All Activity

Another winter bloomer!

Almost a day later and out in full bloom.

Yes - they look good - thanks

A few more winter winners. If you try you win a few now and then. Pushing the boundaries on new palm varieties in the cool winter in a subtropical climate. All for the love of palms! Adonidia merriillii variegated Areca mandacanii Geonoma longivaginata Ponapea hentyiiGeonoma pachystachys roscheria melanochaetes Geonoma mooreana

A lot of zone push winners this winter. And a few proven winners! Lanonia dasyantha Johannesteijsmannia perakensis dypsis rivularis Pinanga sarawakensis dypsis mirabilis dypsis heterophylla Arenga nana lanonia dasyantha

Calyptrocalyx flabellatum faired ok for winter, but clinostigma samoense was not to happy about the situation this winter. The Calyptrocalyx was pacsoa purchase grown in the tropics not to bad for its first winter in the subtropical climate.

A nice female chamaedorea Ernest augustii inflorescence and a baby foxtail ready to plant!

Why get one get three, and while you’re at it here’s four other chamaedoreas worth tracking down as well! Chamaedorea metallicachamaedorea Ernest augustii @Harry’s Palms favourite! Chamaedorea adscendens chamaedorea radicalis

Thank you , I’ll see if I can get one on the web

A couple of anthuriums and philodendron go in the ground at the end of winter, they have survived winter so far, time to plant them! Anthurium hookerii pink ruffles Philodendron davidsonii anthurium effusilobum

A nice gifted anthurium in the garden!

Dypsis lantzeana, showing off the new leaf!

Calyptrocalyx yummutumune! Faired well in winter for a tropical grown palm and planted late summer, no acclimatisation for this one, straight in the ground from the pacsoa showroom! Dont be fooled by this Calyptrocalyx it’s cool tolerant!

The only rhapis I want that’s out of control is a variegated one! ☝️ Richard

That’s where it all starts, plants everywhere and in 20 years time……

Female chamaedorea elegans!

Reviving this: where in the world is Patrick Schaffer with the hybrid palms? Hope he’s still with us. I remember hearing that he was up there in age and that was around 10 years ago. Thanks guys and gals!

I guess it’s like living in Asia and seeing all these exotic tropicals from their region all around and thinking they are common, while a rare Madagascar palm such as marojejya darinii would be prized. Also if I find a nice exotic looking palm that grows well in my climate I plant as many as I can for those reasons mentioned in favour of the foxtails. If you find a palm that suits your climate well fair enough grow them, and lots of them for that tropical look so desired.

You have answered your own question. For those of us who live in marginal climates (zone 9b-10a) it is one of the few palms that can give an exotic vibe to our garden. I also find them very beautiful. I guess for you they may be a bit too common; our eyes always find beauty in rarity. I remember as a kid I used to find Washingtonias marvelous and so exotic cos I'd only see them on holidays in Crete where my grandparents live. Now, I don't give them a second glance, they are like weeds where I live.

Il est magnifique ! Je n'ai pas encore d'Encephalartos, le climat n'est pas top chez moi pour eux. Je cherche des graines Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi, mais je n'en trouve pas. C'est peut-être le seul qui tiendrais vraiment chez moi.

Connaissez-vous "Cycadale" à Montpellier, France ?

@Merlyn I thought it looked like a Horidus as well! We’re not that far off though. I got an expert ID on it, turns out it is an Encephalartos Trispinosus, a species very similar to Horidus. Now I just need to get it healthy again to see if I got the blue or green variant. The base of the leaflets looks like it could have a slight blue colour.

Yesterday, 8 days after my station's low temp record was smashed, it's high temp record in a winter month was beaten by 0.7C, reaching 21.6C. Topsy turvy. Two of the Rhopies are showing some slight effects now, some minor leaf burn on older fronds, and some yellowing on one half of a new frond. Ferns under heavy canopy are showing damage that never have before. Mature Karaka tree has the most damage have seen on it, even 6m up in the canopy. -4C is brutal, hope it's 10 years or more before see that again. One positive however is the larger Bangalow get the more bulletproof they seem to get to radiation freezes. The largest specimens around brushed this off without a bother.

I agree with Merlyn that some of its characteristics will be more apparent with a new flush, such as the color. In addition to looking at the leaves, examining their collars can be helpful. It is somewhat reminiscent of an Encephalartos longifolius × horridus i am growing.

yes