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Vonitra dransfeildii tucked in after planting out in late summer!

Variegated Howea and a licuala fordiana growing along nicely.

The recently planted deckeriana palms are doing well, another zone push winner for the garden, you just don’t know until you try, although most chamaedoreas are quite cool tolerant but it’s nice to find another variety for the garden.

I did find a nice Kentiopsis oliviformis that will go well in my garden and will get back up there mid spring for a sticky beak.

Hi Chill, if I were you, I’d plant them in individual pots right after germination. That way, you won’t have to disturb the roots at all during the first year. Feel free to give an update. Under the right conditions, they’ll grow relatively quickly. see you.

Hey, a lot of correct points have already been made. Given where you live, you should find it easy to provide the necessary conditions. You should also pay close attention to humidity; a constant level above 80% is absolutely essential here—ideally 85–90%. If you can manage that, the stilt roots will grow well, too. This will result in a healthy, thriving *Verschaffeltia*. good luck.

A few of the well advanced cycas species where not for sale, but iam sure if you threw the money down and enough of it, like the man said if you have the money we can do anything you want!

Hey Hu Palmeras. I know, they really are beautiful. However, I have limited space, and someone else will be happy to have those amazing *Verschaffeltia*. I hope your seeds arrive quickly and in good condition.

Quality stock sells well!

A nice advanced tropical palm nursery with some good quality stock for sale. Nothing major in the super rare stuff, but I was told it will be restocked after winter with the rare stuff. The owner knew there palms well and the selection available certainly would give you that instant tropical look, once the wallet was opened. And rightfully so a lot of work and time goes into growing large advanced palms, and they are worth every penny. When you consider how long it takes from a seed to a landscaping palm with instant affect. Any business that is willing to provide such plants deserves what they ask for there stock, as a grower myself I know what’s involved!

The variegation is still holding on the new leaf. I think one or two more new leaves will tell if ist going to hold true to form, but for now it’s looking good!

And no chance of seeds either, makes them even rarer in Australia. Yes easy to do a division, I have taken one plant so far and there is another smaller one that I can take and would post quite well to a state near you! And as far as I know only one sex, i think female. @palmtreesforpleasure can shed light on this subject in more detail!

And no chance of seeds either, makes them even rarer in Australia. Seeds are about your only chance, unless you find a plant or a collecter that has them! It’s strange how a chamaedorea elegans is so common, so what really makes this one so rare is in Australia there is only one female (I think female) plant that was introduced into cultivation by @palmtreesforpleasure Mr Colin Wilson. So a real collecter palm in that sense!

And no chance of seeds either, makes them even rarer in Australia.

They are rare, sort of the standard looking chamaedorea, that is until you see what it does and once you have close look they are not your standard chamaedorea that’s for sure. Richard

You are probably correct. This particular one was a seed in 2021 so maybe some hybrid vigour that is often talked about. The one in this picture is from same seed lot but is much slower and seems to be developing petioles.

Honestly, I would call that a rigida x macroglossa hybrid. It has the darker green color of rigida, (dominant) but a looser form of macroglossa without the lime green fronds characteristic of macroglossa. Definitely a hybrid. I've never seen one like that. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Can anyone tell if this is C. RIGIDA. Does not have petioles like ones in pìctures.

As usual, Great stuff Kyle... Man has the stuff in the Mad. garden at L.A. grown since i saw it years ago.. BOTH Coconuts look great as well. Only thing i saw in your album that you might change: Delonix flower you have pictured actually belongs to either D. pumila or decaryi.. D. floribunda has smaller, much less showy ..and kinda yellow - green flowers in branch end clusters that, to my eye, resemble flowers you'd see on some of the showier Agave, or some Grevillea sps. ..Still an interesting tree, but not like the other two. Nice to see how large the flowers on my pumila might be once it starts flowering though. From iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/191372-Delonix-floribunda/browse_photos

Will do.

Mine has thinned up much more near the crownshaft now and the lower trunk is elongated compared to when it was a juvenile. Still has a bottle shape but the older they get, the more skinny and elongated the "neck" will be. Great palm.

Like how the one you kept for yourself looks compared to the other below ( Hard to tell which side is the root / top ) but, w/ your heat / humidity this time of year, that should help get it going again.. Keep us updated..

Thanks for sharing. I missed the name change. Not going to lie, once I’ve called a palm a specific name for years it’s hard to call it something else though😂.

Truly Amazing! Thank you for putting together such a thoughtful and well put together slide show! I always appreciate your work! Jadd

Like most heeled palms they seem to take forever to form trunk but once the first ring appears they really shoot up.