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Copernicia Fallaensis transplant
PalmatierMeg replied to Tropical Toni's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
My first C. baileyana arrived from I don't remember where in a long skinny box that once held a baseball bat. When I opened the box I almost had heart failure. The seller had unpotted it, hosed it off then tossed it into the box - no padding, wrappings, nada. Just a 6-8" baileyana with 18" of bifurcated root rattling around its cardboard shipping container. I gave him what-for and detailed instructions on packing/shipping. He immediately went ballistic and reported me to eBay for having the nerve to diss him. Upshot to this kerfuffle: I potted my Copernicia, then held my breath. In 2 months it sent roots out of the drain holes. I planted it on our unirrigated Garden Lot. It's trunking now. This is a tough palm. - Today
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Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Society 2026 Spring Sale
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Sago palm - no new leaves - Cycas Revoluta
Johnny Palmseed replied to Honza's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
Sagos in pots can be sporadic producers, sometimes 2 flushes in a season or none at all. I agree that more light, heat and fertilizer will probably help. -
Dictyosperma in CA?
Johnny Palmseed replied to Phoenikakias's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
@Sabal Steve What are the cages for? -
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Down in Key Largo for Spring Break with family and grandchildren. These are all over
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Here’s mine after its first winter season. The burn on the leaves is mostly from 1 or 2 nights of frost but it was initially the fastest large plant I put in the ground (compared to a. Cunninghamiana, parajubea torallyi, Bismarckia, Roystonea regia). It’s in full sun but it was planted as a 25g so that has probably helped it survive here next to the foothills.
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Saribus rotundifolius blossoming
Sarah R replied to Sarah R's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
The palm is planted in the ground. I work as a gardener in a huge mediterranean indoor garden, and this is one of the palm trees. This specimen has never bloomed before, so I was very excited to see these huge flower stalks. I have not found any information of how and when the flowers will appear in these almost alien-like long stalks. I am just wondering about the brown colour. Is it normal? -
cfpacs Central Florida Palm & Cycad Society - Spring 2026 Meeting
kinzyjr replied to CFPACS's topic in AFFILIATE NEWS AND MEETING DATES
Just a reminder that is meeting is scheduled for this coming Saturday. While speaking with the society president last night, he asked if me (and anyone else that could) would bring tables and chairs to ensure enough space to sit and eat for everyone. I'll be bringing a table and 4 chairs. If you happen to be attending and can bring a tale and a few chairs, we'd appreciate it. Better to have too many than not enough. Looking forward to seeing everyone, having a good time, and getting some plants and seeds that don't mind our cold spells. -
Saribus rotundifolius blossoming
kinzyjr replied to Sarah R's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Judging by the photos, it looks like this is growing indoors in an atrium. Very healthy specimen all the same. -
Sago palm - no new leaves - Cycas Revoluta
SeanK replied to Honza's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
Grab a handful of lawn fertilizer, 10-10-10 and toss it in the pot. Then water. Try to acclimate it to the sun now, before summer arrives. -
Is the palm in the ground or in a pot? I have read "The plants that are used as potted plants do not generally flower." Source: https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Saribus_rotundifolia But congratulations on growing this palm in your location, where the climate must be challenging.
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Cibotium glaucum spore germination
John2468 replied to John2468's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
Update: some mature gametophytes.
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The absolute minimum for a large swath extending from the i4 corridor of western Orlando to just beyond the Four Corners area(Champions Gate) was 24F. But the duration of cold was even more brutal. It wasn’t really that much colder in terms of absolute lows than some parts of inland South Florida.
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33F this morning, probably had a little bit of frost or it dipped below 32F briefly in the backyard, all the tropicals had some brown spots this morning. NWS showing 31F for tonight and 39F for tomorrow night.
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So last night was pretty cold. All the forecasts made last minute changes yesterday with overnight lows dropping lower than what was predicted on Sunday. I saw a range from 35-38f. I hit 32. So whomever said when we get cold in Texas take the forecasted number and subtract 5 and you’ll get your actual number is right. Note the arctic cold sink in Alvin. It’s so strange why that is a cold microclimate being this far south.
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Hard to believe! Down in Key Largo with family, grandchildren spring break. Had strong thunderstorms last night and it is overcast and mid-70'sF. Florida is a big and long state!
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Dictyosperma album first flowering
bubba replied to pietropuccio's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
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Cycad cones and flushes
DippyD replied to Urban Rainforest's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
We got a F2 natwood to ground control… please prepare for take off! Could it be the first cone of the specie?!!!
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Sago palm - no new leaves - Cycas Revoluta
Honza posted a topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
Hi all, My Sago palm do doesn't produce new leaves. It hasn't produced any leaves for 2 years and this year it looks like there's no sign of a new leaf. It was transplanted into a new substrate last year and nothing. Is it damaged in any way? Or how can I get it to produce new leaves. The small cycads at its base are producing new leaves. Some of old leaves are burned from sun. I attached photo of my Sago palm. Thank you.
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32 deg here. Thankfully no frost since it was a little windy. Threw blankets over my flower bed of Kalanchoe's I had recently planted, as well as some perennials with new growth, also 2 rose bushes that had tender new growth and flower buds coming out. 2 more nights of this (tonight being more the concern with forecast at 31, last night more just for frost with low of 34).
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San Diego Coconut Trees
SCVpalmenthusiast replied to SouthernCATropicals's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I just looked it up on YouTube. Could it be the low deserts may be the best place to grow cocos in California. I guess it makes sense climate wise, they stay the hottest during winter, if you can water it enough it looks like it can succeed very well.- 179 replies
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As for your "big black colocasia" part... I too would love to find a robust variety in a purple/black color! I've tried a few of the black types but they always seem to either come back super-tiny the following year - or don't come back at all. Now that I've discovered my magical Muck Hole® spot, I'm excited to try a purple/black one again. If you happen to know which colocasia variety tends to be most robust (ideally an extra large type), I’m all ears… elephant ears, that is.
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I don't have any to spare yet (still populating areas of the yard with it)... but I can offer a data point that "colocasia fontanesii" might be a good variety to try in your Muck Hole®. I haven't had the best luck with colocasia generally - but of the ones I've tried, "fontanesii" has been the most successful, even spreading into the lawn at times (which is easy to fix by re-routing the runner). Most of the other colocasia types I've tried have done okay for a season, but not returned the next (or come back at a laughably small size). I recently took a clump of "fontanesii" from another area of the yard, and stuck it in a spot that has terrible drainage (and where several other plants have already died). And it seems really happy there. There's a thin layer of mulch on top, but underneath is 100% icky, gooey, muddy, mud. Here's a quick snap of the muddy clump this morning...
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They are decorative. I hadn’t really considered whether or not they act as a heat sink.
