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Actinokentia divaricata red leaf question


Jungle Yard

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How common is it among Actinokentia divaricata to have an unfolding young leaf without bright red coloration? My seedling isn't displaying any bright color, just a slight tint of reddish. Will it improve in time as the palm matures?

 

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All of mine seem to show a red leaf, even tiny ones in 4" pots. Some VERY faint however.

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I have planted a couple in the garden and the first 3 leaves that came out were kinda disappointing but now it has that beautiful red leaf 

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  • 1 year later...

Each time a new frond unfolds on my Actinokentia divaricata I feel like I should declare a 'holiday'! Has to be one of the slowest growing palms in my garden. It went through winter fine in a protected place with a Rhapidophyllum hystrix (background) providing some shelter.

Also... welcome Spring (in the northern hemisphere)!
The March equinox – also called the vernal equinox – is the beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere: https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2021/03/19/march-equinox-brings-2-seasons-spring-autumn/

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Number 8 Felco, the classic and best ! 

I gave up on this palm, no warmth, and no growth.  I obtained one leaf every 30 months !   :mrlooney:

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San Francisco, California

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3 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

Number 8 Felco, the classic and best ! 

I gave up on this palm, no warmth, and no growth.  I obtained one leaf every 30 months !   :mrlooney:

I experienced something a little faster, but still disappointingly slow.  I tried this twice, first when I lived in Carlsbad and again in Leucadia, but no faster in one garden than the other.  One good setback and they were toast, so also not very hardy in my experience.  They are attractive little palms though and as someone else pointed out, it was cause for celebration when that infrequent leaf opened.

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On 7/16/2019 at 6:34 AM, Jungle Yard said:

How common is it among Actinokentia divaricata to have an unfolding young leaf without bright red coloration? My seedling isn't displaying any bright color, just a slight tint of reddish. Will it improve in time as the palm matures?

 

Thanks!

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Hi I m from new caledonia and I live near to a lot of forests full of A divaricata (One of my favorite species), the one You pictured is  definitely not an A divaricata, it looks more like a Basselinia species (their habitats are on the same kind of forests)

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