Beaucarnea recurvata, flowers

[edric]

My Beaucarnea recurvata female, is flowering for the second time, Ed

[Gonzer]

The seeds are very easy to germinate (if you didn't know already).

[edric]

Hi Greg, yes, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed, last time it did not get fertilized with pollen, Ed

[edric]

5/6/2017  Ed

[fiji jim]

Looks like a very tall plant.

How old and tall is it?

jim

[edric]

Hi Jim, the fence is 6 ft., and I bought it  as a three gallon in 1987 at K-Mart, as a gift for a girlfriend at the time, guess who got stuck caring for it for eternity, in ground 2004, ball is about six feet across, with over a dozen branches, planted right at the base of my leech field, Ed

[fiji jim]

Cool.

So they don't mind wet feet?

jim

[Geoff]

Some flowering shots from California plants

[edric]

Hi Jim, they store water in their ball, probably can't take wet feet, flowers are too cool Geoff, Ed

[fiji jim]

Thanks Edric.

I hope that it produces viable seed for you.

Jim

[edric]

Thanks Jim, Ed

[edric]

5/12/2017  Ed

[edric]

[PalmatierMeg]

Very cool, Ed. I always thought they were monocarpic. Am I mistaken?

[edric]

Hi Meg, yes you are mistaken, this one has flowered twice now, Ed

[Umbrae]

One of mine is just starting to  bloom

[Josh-O]

neat!!