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Chambeyronia pyriformis finally.... opening its first new leaf since planting 6 months ago. I'm impressed by how much sun it has taken here in seq.

I believe these might be the oldest Pseudophoenix ekmani in the continental US. Happened by them at Mounts Botanical Garden in the back. No signs! Do not tell Aztropic!

One year apart, and now almost 2 years in the ground. Both years getting down to 13 degrees.

Thanks Harry!

Pretty small but there’s smaller Chamaedorea seeds. I can’t think of C pinnatifrons off the top of my head. Here’s a recently potted up C graminifolia with my finger for scale.

@bubba never disappoints! Harry

Thank you Mike, look like it was a great trip!

Bald Cypress

And to get back on topic, the Philodendron "Silver Sword" aka hastatum which has not been speedy, but it has always looked fine. It has kept the narrow leaves unlike the one pictured above that Xenon is growing.

Buddy the ones you sent me got ginormous in a tote under shop lights with NO water lol. I'm waiting on some Thai Giant bulbs to sprout and they're apparently swamp dwellers, anything else I'm gonna have to fill the hole in and mound plant. It's probably too much water for most of the ones I'm growing. Unless I mound plant. Anyway I pulled some weeds and grass and threw them in the hole. I dug as deep as I could handle (both physically and with my spade) and that water ain't going nowhere.. more on the way!

So my id was not completely accurate. I was looking at the tag today and it says Anthurium cirinoi and below Open Pollinated. I was just looking up photos of the true species and it is clear that the Open Pollinated is an important addition, as it must be a hybrid. I love the plant nonetheless, and it continues to thrive through the last two winters and summers. I haven't tried it in the ground yet, just leaving it in a pot still. Perhaps at some point, I will drop one in the ground since I have two from the same batch that have the same leaf form. A new leaf is opening on it. The other leaf to its left is on a different Anthurium labeled as Anthurium lucens.

I can't remember exactly but the description on Palmweb says globose, 6 to 10mm, so not tiny.

Very healthy 15g with a new spear and grown in full sun coastal SD. Ready for pickup and have lots of other palms (dypsis, burretiokentia, king varieties, carryota, etc..) available this weekend and $200 for the teddy bear

Have a few very healthy 5g’s that are ready to take off in the ground. They have been through 2 winters and are battle hardened. The last pic is my personal in my yard. My personal favorite grown in so cal. Pickup only in Oceanside. $75 thanks!

As in "guerilla gardening" ? I like it.

You should have no problems out there with the blues. I just live in a tropical sauna with rain in the winter and constantly damp soil all winter...due to a water table that's only about 5 or so feet down. A lot of the blues come from places with very little rain, not unlike San Diego. But I frequently get more rain in a day than a habitat Horridus might see in several months. So like you said, you could just not water one for a couple of months and it probably wouldn't care.

Agree 100% ..be VERY thankful an event like this is happening now ..rather than at any time between the start of June and first week or two in September.. esp. here. While i'm hoping someone who can offer more precise reasoning behind it will discuss the " what if -s... / why a ridge of similar strength might not be as significant in June or July... etc... " were this kind of event to occur during the summer. Looking at the event just from the " how may degs. will the daily high temps be ..above the Hist. Avrg. temps" basic standpoint is pretty eye opening.. For example, our current, " historical " average high reaches and sits above 100F from roughly June 4th, thru about September 7th, ...topping out at 105F right around the end of June / first couple weeks of July.. Now add the 18 to ....30F +deg temp anomalies expected to occur with this event ..on top of those Hist. avrg #'s and... It would blow the 120 / 122F highest recorded readings out of the water.. Again though, while the ridge forecast to build in over the coming days will likely be a record breaker, the same set up in June or July might not reach / break record strength ..for that time of year ..so the surface temp effect might not be as extreme at that time, compared to how it will likely play out right now. In fact, ..more so in recent years, it isn't uncommon to see the 500mb heights seen in " summer time " high pressure ridges reach / exceed 600mb ..which is very strong, and ..when such 500mb heights sit directly over us, is what results in those prolonged stretches of temps in the 100 - teens / flirting with the infamous 120F threshold. I don't doubt that ..esp in a warming world, the possibility of seeing an event where the 500mb heights reach / exceed, even if just briefly.. say ..the 610 or 620mb Geo. potential height level ..if possible.. could occur. Obviously, the surface temp response under that kind of set up, should it ever occur, ...would be ..unreal.. ...A shot in the dark thought on that ..As mentioned, hopefully someone will do a deep dive into such a " what if " scenario because i'm sure there are plenty of folks wondering the same, exact thing as both you and i.. As for the " hiking in this kind of heat " aspect, ..as i mentioned in the past, ..we have " Stupid Motorist " laws. We need to stop being nice / giving those who choose < ..emph. = ..choose... > to hike in 100/ 100+ heat a slap on the wrist, so to say ..And slap them with fines, esp. the repeat offenders / anyone who intentionally enters a closed space.. Spending a few hours / or more roaming a trail, somewhere, out in the desert, is a big part of why i moved here but ..unlike some mush meat -headed people who seem to think they're some imagined super hero, i'm fully aware of the limits our heat ..and terrain.. place on those adventures at times. Not self centered or impatient enough to put the lives / careers of others in jeopardy either just to get my fix either. Like being out in the mornings / evenings better this time of year anyway ...Able to observe / document much more wildlife than during the afternoons too. Sean Mclaughlin, over on channel 5, pointed out something very important last night during his 10PM forecast, esp. for those visiting the area, who might come from low elevation / relatively flat -terrain areas of the country / elsewhere.. PHX itself sits at an elevation of ~ approx 950 -1300ft in elevation, ..depending on what part of the valley you're in.. That in itself can put some stress on the body, as it adjusts to the altitude increase. Majority of the " well known / tourist -y " hiking spots in the immediate area sit on terrain that ..in many cases.. increases pretty quickly ( think Camelback, South Mountain, White Tanks, San Tan Mtns, Superstitions, Trails in the Catalinas / Sabino Canyon / Tanque Verde Falls, A - Mountain ...and anywhere in the Tucson Mtns, for example ).. Hiking on a trail where the height gained as you proceed increases pretty sharply over pretty short distances is already strenuous. ..Add in the various" heat effects on the body " factors, esp. for anyone who has never lived in an area where they never got well acquainted with similar terrain and.. you can get into trouble pretty easily / quickly, ..don't care how much of a gym rat " god" you think you might be.. Areas up in the mountains in " Rim country ", or near /south of Tucson, like up on Mt, Lemmon, or within Madera Canyon aside, lack of much /any shade provided by tree cover along most of the " desert " trails add to the stress on one's body too. I grew up frequently hiking terrain very similar to the valley's / immediate regions and ..tackling ours, is tough, even during the " good " parts of the year.. ..and i haven't even challenged myself to some of the tougher spots yet, lol. Simply put, be smart.. don't be an out of touch, brain dead idiot. Plenty of spots ..down on the valley floor, ...that are fairly flat, where you can go for a quick stroll, if you really need to, during a hot afternoon.. Save the gritty, " desert adventures " for the mornings / around /after sundown ( ..where allowed ) until the weather is better. Looks like the NWS just pulled the trigger on issuing an extreme heat watch.. Won't be surprised if they hoist some sort of heat -related product for the northern half of the state by Monday or Tuesday. ...Don't take it lightly folks..

Yes, I ate my share of the fruit as did a few squirrels! What I harvested for the jelly in the photo is only about 1/4 of the total fruit produced! Thankfully the fruit on mine isn't nearly as fiberous as fruits that I have eaten from other palms. Lots of variation with this species.

We got a little light rain today. Maybe 1/3rd of an inch so far. I’ll take it. The Satakentia are too big now and dying of thirst on this sand mound of a yard.

Unfortunately I beat my personal record and caught 21 in two days plus I whacked 2 out of the air after I hung the trap back up so a total of 23 in two days. the hot weather has made these guys get extra busy.

Yet another fragrant Dendrobium which is in bloom now. Dendrobium gracilicaule var macropus.

Encephalartos altensteinii single frond flush

As y'all say, too small to say if minor or palmetto. I thought to go back and toss seed, but I'm out. I cut off all my S.minor stalks last year. It's a good area though, as it's a flood plane. Maybe I should acquire palmetto seeds this year to toss out next near.