 

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Yeah Josue, that does look like glauca. An awesome palm. They can be dry, but will respond well to lots of water..

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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I got one of these from Perry and mine has done well in shade in my chilly backyard. Moderate growth speed for my climate. Fronds are a bit brittle but otherwise it's a pleaser.

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Jason Dewees

Inner Sunset District

San Francisco, California

Sunset zone 17

USDA zone 10a

21 inches / 530mm annual rainfall, mostly October to April

Humidity averages 60 to 85 percent year-round.

Summer: 67F/55F | 19C/12C

Winter: 56F/44F | 13C/6C

40-year extremes: 96F/26F | 35.5C/-3.8C

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8 minutes ago, JasonD said:

I got one of these from Perry and mine has done well in shade in my chilly backyard. Moderate growth speed for my climate. Fronds are a bit brittle but otherwise it's a pleaser.

Cool! Do you have any pictures?

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No pictures. Maybe I'll try to capture it. Pretty crowded and shaded.

Jason Dewees

Inner Sunset District

San Francisco, California

Sunset zone 17

USDA zone 10a

21 inches / 530mm annual rainfall, mostly October to April

Humidity averages 60 to 85 percent year-round.

Summer: 67F/55F | 19C/12C

Winter: 56F/44F | 13C/6C

40-year extremes: 96F/26F | 35.5C/-3.8C

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19 hours ago, Jdiaz31089 said:

Is this better? This one was grown in full shade, a few blocks from the ocean in Grover Beach, so no real heat and no direct sun. It could be why it's so upright. At my place, it's getting full sun with a southern exposure so it'll be interesting to see how how it's overall habit changes, if it changes at all. 

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Looks very similar to my R. glauca from Jungle Music, which I planted in the ground about a year ago. It's under the shade of a pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana), next to a Kalanchoe pumila 'silver gray.'

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Josue

Tha looks like the palm sold as glauca which I have too. (Just planted four fifteeners last week!)

 

The real glauca based on herbarium specimens was found by Len Geiger (LJG) up on some high mountains on Madagascar.

Maybe he'll share some of his pictures if they can't be found on PT.

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Here's Len in front of the plants he found in the mountains.

Note how bundled up he is.

The ones we call glauca will likely get renamed.

Whatever you call them, they're wonderful and reliable. Good luck to all with yours!

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Here are my newly planted glaucas.

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Here are the older ones, I think it's too shaded for them.

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9 hours ago, Hammer said:

I really like R. glauca. I only have one in my garden.  Wish I had more.

A certain palm grower by a lake has some; that's where I got mine

They like fast-draining soil and plenty of water.

 

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