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Here’s my living room window on a fine Corona Viral evening The big palm is a Parajubaea cocoides. Show us your palmy window pictures!

Slightly off topic, but how is this for a creative use of old car tyres and left over paint ?

And the last couple of photos......at least for now. These guys are killer little palms. Geonoma atrovirens

I acquired two of these back in May of 2017 thanks to @Ken Johnson Just wanted to show how great they look. Flanking a Pritchardia Pacifica. Only planted 3 months before hurricane Irma but did quite well. One was tilted a bit and slowed it's growth but is just fine. The bottom 2 photos show this one. It was the taller of the 2 at the time. They were planted as trunking specimens. I would say their growth rate is slow to moderate. Look closely and you can see how close the rings on the trunk are compared to the older rings. Planted in mostly full sun on the north side of my house. Just some extra Winter shade as the sun is more southerly. Not fast growing by any means but are a very attractive, different palm than the usual. Faster than the Chambeyronia palm. I am enjoying their height right where they are, so glad they're not too fast growing. I fertilize 2x a year and as you can see, haven't mulched them recently. Regular 2x per week waterings and Summer rainy season. Easy palm to grow. Enjoy the pics and show yours if you got them.

so seeds have been sprouting here and there.. at times some seeds have been covered in fungus and i keep washing it off... it keeps coming back and i repeat so a week ago or so i noticed 3 jubaea chilensis sprouted and i potted them up yesterday i noticed another two have sprouted even though my germination rates arent amazing i still feel it was well worth it! there are other sprouts but the pot with my dead (unfortunately) lychee had the most sitting on the soil surface (picture worthy) the roots are able to go into the soil in the bigger pot which most have been it seems

I see jungle

In a previous life I moonlighted in landscape design... made two kinds of pavers on this job (sorry for the crummy photos) Took 15 gallon pots, crammed Sabal palmetto leaves in the bottom and poured white cement on them, made for really deep relief pavers, hard to clean and wouldn't want to walk barefoot on them but lots of palmy awesomeness. I also poured some plain circles, used glass tiles and floated a final topcoat up to level... much easier on the foot and cleaner in appearance. If nothing else maybe get the creative side of the brain flowing...

SO my palm has made this REALLY LONG root! I mean its REALLY long! Is this normal?? Old leaf from Bridal Veil plumeria for scale

Bedroom

Dining room window Family room window office area window laundry room window kinda odd, but one of my favorite views is out the kids bathroom window

I do have a Sobralias Mirabilis overgrown and coming out of a 5 gal nursery pot. It would benefit from being planted as well, the problem for me is finding a spot to be able to plant it. The nice thing in the pot is being able to set it somewhere to givee it the right exposure. Here is a pic of the flower from a year or so ago. Most of the orchids and even several of the bromeliads that I have in various places around the yard are actually ones that were bought for in house and when they finish flowering I just put them here and there around he yard and see what will take. Surprisingly I get a lot to rebloom.

It looks more like an Arenga pinnata

Full sun grown double Dypsis decipiens during a break in the pi day rain. Washed clean and still dripping water droplets. Matt was right "rain".

Update; they both are male.

It looks like so many things they will speed up as they get larger and more established. My wife trimmed a leaf off which was beat up after growing into the adjacent Cordyline so it's a little lopsided right now. Waiting for the next leaf to open for it to regain balance. It shouldn't be long as the emerging spear has split into two.

And mine.

I know it’s posted about a lot, but just some more photos I took the other day at Kopsick:

Here's mine. It's one of the slowest growing palms in my garden.

How about this? Perhaps it is a bit out of scale. When I first read about this artwork I thought it was the most stupid concept possible, but when I visited the work it was actually very interesting and engaging, https://collections.lacma.org/node/424258

Not such good pics as it is nearly dark down under....and I haven't washed the windows for years...lol. Kitchen window Lounge room window

Unfortunately the best photos are not opening . Ceiba speciosa in flower.

Uncovered today!

About 10 years in the ground

Working in the yard today and noticed the first Chinese ground orchid flowers starting to bloom! Really cool miniature orchid blooms

I have no wish to bring up the 800 lb gorilla sitting in most of our living rooms. My father was in the FBI so I grew up with 800 lb gorillas. Suffice it to say my husband and I are old and afflicted with conditions and ailments (type A blood anyone?) that render us both high risk. So, voluntarily, we have self-quarantined at our home on one of the larger residential properties in Cape Coral (0.61 acre - don't laugh). But we are blessed to be surrounded by 100s of my beloved palms and tropical plants that provide a cooling oasis and privacy. It's so restful to work in the yard, lots to be done to take my mind off the woes of the world. I thought I'd take some time to share photos of our little palm paradise as it looks like we won't be going anywhere for a while. I started outside the front door and continued into our 3-lot Garden Lot, which is fully planted except for our 10x16' garden shed. Blue & Red Latans Blue Latan Red Latan Sabal minor Blountstown Dwarf x2 in planter box Northern edge of Garden Lot Allagoptera brevicaulis Agave ovatifolia Views from inside the Garden Lot More later

The Copernicia genus is spectacular. Even fan palm haters like Copernicias. And their spiny petioles and saw-toothed leaves just add to their charm. You don't want to hug them but you can be in awe of them from a distance. I have over half a dozen of them planted on our property, including two species I collected in the wild on an eco-tour I took to Cuba in 2014. They are not the fastest growing palms in the world but well worth the wait if you have the time. I took the following photos today on Day 7 of our official self-imposed quarantine. If you don't have a mass gathering to attend, have a look. Copernicia baileyana - my second Copernicia bought off eBay about 10 years ago. Back then any species was hard to find Copernicia alba - probably the commonest species in the genus

well as you can see by my wall of germination attempts (some are other plants) i have made many attempts and so far no sprouts (palm) until now! 6 little roots with a couple more looking like they may sprout also should i pot these up in 1 gal now or wait a bit longer

Took this pic of Red Admiral flashing at the females on a Wallichia densiflora leaf. He sits and waits for females to fly by then tries to waylay them to make butterfly whoopee. Show us yours!

Copernicia macroglossa - one of the strangest and most mesmerizing palms in the world. I received this one as a 1g from a palm lover in Punta Gorda, FL. Very slow growing. I hope mine will speed up now it no longer has to compete with my late, lamented Sabal Lisa Copernicia berteroana - native to Hispaniola and Antilles. I grew this one from seed and really like how its glossy lime green leaves form a "cup."

Sobralia mirabilis looks a lot like Sobralia sanderae. S sanderae opens with a yellowy tint which fades to a blush white with the deep yellow throat and the pink ruffled lips. It is extremely prolific as well, but like all Sobralias the flowers are short lived for an orchid. S macanthra is another one that does well here with a couple of varieties (pictured one is a deeper pink variation.

Joey magnifica Joey altifrons

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana Basselinia humboltiana

Calyptrocalyx hollrungii Syagrus hoehnei

Licuala khoonmengii Lanonia dasyantha

Cyphophoenix alba Cyphosperma naboutiniense

I was a little slow on the take but see a double reference to the benefits of rain. Besides plants appreciating the natural irrigation (water in Southern California from the tap is very hard), everything seems to look more colorful when just washed off or wet. Nothing like a couple of water droplets hanging off a leaf to make it look more enticing and colorful! Pi day this year was raining here and I took some photos of some Dypsis in the garden. A young Dypsis basilonga (not a clumper) and a form of Dypsis lanceolata which is a clumper.

Very nice, I've added Bletilla striata to my wish list. Sobralias would do great in HB. I've kept mine in pots up until now, but will be trying one that split it's pot in the ground when I get around to planting it this spring. The biggest challenge with putting orchids in the ground versus in pots or mounted on sticks or other plants for me is my dog. Not that she digs, but she will power over anything if in pursuit of a toy. It remains easier keeping things up or in pots. It's a bummer when you have an annual blooming orchid that loses it's inflorescence before blooming due to anything avoidable.

If you like the idea of mixing in terrestrial-growing Orchids in the planting areas around your yard, might seek out some of the Sobralias. Think @Tracy is growing some. Several sp./ cultivars are grown by various Orchid specialty growers out there as well.. Don't think you should have issues w/ cold exposure w/ the more easy to obtain sp. where you are. Some of the hybrid Spathoglottis or Phaius might do good there in Huntington Beach also. Winter cool/wet might be the biggest challenge to growing those there though.

I got 2 from you at the 2012 banquet. One for me and one for my father in law rocky. Unfortunately acrocomia doesn’t grow spines on its root as rockys got munched by gophers. Everytime he comes to my house he looks at mine and says “ I’m not sure if I’m sad or happy mine died”. Personally it’s one of my favorite palms.

Nothing like your jungle Dave but here is a shot through the window of from left to right: A. Cunninghamiana, Chambeyronia Macrocarpa. A Maxima with a Roystonea Regia creeping in the background. All of my palms are still thrashed from the winter Santa Anna’s and waiting for this cold spell to get over and back to spring.

In times of COVID-19 , a ride is great for reducing anxiety , after 2 hours, we finally arrive. Enjoy!!!!

I had to research the Anthocleista. I would go with that one just so you can see more what it will turn into. Big leaves make a nice contrast.

Licuala ramsayii Orange Areca vestiaria Unknown Ceratozamia

If you need help lifting it, I have a lot of free time right now... Ha Ha Seriously How are you going to move that, and to where...

Just another day and more palm photos in paradise. Views from the Garden Lot Attalea butyracea Becarriophoenix alfredii Silk Floss Tree double trunk Tim & Lizzie relaxing beneath an Elaeis guineensis Phalaenopsis orchids in spinach tree Seedling container garden Cocos nucifera Dwarf Red Spicata x3: offspring of my late mother palm Cocos nucifera Dwarf Red Spicata single - germinated 2016 Cocos nucifera Dwarf Red Spicata twins - germinated 2015 Copernicia alba & Chamaerops humilis x4 - I germinated 2 (left, rear) of the Chamaerops from Vulcano seeds sent from Italy. Another is supposed to be solitary trunk (it's not). The last (right) is a Chamaerops 'Red Hair' from Croatia Garden Lot south edge Roystonea violacea View down the Isabelle Canal from the berm of a vacant end lot. Our seawall, dock and jungle are on the left. View of berm from vacant end lot. We planted 1/2 of the berm even though it is not our property. Serenoa repens green I grew from seed Serenoa repens silver I grew from seeds That's all for now. Take care, all.

Same palm from a couple of angles as the lighting was too high in contrast to get a good photo.