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Gbarce

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Cindy Adair Grand Master

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more plants...

Thank you for posting all these photos!!! I especially liked the large alocasia (with the wavy leaf margin). Any ideas as to name?

Cindy Adair

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Gene "Crazy Exotic Tropicals" what a great title for said post! The creativity exhibited in many of the displays are spectacular. What an inspiration to all of us. Thank you! :)

KPL

Enjoying MY home and garden in Leilani Estates, "K.P. Lundkvist Palm Garden"

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Gbarce Grand Master

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apaandssa - That one is called Alocasia sp. var 'Zac Sarian', what the camera can't captur is how stiff those leaves are. Kind of like thin card board. It's a local species.

KPL - I am glad the the pictures did not disappoint. Yup we have a great bunch of landscapers here.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Gene, what an incredible treat it was to go thru those pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society Member (IPS Affiliate)

North Palm Beach

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Gene,

I always enjoy your pictures of the incredible, varieties and species of plants that are found in the nurseries there. Please keep posting more pic's if there's more. I certainly look forward to them!

Business has been pretty good this past year, a trip just might be in the works to the Philippines soon. Thanks!

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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paulgila Grand Master

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wow,love that arenga hookeriana! one of the most beautiful palms ever,imo! :drool:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Cindy Adair Grand Master

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apaandssa - That one is called Alocasia sp. var 'Zac Sarian', what the camera can't captur is how stiff those leaves are. Kind of like thin card board. It's a local species.

KPL - I am glad the the pictures did not disappoint. Yup we have a great bunch of landscapers here.

Thanks for the Alocasia name! I've added it to my "wish list" along with "a visit to the Philippines".

Cindy Adair

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Mandrew968 Grand Master

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Very odd and unique stuff, Gene! For a guy that really only likes palms, you sure got me staring at some cool stuff-IMO. The Bonsai are incredible!!!!

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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apaandssa - That one is called Alocasia sp. var 'Zac Sarian', what the camera can't captur is how stiff those leaves are. Kind of like thin card board. It's a local species.

KPL - I am glad the the pictures did not disappoint. Yup we have a great bunch of landscapers here.

Just heard from a local [ for you Gene ] expert on Alocasias , and Alocasia 'Sarian' is closely related to macrorrhizos and a native Philippines sp.

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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Really full garden Grand Master

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Gene I always enjoy your posts from your local plant show.What a spectacular variety on display and for sale.I think I would be a very poor man if I lived there. Thank you

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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Gbarce Grand Master

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Here's an interesting palm that no one seems to know the identity of.

The leaves seem like immature Caryota Leaves but they are thick almost like a carboard palm (Zamia)

Anyone know what it is?

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Gbarce Grand Master

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Quite a few of you were asking about Alocasia sp. var 'Zac Sarian' well there was one for sale in the commercial ares of the show and the asking prices was P6,500 which comes to about $150!!!

They don't come around too often but I still think that is waaaaaay over priced. Alocacias are pretty easy to propagte so these should eventually become more common and more reasonably priced.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Gbarce Grand Master

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So finally the loot:

Some sort of dwarf ficus

A variegated costus

variegated bamboo

trichoglottis bractiata var 'philippinensis'

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Thanks for posting, Gene. I can see that you were having fun. You didn't buy many this year?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

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Thank you for sharing th

ese amazing pictures !!

I'm so jealous of you !! Enjoy the incredible luck to live there : Since I went in Philippines, I never have stoped to dream about living over there, one day...

The perfect climate, landscape and people !

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

Vince Lombardi

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