tjwalters 188 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 I think mine would have to be Pseudopheonix ekmanii. Cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJG 1,167 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 What is this Dave? Got some details or pics? Actinokentia "Diva" not much to look at. So far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason in Orlando 20 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 I think mine would have to be Pseudopheonix ekmanii. Wow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff 267 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 I may not have any rare palms, but I have taken photos of a few... here is the rarest palm I have seen: Pritchariopsis in Nong Nooch Gardens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aztropic 2,073 Report post Posted August 6, 2009 I think mine would have to be Pseudopheonix ekmanii. Good choice! That is a beautiful speciman. Here's one of mine thats been growing in Arizona for 6 or more years.Got it as a small 1 gallon seedling for $20. Although not as fat as the Florida examples,mine has been a slow but steady grower and is currently 25 inches tall overall. aztropic Mesa,Arizona Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pogobob 77 Report post Posted August 6, 2009 Mine is cyphokentia macrostchya and also syagrus abreojos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilikoiLee 180 Report post Posted August 6, 2009 So many interesting palms that I have never heard of before; thanks for starting this thread, Howeadypsis! As others have commented, I am not sure what constitutes a “rare” palm. I noticed that we hear the word “rare” a lot during purchasing trips to nurseries. The term is either very loosely used or we have a lot of rare palms. I believe the former to be true. What is important to us is that our garden contain palms we don't see regularly. Here is the most recent “rare” palm we have purchased, Pholidostachys pulchra. We had never seen it before and found it very beautiful even though it needs some TLC. Sorry the photo is so cluttered; the smaller palms on the left are different species of Pinanga. Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caribbean Palms 99 Report post Posted August 6, 2009 I couldn't choose just one, so here goes: Coccothrinax alexandri, C. baracoensis, C. garciana,C. munizii, C. pseudorigida Copernicia cowellii, Copernicia ekmanii Thrinax rivularis, Hemithrinax ekmaniana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tew 4 Report post Posted August 7, 2009 Mine would be: Chamaedorea Tuerckheimii Licuala Mapu Variegated Caryota Mitis Coccothrinax Borhidiana a four leafed Thrinax Ekmaniana Chamaerops Humilis "volcano" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 1,365 Report post Posted August 8, 2009 Kris, that Corypha Locomtei is very pretty. Dear Troy Iam glad you liked those stills,here is a still of the one that is growing in our house garden planted few months ago.And these seeds are avaliable with Komikrit & Rps.com http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ic=4234&hl= http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/shop/CorLec.shtml Lots of love, Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neoflora 148 Report post Posted August 9, 2009 Rarest palm I have is Dypsis White Stem! Total number of palms in the world is 5! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neoasis 2 Report post Posted August 16, 2009 I just started growing palms a couple of years ago, but it didn't take long before I was addicted..... I have some rarities that are sprouting now: Attalea dubia Phoenix theophrastii ssp. 'Golkoy' Trachycarpus oreophilus Trachycarpus geminisectus Sabal uresana 'Green Form' These are all still small, mostly just planted this year from seed, so I won't bother posting pics of single strap leaves (or in the case of the Golkoy and A. dubia, pots with germinated seeds that haven't broken the surface yet). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RJ 436 Report post Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) On 8/2/2009, 7:44:52, ErikSJI said: Mine would be the Butia X cocos. So, have to ask... what did this end up being???? I know this is a 12 year old post so assuming it was the real deal the beans would be spilled by now Edited January 14, 2019 by RJ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cm05 286 Report post Posted January 14, 2019 Trachycarpus takil.... Much prettier than Trachycarpus fortunei, hopefully it’s just as hardy (or hardier) as I’ve seen mixed reviews. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisKupsch 49 Report post Posted January 16, 2019 probably Basselinia humboldtiana 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pal Meir 5,199 Report post Posted January 16, 2019 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GottmitAlex 2,936 Report post Posted January 17, 2019 Red Tahiti dwarf (Haari Papua,) More than likely they're ubiquitous in the tropics, but for my neck of the woods, they're quite rare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quaman58 1,965 Report post Posted January 17, 2019 This thread's a great time capsule, both in terms as what people consider "rare" at a point in time, as well as the aggregate of knowledge within the forum. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fusca 1,636 Report post Posted January 17, 2019 Agree with Bret. My "rare" palm is a Cryosophila warscewiczii that I am growing as an indoor container plant. Not sure how rare it is but I certainly don't see it discussed much here and really don't understand why it isn't more popular. My rarest in-ground palm is either Acrocomia aculeata or Brahea calcarea which aren't really rare but I would say rare around here! Jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ilovepalm 169 Report post Posted January 23, 2019 My beccariophoenix alfredii sprout 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NC_Palms 588 Report post Posted January 24, 2019 Hmm this is a hard question. Most of the palms I am growing are rare in North Carolina but common elsewhere. My "rarest" palm is a tie between my Rhapis and my Washingtonia filifera. I would also say my Washingtonia robusta, but believe it not, there used to be a lot of robustas in Eastern NC that were planted when the climate was milder in the '90s but have been quickly dying off within last two decades. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites