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We had a cold February and most have lost their leaves. I have seen late April but this year may be late. Will be interesting!

They might...I could ask the director. However he might ask the vendor about the plant's provenance, which could be difficult to explain!

One in the background definitely C elegans, I thought likely C cataractarum for the palm in the foreground but unsure with the mass of fronds. I wonder whether they’ve uploaded the wrong photo, the description says pyriformis seedling so it’s a strange error to make. Worth sending a message I think. would be good to somehow get that Lepidorrhachis into a botanic garden. Wonder if Hobart has any budget for this kind of thing @Jonathan

A few hookeri floating around the garden . All are 27 years old and they are starting to flower, no seeds yet, but one day for sure seeds with this many in the garden.

Throwing in this London Dactylifera as being the furthest north / furthest from the equator Dactylifera in the world at 51.4N latitude. It has been in situ there in Wimbledon for at least 6-7 years now and was planted as a tiny seedling. I doubt it has ever been protected there and it is actively growing quite considerably. Looks like it was planted as a small little palm in 2018 or 2019... It grew considerably within a year or so by 2020... Most recent shot about 10 months ago... Not surprised to see a dacty surviving and growing in London given all the CIDP's and also given that one or two have been posted in Paris at 48.5N latitude. However this is basically 3 degrees of latitude further north than any in Paris. I wouldn't be surprised if there are even further north ones in parts of London or the east coast of England where it is quite dry.

A couple of nice trays of sabinara magnifica anyone!

It's possible they are evolved to pass through the digestive tract of something or other first. And particularly in Australia, that something or other might well be some time globally or locally extinct.

Nice deep yellow color. I bet they smell fantastic! Royal Poinciana always bloom in May in the Arizona desert. With our extremely warm winter, the trees never went dormant and still hold most of last years leaves. Will be interesting to see if they skip blooming this year like all my stone fruits... aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Yes, I was thinking of sending them a message. But iam sure they are quite aware of what they have, buyer beware. Also I think anyone with half a palm collecting brain would be onto the fact it’s not a pyriformis!

The first is definitely correct, A purpurea. The remaining ones I’m not sure anyone is going to be able to definitively confirm for you; I don’t think there’s really any differentiating features between A myolensis, maxima and tuckeri (and alexandrae) at that size.

Shaved Old Man:

What are these?

A few shots from today. One mystery plant. When do you think we see the first blush of the Royal Poinciana this year?

I purchased Roystonia borinquena seeds from Christian Faulkner ( @cfkingfish on this site) several years ago but I think he quit selling seeds. I germinated them using the baggie method in damp sphagnum moss and bottom heat. Same method as what I used for Roystonia regia seeds that I collected myself.

Those meats in the OP are ground meat, for sure. But I've also had Land Animal Kababs as well: Marinate 1 - 2 pounds of pork, beef, veal, goat, lamb, camel or even chicken, cut into 1 - 2 inch pieces in olive oil, lemon juice garlic, rosemary, chopped onions - leave sit overnight in the fridge if possible, then skewer over a fire, cook till done and eat. Be careful about pork and chicken to make sure they're done all the way through, so you don't catch anything. The rest can be a bit rare and still good. Serve with rice pilaf, and a hearty beverage, including, as @Phoenikakias suggests, some burgundy wine, so fine . . .

I sometimes have that too; put some dry red wine in the mushrooms above. But I like sangria because I like sangria.

I have to make one correction. I listed a palm above as a Phoenix rupicola, when in reality it's a P. theophrasti..

If so where did you buy them and how did you sprout them?

looks very nice and healthy thanks for the picture

Calyptrocalyx hollrungii, understory New Guinea rainforest palm. Tim

Hello everyone, My name is Christian and I’m from Spain. I currently grow Archontophoenix alexandrae and Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, and my goal is to complete my collection by owning all six Archontophoenix species. A nursery here in Spain is offering me the remaining four species: Archontophoenix purpurea Archontophoenix myolensis Archontophoenix maxima Archontophoenix tuckeri Before purchasing them, I would really appreciate the help of the forum’s experts in confirming whether each plant appears to be correctly identified. My main concern is that, as many of you know, young Archontophoenix species can look quite similar, and I would like to make sure I am buying the correct species before investing in them. Thank you very much in advance for your help and expertise — it is greatly appreciated. Best regards, Christian

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but how about parajubaea in the mist in habitat?

The second one is Chamaedorea elegans.

I got somewhere between 1/4 '-1/3" on Friday. Saturday was hot and sunny, whereas 90% of Houston was getting rain and T-storms Last night I got what I consider significant rain. It was a steady to intense downpour for at least 2 hours. Definitely more than an inch maybe even 2". The ground soaked it up like a sponge. I only have one spot with a bit of sogginess in the yard, so it needed it. Very grateful for it and now I don't need to water for at least a week.