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Looks like Kadsura japonica to me

All three are Phoenix Theophrasti.

This is a lesson I too have learned this summer, about all my plants! All, no exceptions, wanna be watered every day. I underwatered even my African acacia. Once rains started they started growing so much faster.

Hahaha! No way. I must love a plant too much. I love my Ravenala enough perhaps but the electric socket is too far..... Anyway, I dunno what the future will bring, but if I don't get below -1 C and light frost, I believe simply covering the plants will be enough. I will also add bottles with hot water on the coldest nights (water from the water heater - the sun is not enough).

My cimate is pretty much identical to both yours and Jonathan's (in Malta). I have 20 degrees today with a low of 16 tonight. The coldest night I've had this year has been 9 degrees one night last week. The lowest high was in the same 24 hour period and it was 14. Every year is getting noticeably warmer. I read an article a few weeks back that states the same for Cyprus. I have these 3 right now. The larger one is Green Mayaln Dwarf (third winter outside). The smaller ones were both purchased as Panama Talls. Another Palmtalk member, who lived for some time in Florida, had purchased the same "Panama Talls" from the same South Florida nursery but he is quite cerain they are Jamaica Talls or crossbreeds of the same. Regardless, I love them as they take my full summer heat and sun quite well. The Green Malayans (I've gone through at least a dozen of them) need to spend the hotter part of the summer in the shade or they are too beat up to make it through winter. For that reason, I have started leaving them in pots. I marked the spears on all three 9 days ago. One of the smaller ones has grown about 1 cm since then. The other tow cocos have both grown about 2 cm. You told me a couple of years ago you have a Golden Malayan Dwarf and I believe the other one in Paphos is a Golden Malay as well. It is truly amazing to see photos of that one. Maybe I will put the smaller ones in the ground this year or maybe I will keep them one more year in pots. The Green Malay will only go in the ground when I can leave it in full summer sun. I think that's going to take another 3 or 4 years.

Looking good, Marco! What type of Phoenix in the foreground?

The other coconut looks amazing in person. Propably better microclimate there. Rhodes must have very similar climate and maybe somebody can try some coconut there. Malta cocos look very good too. My cocos produced 4 fronds this year (before usually 3) and the new spear looks better and keep growing but very slowly. I almost lost it 2 times in the past. I see now in our summer it likes a lot of water everyday but before I wasn't sure if I could do that. If I will try to grow cocos again, I will do things a bit different. At the moment I will try mostly palms that can grow to similar climate with mine. I had this palm since it was germinated in 2009. Hopefully in the future if it will make it, to start growing faster.

Got to 42.4C today! Kept everything moist so I’m confident all my palms are ok. The Cyathea tree ferns on the other hand instantly sulk at these kind of temperatures.

Can’t hurt I guess but I’ve never heard of anything being successful.

Thank you! Any idea what sp of Ptycho? I guess it could be a hybrid. Anyway, it's the upright leaves that throw me off, none of my Ptycho's look like that.

You copy Than?

Doing a spot of landscaping, and as usual I need to plant palms in the new garden. I will see how this one goes all i know is I had choose carefully where this one went, not a palm you plant next to path with thorns thorns that would stop Alcatraz escapes!

And I thought I had a garden, absolutely beautiful stuff, I will say it again lucky Hawaii growers!

Some nice summer seedlings just perfect for potting up in the warm weather. Now’s the perfect time for those tropical seedlings, heat and humidity certainly help tiny seedlings, I might as we’ll take advantage of the warm weather iam sure winter will be a different story!

All I know is it’s from Japan I think. Thanks in advance!

Plant them next to the neighbours sewerage pipes if they give you any troubles. Here’s an interesting ficus pseudopalma for you in my garden.

I can't see the inflorescence too well but definitely a Ptychosperma. Pinanga have two dimensional inflorescence and I dont see that. And definitely not philippinensis

Tennis anyone!🥎

Only if you promise to clean up the mess! 🥥

Most certainly is a coconut and I think a Nypa palm seed! Coconuts will grow in my area on the coast just not ten ks inland at halfway creek.

So was I, all I got was a coconut 🥥

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Because there are no other more marginal plants around...Btw bougainvillea can be scorched to the ground and resprout and even flower during following summer. Of course this is not possible with a solitary palm sp.

Lacospadix, kerriodoxa and a nice little dypsis lantzeana all seem to get my attention!

Yeah, that’s the one. I would say full sun. It has thick leaflets that can handle the sun well.