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My Hyophorbe lagenicaulis is losing its bottle shape and has become more of a Cylinder. When this happened to yours, did it lose a little of its appeal? I still like mine, but I do miss its prior bottle shape.

I have a rare variegated Heliconia rhizome for sale. The plant is only moderately sized, 5 to 6 feet tall at maturity. The variegation is strong. It is not a cold-tolerant plant, but should be fine in South FL. $60. Plus shipping.

I have another Phenakospermum guyannense plant for sale that is actively growing in a pot. It sometimes takes a while for them to adjust to life in a pot after being dug up, but this one is taking off nicely. $100. plus shipping. The last one I sent to South FL arrived in 5 days, Hilo to Miami. Can't ship to CA.

They are some cold temps but nothing your plants can’t handle. Those green blotch ones I’ve seen after freezes here. Archontophoenix, Rhopalostylis, Livistona, Howea, Hedyscepe and I even think Trachycarpus do it. It either take a few hours or a few weeks depending on the species to disappear and the plants look fine afterwards. Something has to be happening at a cellular level. Maybe they manufacture ethylene glycol, antifreeze.

How are you going over there Tim. I’d be freaking at a 2C forecast. I get worried when they forecast a 5C for Albany. My area is almost always lower than the forecast especially on a clear still night.

Nice looking palm . I don’t have any Copernica’s in my garden , but I have others that will set their barbs in skin if you get too close. Harry

@thyerr01 The winter plan is to dig up a few of the stalks, put it in some really airy, chunky mix, and keep it alive in the greenhouse for the winter.

Some of my Dwarf Areca Catechu palm trees have started to ripen their fruits. Seeds are $35. for 20 seeds.

Landa, New Braunfels. They're actually going out of their way to prune these Robustas. Hopefully that means they're gonna let them grow tall.

Copernicia cowellii and macroglossa also appearing , just to document their growth progression in a desert environment...🌴 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

JD making it all the way to Texas…. Those look great. So many categories and types of Crotons. It’s a OCD’s dream. Someday I’ll get my hands on “Bermuda Red”.

Say what? Have never heard of this species before. Looked it up and there it was. Has quite a wide range and I wonder why it appears to be uncommon in cultivation. Is it because it’s such a slow grower? I bet Larry Noblick would know. Tim

Hit Kyle’s link. You won’t be disappointed!

I have a few Syagrus species in the garden and yes, they are all much slower growers than S. romanzoffiana.

It seems like yesterday that in my garden there were only small palm trees, now some reach the roof of the house

That is beautiful. I've had one in the ground for some time now, and in the last few years it seems to be growing. Is there a size where you noticed that it took off from? Aspiring to see trunk in my life let alone half the size of your specimen.

Those are some really great finds. Beautiful!

I also like epiphytes, but because I have 2 hectares of native araucaria forest here and our climate is wet ( 1600 mm/ year) I sometimes have to remove the excess of growth on the palm trunks specially some ferns.

Hey Jayce. The bug has well and truly bitten. Well done. You have done a good thing taking early shots of the garden. Keep adding progress shots and you will be amazed by the growth over the years. We will enjoy it too. I see you’ve planted bamboo too. That’s my sort of garden. In 5 years time that will be a thick jungle. Keep the water and fertiliser up in summer and it will explode. 😁🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴

Great Job scott! Slow growing palms have a special reward for those patient enough to grow them!

Stoplight recovered slowly after 2021 in South Texas but they did recover and haven’t been bothered much since, at least in urban areas. It is one of the best crotons for here, having that rare combination of hardiness plus good color. I also have something from Jesse Durko that he used to call Super Stoplight, so far it seems to be as good as the original. My personal favorite the past few years has been one that I think is Caribbean Star, it has been easier to coax consistent color out of it on my bad alkaline well water.

Hello :) , 3 days ago I soaked the seeds with warm water inside a container. Today on 6th of July 2026 I started to plant them each one in a small pot! Don't worry I'll always update on this palm whenever I can!

Very full plate there! Looking good , as they get larger they will create a very lush jungle . Thank you for sharing. Harry

Lower rain chances yet again today through the week, i expect another dry month for the totals based on the latest forecasts and the projected precip graphic. More onshore wind and the gulf is hot enough now it keeps it between 80 and 95 with sunny skies. The desert gardens will like it, the type of garden i moved to florida to get away from🤦. Im going to look into sonoran desert cacti and middle eastern plants that handle zone 9 well with high humidity. Too bad saguaro dont like the humidity, the soil is dry enough most of the time.