Wallichia oblongifolia

[pietropuccio]

Wallichia oblongifolia, flowering. Female inflorescence.

[pietropuccio]

Female flowers before and after anthesis.

[PalmatierMeg]

Great photos. Does this species flower at such a tiny size? Such a cute little palm would fit well into any landscape.

[pietropuccio]

Thanks!

Yes.

It is a good understory plant between the trunks of taller palms.

[pietropuccio]

Two years later the male inflorescences (two) in ... camouflage suit:

 

 

but after a long gestation, nothing, it seems that it often happens that the male inflorescences do not come out of the bracts and the flowers open inside

 

[Phoenikakias]

47 minutes ago, pietropuccio said:

Two years later the male inflorescences (two) in ... camouflage suit:

 

 

but after a long gestation, nothing, it seems that it often happens that the male inflorescences do not come out of the bracts and the flowers open inside

 

Never seen that before, either on Arenga pinnata or on Wallichia disticha, which have a similar blooming pattern.

[akamu]

These are great Palms I had one back when then they called it wallichia densiflora before the name change unfortunately the Gopher liked it more than I did  thanks for posting

[Marius]

Here is a picture of mine. It hasn’t flowered that I noticed. 

[Merlyn]

I just planted one yesterday.  It's probably in a bit too much sun at the moment, but the big shrubbery-sized one at Leu Gardens is in pretty much full sun.  Any experience with these and sun exposure in FL?

[realarch]

Thanks for the info, I thought I had heard of a name change awhile back, but never followed up on it. 

Although not a large palm, they can take up a lot of space with their spreading habit. I’m constantly trimming mine back because the serrated edges of the leaves are like razor blades. Attractive palm and monstrous flower pods. This one is about 12 years old. 

Tim

 

[pietropuccio]

Thank you all!

Marius, your plant is still young, be patient

[Eric in Orlando]

On 8/2/2021 at 1:01 PM, Merlyn said:

I just planted one yesterday.  It's probably in a bit too much sun at the moment, but the big shrubbery-sized one at Leu Gardens is in pretty much full sun.  Any experience with these and sun exposure in FL?

There are specimens at Leu Gardens growing in sun now, one in the Palm Garden and one at the entrance to the Tropical Stream Garden. Both had been growing in shade for years until Hurricane Irma took out the 2 shade sources. They burned a little the first year and are still on the yellowish side nowdays. But both were mature specimens when it happened. I don't think a juvenile specimen planted in sun would survive.

[Marius]

On 8/3/2021 at 3:04 PM, pietropuccio said:

Thank you all!

Marius, your plant is still young, be patient

Thanks Pietropuccio. I’ll have to be patient. The plant without flowers is still beautiful though. 

[Merlyn]

5 hours ago, Eric in Orlando said:

There are specimens at Leu Gardens growing in sun now, one in the Palm Garden and one at the entrance to the Tropical Stream Garden. Both had been growing in shade for years until Hurricane Irma took out the 2 shade sources. They burned a little the first year and are still on the yellowish side nowdays. But both were mature specimens when it happened. I don't think a juvenile specimen planted in sun would survive.

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that they grew in shade until recently!  My small one here (indicated by the white arrow) is in mostly sun through about 2pm.  After 2PM the Arenga Engleri (upper right), hedgeline of Viburnum, and the neighbor's overhead oaks provide pretty solid shade.  The variegated Rhapis Excelsa on the left is mostly ok here, but is sheltered by a trimmed up P. Selloum.  So is the taller Rhapis in the upper edge of the photo, but it's more sheltered by the oaks and Viburnum hedge.  Based on your comment it sounds like this one will probably burn in this spot.  Maybe I'll repot this one and wait to plant it in this area until the D. Pembana and P. Macarthurii seedlings have some height on them.