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Prettiest, most colourful Palm species - what do you think?

Delilah

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Delilah

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Hi

Which palm species have you grown (or seen) that you think have the loveliest display of colour? Of course there're C.renda but that won't grow far beyond the tropics. I'm especially interested in colourful palms that can cope with sub-tropical and cooler environments.

Thanks :)

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Palmə häl′ik

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I vote for Chambeyronia macrocarpa.

I have several under oak canopy that didn't skip a beat this past winter...

I've seen 24F here in Brandon...

What's your max low in your area?

I'm sure the Ozzies'll chime in shortly...

~Ray.

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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There are many other New Caledonian species that would definitely meet the requirements.

Ron. :)

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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peachy Grand Master

peachy

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Calytrocalyx hollrungii with its lovely purple new leaves that keep that colour for ages. Also Euterpe sp orange crownshaft is another one for a warm temperate area that puts on a nice display. Livistona mariae gives a brilliant yellow floral display and plenty of it too. Hope this was of some help.

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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gilles06 Experienced

gilles06

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I love the blue bismarkia... :winkie:

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

lowest t° 2009/2010 : 27F

lowest t° 2008/2009 : 33F

lowest t° 2007/2008 : 32F

lowest t° 2006/2007 : 35F

lowest t° 2005/2006 : 27F

lowest t° 2004/2005 : 25F

Historical lowest t° 1985 : 18F

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Alberto Grand Master

Alberto

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Euterpe espiritosantensis!

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Areca vestiaria ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Perito Experienced

Perito

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Alberto,

Are you finding that palm to be more cool weather hardy than a regular Euterpe edulis? Is it the same palm others are calling 'Orange crownshaft'?

And last but not least, how can I get seeds!? Thanks for posting that- It's gorgeous. Perry

Perry Glenn

SLO Palms

(805) 550-2708

http://www.slopalms.com

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Archie purpurea . . .

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Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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Actinokentia divaricata

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Archontophoenix purpurea

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Arenga engleri

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Phoenix pusilla

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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rozpalm Mentor

rozpalm

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What about...

-Areca vestiaria

-Pinanga dicksonii

-Archontophoenix purpurea

-Neoveitchia storkii (I put this in becuase I really think its a zone 10b and maybe even a 10a palm based on my personal experience).

-Satakentia liukiuensis

Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

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Alberto Grand Master

Alberto

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Alberto,

Are you finding that palm to be more cool weather hardy than a regular Euterpe edulis? Is it the same palm others are calling 'Orange crownshaft'?

And last but not least, how can I get seeds!? Thanks for posting that- It's gorgeous. Perry

I bought 3 little palms at a nursery near the Jardim Botãnico in Rio de Janeiro +- 10 years ago. I planted the palms below dense canopy) but they all died after a hard freeze....

Growing at 1000m in Espírito Santo state ,they probably like cooler weather than sea level euterpes,but aren´t frost hardy.

RPS was selling seeds some time ago,if I remember well.

I don´t know how it is called in English....

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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No question... I realize that you wanted sub tropical palms.

This girl from Noon nook bot. garden in Thailand is just too beautiful not to post.

Jeff

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

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JEFF IN MODESTO Mentor

JEFF IN MODESTO

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Or these from the same park.

They migh grow in the sub tropics.

Jeff

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Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

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mnorell Mentor

mnorell

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What about Darold Petty's Geonoma undata? That must qualify for the most colorful cold-climate palm. Pictured in this recent post:

Darold Petty Garden

Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Actinokentia divaricata is realtively cold tolerant and has color on newly open leaves. :drool:

Ron. :)

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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