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Bright Shiny Serenoa repens & Gopher Tortoise


Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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Hello everyone.  I posted these on our Facebook page too (it’s a pain having so many communication options these days...lots of duplication).  I wanted to share images of some of the most silver Saw Palmettoes around.  These are growing at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales FL.  They are cultivated specimens, but they are perfectly adapted to our dry, sandy ecosystem.  The silver form grows fastest in my experience, though they don’t all grow at the same rate.  The tortoise is also native (and wild) here.  Their native range is pretty close to that of the Saw palmettoes.  This one was motoring right along but seemed camera shy since it turned and headed away once I pointed the lens it’s direction.  

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Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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Cool! A very common scene down here in the scrub of South Florida. In the wild the lines between silver and green Sereona are seemingly randomly drawn, though the green variety is more common.

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2 hours ago, Keith in SoJax said:

Hello everyone.  I posted these on our Facebook page too (it’s a pain having so many communication options these days...lots of duplication).  I wanted to share images of some of the most silver Saw Palmettoes around.  These are growing at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales FL.  They are cultivated specimens, but they are perfectly adapted to our dry, sandy ecosystem.  The silver form grows fastest in my experience, though they don’t all grow at the same rate.  The tortoise is also native (and wild) here.  Their native range is pretty close to that of the Saw palmettoes.  This one was motoring right along but seemed camera shy since it turned and headed away once I pointed the lens it’s direction. 

Nice pictures, Keith.  Love going to Bok when I get a chance and the silver saw palmettos are a Florida treasure!

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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Love the plans but love the tortoise more. We have a bunch of them scuttling around here in the rural area I live in. Love it when we happen to see them

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