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This is a picture inside the "Jungle" exhibit (based on the Amazon) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. Since I was a little kid, I have always wondered what these palms are. I have asked, but none of the zookeepers seem to know...lol. They look like Livistona to me, but I'm honestly not sure.

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They look like Washingtonia, especially the larger one. Not exactly what would be in the Amazons, huh? Otherwise, that's a nice humid, tropical looking setup. Strelitzia nicolai (giant bird of paradise) is in the background.

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Haha, guess they got some cheap palms and threw them in there, knowing most people probably can't tell the difference anyway:P And yes, that bird of paradise is very attractive, it's always pretty when it flowers! :)

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I agree its Washingtonia... Very cool. We have a rainforest-type exhibit in one of our museums.. they planted a Washingtonia that eventually grew into the roof.

Kind of makes me want to rip a room out of my house and turn it into an atrium with skylights. I would def. put a livistonia or elephant palm inside it.. the leaves are amazing.

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I have always had a similar fantasy...I've always wanted to build some type of biodome and fill it with adonidia, roystonea, cocos, chamaedorea, and tons of other tropicals...oh, maybe someday if I'm rich...for now, I'm happy with my cold hardy outdoor palms:)

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There is also some kind of Dypsis down in the sinkhole. Kinda disappointing when plants from North America (Washingtonia) and Africa (Bird of Paradise) are used in an exhibit on the Amazon.

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I have always had a similar fantasy...I've always wanted to build some type of biodome and fill it with adonidia, roystonea, cocos, chamaedorea, and tons of other tropicals...oh, maybe someday if I'm rich...for now, I'm happy with my cold hardy outdoor palms:)

When both you and I are rich, we'll be off to Hawaii or somewhere that does not need a biodome!

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I have always had a similar fantasy...I've always wanted to build some type of biodome and fill it with adonidia, roystonea, cocos, chamaedorea, and tons of other tropicals...oh, maybe someday if I'm rich...for now, I'm happy with my cold hardy outdoor palms:)

When both you and I are rich, we'll be off to Hawaii or somewhere that does not need a biodome!

You do not need to be rich to be off to Hawaii. If you are real dedicated to palms, you can go to the Southeast side of the Big Island and get a nice acre for $20K and put down a small house for next to nothing. Then plant away, it all grows there. Better yet, you can go up into Hawaiian Acres and get 3 acres of land and walk to Floribunda to get your palms.

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There is also some kind of Dypsis down in the sinkhole. Kinda disappointing when plants from North America (Washingtonia) and Africa (Bird of Paradise) are used in an exhibit on the Amazon.

Well it is in Kansas (Dorthy) lol. If that is a public zoo I bet the tax payers aint gonna spring for the wax palms.... :bummed:

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There is also some kind of Dypsis down in the sinkhole. Kinda disappointing when plants from North America (Washingtonia) and Africa (Bird of Paradise) are used in an exhibit on the Amazon.

Well it is in Kansas (Dorthy) lol. If that is a public zoo I bet the tax payers aint gonna spring for the wax palms.... :bummed:

I believe all these plants were donated back in the late 70s when this was built...doing a little more research this morning, I found out they are rebuilding the "jungle" habitat, and are replacing these plants...wonder what they plan to do with those washies?? Hmmm.... ;)

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There is also some kind of Dypsis down in the sinkhole. Kinda disappointing when plants from North America (Washingtonia) and Africa (Bird of Paradise) are used in an exhibit on the Amazon.

That Dypsis could be D. decaryi since it's so common in the indoor plant nursery trade.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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I have always had a similar fantasy...I've always wanted to build some type of biodome and fill it with adonidia, roystonea, cocos, chamaedorea, and tons of other tropicals...oh, maybe someday if I'm rich...for now, I'm happy with my cold hardy outdoor palms:)

When both you and I are rich, we'll be off to Hawaii or somewhere that does not need a biodome!

You do not need to be rich to be off to Hawaii. If you are real dedicated to palms, you can go to the Southeast side of the Big Island and get a nice acre for $20K and put down a small house for next to nothing. Then plant away, it all grows there. Better yet, you can go up into Hawaiian Acres and get 3 acres of land and walk to Floribunda to get your palms.

But that's 20k less in palms I can try to stuff in my yard here. :)

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On the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W

My back yard weather station: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=37.954%2C-121.945&sp=KCACONCO37

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