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@pooroldmajesty NICE TO MEET YOU AND WELCOME TO THE FORUM! Majesties in habitat literally grow standing in water, or at least "dipping their toes" (of the roots) in it. I sincerely sincerely doubt you're anything close to overwatering them. Now that the weather is warm, I'd separate the ones in your pot and give each its own pot, and stand it in a deep saucer and keep the saucer full of water. They're thirsty things. A good friend from Eire called them "like Irish fish."

All so true. With all this rain Harris County is out of drought, and I've seen most areas of the state have improved as well. Not only mosquitoes, the weeds are out of control at my place.

I would certainly remove from the pot and check the bottom . Another thing about house plants , they enjoy some outdoor time on a shady porch or under a protected area . Let the breeze blow through them for a few hours if you get a break in the weather. In the summer , they will need shade most of the day at that age . Harry

Here in Southern California it seems every nursery had lots of them about 20 years ago. Now , I rarely see them . I have a couple of clumps and the one in the shady side of the house is huge and dark green , planted in the ground. It has to be tied in a bundle to keep from being destroyed by the wind we get . The other is in a more sunny location and still in a pot . It is a lighter green and only about 6’ tall , including the pot. I have had them for many years , even before this house. They were originally house plants at our old house. In the shade they do very well and thrive . Yours look very happy there . Cool tolerant and can handle a bit of wind if bundled up and tied. Mine have seen over 60mph gusts without losing a frond . Harry We love looking out our kitchen window and seeing the “jungle effect” . The line that holds it up is tied to a single trunk C. Tepejelote to the right and a C. Lutescens to the left.

If there is, please let me know😃, because i'm also starting to grow my other salak palm as a bonsai😄

I would think a deep watering at least twice a week , depending on the weather and soil condition. Keep in mind that the palm will take time to fully recover . The new growth will slowly look better as the palm get the water it needs. The older fronds will not improve but they will be replaced by healthy fronds. Southern California is very dry this time of year . Harry

If there is no rain, then 30-min once-a-week seems like too little water.

When your plants decline, you should ask yourself what has changed? Were the palms looking good before you moved them outside? Even up north, moving palms outside should be done carefully. In the house, they were protected from some uv rays. It might be sun damage. Or maybe the move outside exposed them to colder temperatures than they were used to. Most homes stay in a narrow range of temperatures but outside it could fluctuate 30-40 degrees in a day. You can check the soil by digging down with your hand along the pot. Or you could just lay it sideways and pull the whole rootball out. If it is wet and mucky, you could change out the soil. Potting soil is difficult anyway. There is no standard on what potting soil should be. It can be ground bark, peat moss, compost, sticks, rocks, or whatever. Some have perlite, some don’t. Generally, I have found that potting mix (not soil) works better for indoor plants because it is lighter, freely draining and you can control the nutrients.

I agree. Nice ones too.

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It looks like it’s overpotted, this has caused the drainage issues. Most likely if you were to tip the palm out of the container the bottom portion of the soil would be sour. Creating problems with drainage issues, lack of oxygen and wet sour soil, not a good combination!

Not a gigas, but just as big growing the Caryota maxima!

They fit into any part of the understory!

I wonder if, like a most high altitude palms, they like consistently cool nights, which might be more critical at the seedling stage? Mine a are a year or so old and no problems so far...and now I'm wishing that I'd never said that...touch wood, touch wood!

Bit of an unusual trait for a flower to have fasciation. Somewhat of a different flower trait, not uncommon, but a bit rare. Definitely makes for an interesting bit of a conversation piece.

Chambeyronia, Areca vestria and kerriodoxa elegans getting my attention!

A great little understory fern, a true Australian classic fern. Will grow on a rock log and even in a hanging basket. I have seen them in habitat, wet sclerophyll subtropical forests in gullies and creek beds. Somewhat easy to grow. The plant in the picture was my grandmother’s fern and is well loved in my garden!

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There are 4 pups and 2 more about to come up from last year! 👀

Cycas revoluta x multifrondis is the hybrid and produces copious amounts of pollen. If someone has a mature female specimen of same cross, it would be cool, that we test pollen's fertility and potential f2 hybrids.

An old favourite that’s been around for a while. A real classic chamaedorea, perfect for container production, a true landscaping palm that’s very predictable in growth. A great indoor plant, patio or a bright shaded spot in the garden. And best of all super easy to grow!

Well I got plenty sand and a pinch of dolomite it shall be from the doctors orders. Thanks Tim.

That I can provide, I shall move it to a sunny place. Thanks. I just some seeds from rps and got 4 to germinate out of ten seeds. And that was after a six week delay in customs. So rps come good on this batch.

A few more years and it’s going to be looking pretty good!

Looking at habitat is always a good start. They occur on dune sand or limestone. I’d say a good starting point would be a very well drained mix with pH above neutral. Maybe add some dolomite lime? Full sun also seems to be the way to go for these based on what I’ve seen, but I’ve never tried growing one myself.