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There are life lessons here I think and I now expect over time a full recovery. Stay tuned for better photos once I see more normal leaves. Please post your other survivor stories of palms or seeds you nearly gave up on.

What i've noticed, here at least, as it relates to the Sphinx moth activity, They were most active in April / May, when my bigger plant was flowering. See only a few darting around / between streetlights this time of year. Once the rains start, esp. if things turn really wet / temps. become less hostile, i'll start seeing more again, esp. if the rain is enough to trigger another big flowering cycle. 2: Bigger the plant = lots of attention from the moths. Since i did get seed off of them, while i'm sure the smaller plants at the old house were visited, hard to miss them zipping between the flowers on the big specimen here when at peak bloom this year. Ton of seed produced on it this year afterwards too.

Back in October 2025 I discovered that a huge banana had made a direct hit falling on this Veitchia. No photo as the banana obscured the palm. It was a struggle to cut the giant banana and remove all the rotting fruit and I might have cut down the palm too. However it was far from a ladder and would have been dangerous to attempt without assistance so I let it be. I noticed as the months went by that the upside down leaves remained green and I had planted the palm where I needed something to hold on to along this slope so I figured I’d use the trunk as a hand rail as long as possible. Yet here it is growing again!

I recently acquired this Veitchia arecina x Wodyetia (Lady Fox Palm) and am wondering if anyone else here is growing this reverse hybrid. I have a ten year old Foxy Lady (Wodyetia x Veitchia), as seen in third photo and I’m hoping the Lady Fox is a fast grower and hardy like the Foxy Lady. Wodyetia x Veitchia Foxy Lady

Thanks for the link and the info! I really like the plant, so if it's minimal risk to local honey production, I'll let it resprout each year! 😉 Not seen any moths this year in the evening, unfortunately.

Though they may briefly get " drunk " after sipping it, don't think the nectar is toxic to honeybees ( They're more of a threat than the plant, btw. ) Main pollinators for these and other white flowering things that flower at night are the various sps of " Sphinx " Months. Great summary, as it refers to any effect these have on honey production, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Beekeeping/comments/1lb9bjt/will_sacred_datura_pollen_affect_safety_of_honey/

On the one volunteer Datura wrightii I've allowed to grow in my garden I've noticed the native carpenter bees are now being outcompeted for pollen in its flowers by domestic honeybees. Since it's a beautiful but poisonous plant, I don't want to be a possible source of tainted honey, so I'll remove it soon. 20260706_202428.mp4

Have a similar " Instant ID-ing " function on an old phone i'll use for photos and yeah, lol, not always a perfect match.. Been on a mission to resolve the same question.. Numerous specimens of D. regia in my neighborhood, most right at flowering age ( based on height / trunk caliper ) and ..as dry and warm < hot, lol > as this past winter was, thought i'd see ..at least.. 80% of them flowering this year. Only noted 2.. One a neighbor has, and another ( ..that is a monster. Possibly the largest in -at least- this part of the valley ) a mile or two away. Rest look great, ..but did not respond the way i ..and pretty much everyone else assumes they might after the " idealized " winter conditions during their dormant season. 2 that did flower? ..Neighbor occasionally gives theirs water during the winter. " Monster" ? Sits in a yard surrounded by other trees that i'm sure get some water as well. Rest are in yards where it appears they're on their own ..Don't see sprinkler heads / drip emitters anywhere near them at least.

I understand the IPS will be well represented and I hope we will be able to hear back from some of them about their experiences. It starts on July 13!

Another thread resurrected from years back. Here’s my Kentiopsis Piersoniorum doing well. Planted out as a 1G plant given to me by @shepcs a few years back. Doing really good in the garden. Let’s see some updates -dale IMG_8247.mov

Yea., I miss the "big bottomed look", but they are still a cool looking palm... Butch

Does this stay bifid or does it eventually go pinnate ? Harry

The ones you listed , some are in my garden , are very nice palms here in my climate . The Chambey you show is about the size I brought home from Maui . I stuck it in the ground , splashed water on it and it grew! Now , I take better care of it and give it a feeding now and then. For many years I just watered everything , no fussing at all . I like to fuss in the garden these days , since my broken hip kept me off my bicycle for so long. I came to appreciate the connection to gardening , I can’t believe I went over ten years without doing much. I even have a wee greenhouse now . Life is good , yes? Harry

I learned a lot with the Decipiens seeds. I tried my normal methods and the only thing that worked to any great success (about 40% ) was the baggie method on my work bench . Normally the baggie is placed on top of the water heater for warmth but that didn’t work. Just normal garage temp worked. I spread at least 50 seeds in my garden and I may have only a few sprouts . Harry

I was told once that Rhapis Humilus is also shared through division only , that all the plants are divisions . Maybe , one day , there will be more Chamaedorea Rhizomatosa available through private collectors. Harry

My thoughts exactly...had never heard of this one before. Sounds like it's a natural hybrid, so should it be Syagrus x matafome? Either way, nice palm!

Yes please!

Such a diverse genus, bring 'em on! I've got quite a good little collection going now, including a few frondosa recently germinated with thanks to Mr Wilson, but there's always room for one more, eh Richard?

Thanks a lot, my friend. You'll surely end up with a couple of those palms. Lauri at RPS has a great seed shop—the most complete one in the world.

Some palms are easy and others are just down right difficult. Below is a selection of easy to grow palms, no fussing over them you can miss a bit of growing love and they don’t even know about it. I find the ones listed below easy to grow palms in containers and in the ground. So if you have a bit of time and want some good easy growing palms for your garden get those seeds in your propagation mix now! All these ones are grown from seeds I germinated, it’s easy! Chambeyronia macrocarpa Hypohorbe verschaffeltia Trachycarpus princeps Johannesteijsmannia altifrons chrysalidocarpus lutescens Dypsis confusa

Here it is! I was told they need dry winters to bloom, and while there are many much larger and much more lush looking Delonix regia in the area, this particular one is not growing in a lawn so I'm wondering if that's what contributed to its more prolific bloom.

Thank you! I am not too familiar with all of the delonix species and my "system" for matching the ID with the tree isn't always perfect, so thank you for the correction! I believe it's a Delonix decaryi then. Just for fun, I'll share this photo of a Delonix regia I saw in Indio, CA yesterday!

You learn as grow with seeds, yes asking for advice about how to germinate certain varieties is another way you learn, after all if advice is free and mistakes are costly iam going to ask for advice that’s for sure. There is a bit of farmers saying, always look at what you’re neighbour is doing but you don’t have to always do what they are doing. Iam still learning about germinating seeds, have I lost batches of seeds due to lack of knowledge I would say so but have no way of telling if it was my fault or the seeds. I enjoy sharing my plant knowledge with others, if it saves someone from making costly mistakes then that little bit of knowledge has been passed on, over the years I have learned a lot from other growers and iam great full gor there knowledge shared. I may not be a rocket scientist but you learn a thing or two over the years and the best part is iam still learning!

Cerotazamia subrosephylla, looking forward for that big mega flush of leaves in ten years time!

Another beauty in the garden!