rhapis

[lyle-turner]

hey guys thought i would just start a new post since it took me so long to get bk to you all

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another

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more

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hehe more

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umm more

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1. R. Tenzen

2. R. Toyonishiki

3. R. Hinode

4. R Taizanishiki

5. R. ?  name it if u can

6. R. ? another name it if you can.

[RainForestt Robert]

Lyle

Really  nice Rhapis!

[lyle-turner]

Thanks mate.

In the march edition of *Palms* they had a write up on a new species R. vidalii has any one been able to get this yet ?

[Walter John]

Fantastic Lyle, bloody brilliant Rhapis.

What you haven't got though is Rhapis sp. "wal's wheelbarrow".

An extremely rare species often seen in company with the rare Dypsis remotiflora.

[lyle-turner]

very nice wal i love it =). im planning to move back to QLD within the next 12-18 months these babys should love the climate change

[Howeadypsis]

Very nice palms,i particularly like the third one for some reason!

[SubTropicRay]

Nice stuff!  I just ordered a "Super Dwarf" from Floribunda.  What can you guys tell me about this supposed new species?

Thanks,

Ray

[Jeff Searle]

Ray,

   The "Super Dwarf" dosen't seem to have a name yet. Treat it like most species, give it good shade most of the day. I'v had these planted about 2 years now, and their doing great. They then burned some when they were exposed to direct sun after Huricane Wilma. FYI, they start flowering about 6-8 inches tall!!! They are a cute little palm, to say the least.

[BS Man about Palms]

Lyle-

#5 looks very much like my R. Shippodenshiroshima......

geez, I think I spelled that right!

Bill

[Kamipalms]

I'd say #5 looks like R.zuiconishiki

#6 I'd go for Tyoynishiki

heres a couple of older pics..

Kobanishiki on black background to show true colour

[Kamipalms]

Tenzannoshima

[Kamipalms]

Kinshi

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Zuiconishiki

[Kamipalms]

Last one

R.mangetsunoshima

Say Lyle where did your new acqusitions come from?

Jason.

[lyle-turner]

hey jas, nice palms Great!!

i got the new ones from a place on the north side of mandurah, i cant remember the name of the road or of the nursary its off a busy roundabout and i havent taken the time to read the street sign lol next time i go past ill make a note of it =)

oh ill be in perth on sunday afternoon after the boat show ( gonna go dream) ill give you a call if its not to late when i get there

Lyle

[Kris]

Dear Lyle Turner  

the palm that took me by surprise is seen in

post no_2. simply lovely.

thanks for those lovely palms stills !

love,

Kris(India).

[Matt in SD]

Nice photos.  Any of you care to guess what this is?  I got it from a guy that had a LOT of large variegated Rhapis he'd grown from a little 1g given to him by a Japanese friend.  This one was so stunning, and looks completely different from all the other plants had, way more variegation.  

[Kamipalms]

Damn fine Rhapis there Matt.

At a guess , I'd say a high grade R.toyonishiki?

J.

[Matt in SD]

Thanks Jason,

Is there actually any way to determine what variety this is with confidence...or do you have to have some sort of "pedigree" papers to really know what you have?  I've taken several divisions off this plant that are growing (very slowly) and I'd like to trade/sell them at some point, but don't know what to call them.

Also, aren't some varieties derived from other varieties? In other words each variety is not necessarily an independent genetic mutation.  I'm curious about this because the guy I got this plant (and others) from supposedly started with one plant but the collection of plants he had were very variable (with this one being hands down the nicest), to the point it was hard to imagine they would be the same variety.

Matt

[Ken Johnson]

While you all are on the subject can anyone identify this one for me?

[Matt in SD]

Ken,

Could that be a Chuniophoenix (nana)?  Mine don't have that many leaflets, but the leaf "droop", and color are right on.  The Chuniophoenix leaflets are much softer than Rhapis.  Also the leaf sheath has reddish striations.

Matt

[Ken Johnson]

Matt,

I have Chunio. This for sure is a Rhapis (Pronounced ray PIS).

[Jeff Searle]

All of these plants are outstanding. Some real beauties. Thanks for posting.

[lyle-turner]

Matt

i would say J is right R.Toyonishiki

I will have a couple more pic's to post this arfternoon

[lyle-turner]

here is a couple more =)

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=)

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[lyle-turner]

1st is R.chiyodazuru

2nd    R.eizanashiki

3rd    R.gyokuro

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Hi Matt in SD

the cultivar you have is Zuikonishiki

regards

colin

[PalmGuyWC]

Hi Ken Johnson,

It's hard to identify Rhapis from pictures, but I think I have the same Rhapis as in your picture.  I purchased one at the S. Fla. palm sale about 4 or 5 years ago.  The one I bought was labeled R. excelsa, which it certainly was not.  This  past Nov. palm sale, Jeff Searle had the same palm for sale and they were labled R. Laeoensis.  I think it's a new species.  Mine in Calif. is a male plant and it has beautiful flowers that look unlike any other Rhapis flowers I've ever seen.  They are bright yellow and the inflorescences branch out from bracts in several ranks.  They are quite variable in apperance.  The one I have has wide leaf blades and only numbers about seven.  The foliage is a lighter green than most Rhapis I've seen, and the tips of the blades come to a sharp point.

Don Hodel was here a couple of years ago and he thought my plant might be "the true Laoensis."  If it's the true R. Laoensis, then I wonder what the plant is that we have been growing for years that was called R. Laoensis?

I'll still stick by my guns, as I think it's a new species to culture, at least in the USA. Mine grows very slowly in N. Calif. so I think it might be of tropical origan.

Dick

[chris.oz]

Really nice Rhapis ,  and look good when photographed from the top.

Lyle,  do you use distilled water,  or rain water,  because your palms are in exceptionally good condition?

if you have lots of Rhapis leaves with tip burn, use dressmakers pinking shears to trim the tips.  These produce a serrated effect not unlike the natural end of the leaves.  The professional plant hire companies use this to give the most natural effect when trimming the burned tips off.