Spindle Palm?

[Ivorhooper]

Hi all, bought this palm as Hyophorbe verschaffeltii last November.

Please can someone confirm whether this is what it says it is? I have seen pics of young spindle palms and the base of them looks almost black.

I also saw a pic of a Pseudopheonix sargentii seedling yesterday, and it looked the spitting image of this one.

Thanks

[Monòver]

99% it is Pseudophoenix sargenti.

[PalmatierMeg]

9 minutes ago, Monòver said:

99% it is Pseudophoenix sargenti.

Agree. And a very rare find in the UK, I reckon. Slow growing, very much so in your area. It comes from the Caribbean where it gets sun, heat and high humidity. It can take down to about freezing. It is drought tolerant but can rot if kept too wet, esp. in cold weather. Here in SWFL our summers are rainy but our winters are dry. Cold rain means almost certain death for most tropical palms.

[Ivorhooper]

Thanks for the answers. It was meant to be a houseplant! I guess I'll see how it goes.

I wondered why the spear has only grown 33cm since I bought it last November, and it's been outside since May. Its just thinking about opening the spear now.

At this rate I won't get a leaf per year!

On the plus side, it grew slow and steady over winter on a south facing window sill and looked very healthy. I hardly watered it just in case of rot.

[Missi]

You've already gotten your answer, but just for fun I'm chiming in to say it's a spitting image of my P. sargentii. Sweet find!