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Thank you to all for the information

I have some of the same seed batch and they are germinating well. About 50% to date. In a baggie outside in a shady spot here in NZ.

Maybe one of these boys crossed Bass Strait! Would have thought drudei would do well for you Meg? I've seen them in habitat north of Townsville growing in sand nearly right on the beach. Pretty similar climate to south Florida, hot with cyclones!?! On the other hand, the Blackdown Tablelands where fulva comes from can be pretty damn cold at night in winter.

It it Chamaedorea adscendens? How tall is it? I have two Chamaedorea adscendens that are in a pot that are 18 or 19 years old and are only about 2 ft (61 cm) tall. It’s a very tough palm, but very slow here (my experience).

Also...have never had problems germinating Ceroxylon species in the past, which is frustrating now that I've got seeds of the one I've always wanted...Bah Humbug!!

@gyuseppe those juveniles originate from seedlings sent by @Ampli.

You might have to because mine are being very recalcitrant! I had them out in the shadehouse over summer assuming they'd like it cool, but maybe it was too cool. Got them on mid 20's in the propagator now, so hopefully something happens. Personally I blame Tim Brissy for sending me all the floaters!

Many growers, in fact all regardless the sp, get excited when a sp blooms for the first time in their garden. Besides usually they grow also impatient regarding the sex of dioecious spp. For those two Chamaedorea spp is a piece of cake to recognize the sex of an inflorescence. So instead of such people asking now and then reoccurrently in the forum, now they can look in to a spot on topic from the beginning.

Well done I got some quindiuense to sprout from the last RPS batch, I checked a couple of the parvifrons and found they had no embryo.

Two easy palms that are always setting seeds.

I can’t believe I managed to get these ceroxylon seeds to germinat. I wasnt doubting the quality of seeds. I was more worried about my climate being to warm for once, pretty well much sown at the start of summer so my fear was was that I wasn’t going to be able to keep them cool enough to germinate. It was a long hot summer, so the seeds were kept inside on tile floor in the coolest part of the house. So nearly 6 months later they are a popping. Not sure what I will do with them I might have to send them to the polar bear growers down south!

I would like one in the right spot out front. It looks like they handle sun at an early stage . Harry

Two very nice palms for the garden. The Radicalis can take sun but the Microspadix wants nice cool shade . I get a lot of seeds from both of these species. Just push them in the ground and …more palms! Harry Chamaedorea Microspadix fruit Chamaedorea Radicalis Tree Form , Palm is about 8’ tall (out of picture) fruit is hanging at eye level.

Tnx most cool tolerant Dypsis/Chrysalidocarpus spp are pretty easy this way.

Calyptrocalyx holrungii in flower

Great to hear. Here is mine. Location: Orlando, FL south side of town. I'm on the E side of a large lake, giving decent microclimate benefits especially on radiational cooling nights. Temperatures: 1 night below freezing. Feb 1: 46F / 25.7F Feb 2: 55F / 34.4F Feb 3: 65F / 34.8F Protection: some (marked with * below) From my personal experience, I'd rate hardiness of my palms as: 1a) Phoenix roebelenii (40% burn [front], 10% burn [backyard]) 1b) beccariophoenix alfredii (10-20% burn, mostly tips) 3) Majesty palms (50%-60% burn) 4a) Foxtail palm (total defoliation, spear had green) 4b) Bottle palm* (total defoliation, spear had green) 6) Coconut palm* (total defoliation, minimal green in spear) 7) Christmas palms* (total defoliation, minimal green in spear) I don't have Royals but from what I'm seeing around town, I'd put them above Foxtails. One note about my coconut. I did experience bleeding and after much research and courage, I did cut some of it away. thankfully it wasn't deep. After spraying with copper very well and allowing it to dry, I applied a natural homemade patch of beeswax, olive oil and tea tree. What I learned is it was caused by a broken irrigation system. ugh. Always check your system. My pump was breaking and basically poured water right on the coconut trunk. I'm guessing a stressed tree couldn't fight off some early rot. My recovery method was: 1) Within one week of freeze, sprayed with copper fungicide. Repeated every 10-14 days for 2 months or until I didn't notice any sign of rot. If I was really concerned about rot, applied Banrot to specific palms. 2) Within one week of freeze, applied a root stimulator and repeated once a month for 3 months. 3) 15 days after freeze, applied a recovery formula to soil which is basically a light fertilizer. 4) Once soil hit near 70F, applied fertilizer 5) Watering often especially with this bad drought and heat. All pics below are about 60-90 days apart.

Update: I reached out to seller and they were very helpful. They sent replacements and gave advice. I squashed all the bugs and will be treating the seeds with bug spray. Will continue to monitor the bags till planting time. All is well that hopefully ends well!! Also, no these bugs aren't native to my area because palms aren't native here either.

Have you tried p. theophrasti?

You can practically buy those at the gas station. What got her attention is I'm growing stuff you can't get here. They came out for colocasia and there's this big black and pink Redemption right there. I ain't selling those but a quick look around and while it does feel like I have a dozen Pink Princess philodendrons, she (and me too) want unique stuff. I'm not obsessed with variegation but if that's what gets me paid I'll grow it. I might have to throw a couple palms on here. People are selling alocasia corms for the same price as a plant, it's crazy. And on these live auctions? It's like people compete just for the sake of competing. Its insane. I'm used to $12 for a ziploc bag full of seeds.

Glendora Yes I’ve been watching it for a couple years hoping to get some seed.

Lit up underneath....... ✔️ Two outer palms curving outward ✔️ -10f survivors ✔️ Filifera trifecta ✔️ Growing in zone 7b unprotected ✔️