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That same storm gave me a drenching 0.09". I was almost washed away 😤

Not yet unfortunately, male and female plants needed. It is a female, and I do have a male plant, but I as m still trying to work them out. Plus still trying to work out when the male pollen is ready. I will work it out and when I do, seeds will be available to you!

Mister Richard: does it produce seeds?

A nice Areca and linospadix go into the garden. The mandacanii is a rather intriguing looking palm. Not a lot of pictures out there of this one. And the good old Australian palm the linospadix minor is a sure winner for any garden. Two more great collecter palms worthy of any garden.

Don’t those Tasmaniacs grow Hedyscepe? @Jonathan and @Tassie_Troy1971

A reasonable growth rate, not a rocket ship but definitely a good paced growing palm, considering how slow some palms can be. Ten years time you will have a nice solid palm to look at with a bit of trunk if growing under good conditions.

That’s a beautiful palm! I hear they grow fast to very fast. My friend has an 8 or 9 year old Ravenea gluaca and it’s about 15 ft tall. I have a 29 year old Ravenea madagascariensis ‘Monticola’ which looks very similar to R. glauca.

Wow! 90 mph winds are extremely strong! That would shread, dissicate and probably kill many of my plants. Yikes! luckily, where I live the winds are very rarely over 40 mph. I know in eastern San Diego County they have Santa Ana winds that are that strong and sometimes stronger.

Just plants as many as you can I say! Your Chrysalidocarpus blacki, it will be intresting to see if it turns out like this one I have.

Ravenea glauca

Confused is that the word, I would have went with completely stuffed up! Glad you got a few metalica to germinate. The gift of giving is wonderful thing in life. Enjoy them! Just for the record chamaedorea adscendens chamaedorea metallica

A beautiful little Australian rainforest tree. Perfect for the understory. I was gifted some seeds and next thing you know I have 20 nice seedlings for the garden.. Quite easy to germinate just clean the flesh off them and put them out in community pot or styrofoam box. Definitely looking forward to these one in the garden!

Finding a horridus in the landfill would be like finding a diamond ring in the junk shop! Either way a good score!

A nice purchase that arrived today in the mail the Brazilian worsleya procera. The blue hippeasteum. I don’t know a lot about it, but being a hippeastrum it should be fairly standard growing. Time will tell but it’s an interesting plant. I first seen them in Sydney royal botanical gardens. And from that day on the hunt was on for one.

I was lucky enough to get hold of 100 seeds sent in two different batches. The batch I put down in the first month of winter are germinating now just in the hothouse. No bottom heating needed, even in winter they are germinating. Definitely a good sign!

I would love to see pictures of those boards if you find them

The rain and storms right now are insane in western pasco county. Areas that have been dry are getting nailed tonight. My weather station picked up a 6 inch an hour rainfall rate.

no problem, getting confused is natural , and thanks to a certain Mr. Richard M. now I also have 3 chamaedorea metallica 👍

Almost two-thirds of the way through the month and my rain total sits at ~1.5in. Follow that up with more than a week of days in the high-90s and the grass that isn't getting any shade is starting to wilt.

🤣just seeing if your awake gyuseppe! Bit of a typo that one, bit much when I don’t know my chamaedoreas!

Hey Mark, are you growing these guys in California?

Yes , saving room for the Chrysalidiocarpus Blacki that are in the green house . Another year or so and at least one will go in the ground with a C . Decipiens. Harry

These have sold out. Thanks to those that purchased this extremely rare Butia.

Thank you very much!!! It was a pleasure doing business with you. You're also A+ buyer very communicative, and fast payment !

Looks horrific for anyone trying to grow anything. Might see more farming irrigation in the future, or a change to drought resistant crops. If this carries on growers will have to adapt or face going broke. Hope you guys get more friendly weather soon.