Jump to content
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT LOGGING IN ×

  • WELCOME GUEST

    It looks as if you are viewing PalmTalk as an unregistered Guest.

    Please consider registering so as to take better advantage of our vast knowledge base and friendly community.  By registering you will gain access to many features - among them are our powerful Search feature, the ability to Private Message other Users, and be able to post and/or answer questions from all over the world. It is completely free, no “catches,” and you will have complete control over how you wish to use this site.

    PalmTalk is sponsored by the International Palm Society. - an organization dedicated to learning everything about and enjoying palm trees (and their companion plants) while conserving endangered palm species and habitat worldwide. Please take the time to know us all better and register.

    guest Renda04.jpg

My Needle Palm Is Flowering!

PalmTreeDude

By PalmTreeDude
in COLD HARDY PALMS

 Share

Recommended Posts

PalmTreeDude Grand Master

PalmTreeDude

Posted
Posted

My Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is finally flowering! I won’t get any seed off of it (if it is a female, I’m still not sure what it is yet and don’t know how to tell) because I only have one and there are none close by that I know of. But it is still really cool, and is my first palm to ever flower! 

EFE01601-E911-4F9C-8896-1B82190E4257.jpeg

  • Like 9
  • Upvote 3

PalmTreeDude

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Chester B Grand Master

Chester B

Posted
Posted

As far as flowers go they're pretty ugly.  My big one is flowering right now, it's a female.  It develops infertile seeds that end up rotting.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kinzyjr Grand Master

kinzyjr

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, PalmTreeDude said:

My Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) is finally flowering! I won’t get any seed off of it (if it is a female, I’m still not sure what it is yet and don’t know how to tell) because I only have one and there are none close by that I know of. But it is still really cool, and is my first palm to ever flower!

Nice work!  You need a few more.  Some are hermaphroditic.

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

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Darold Petty Grand Master

Darold Petty

Posted
Posted

My guess (and just that)  would be female, as the yellowish bit looks like a pistill, rather than a stamen.

San Francisco, California

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Manalto Mentor

Manalto

Posted
Posted

Rhapidophyllum hystrix needs a genetic shot in the arm. Is there anything it will hybridize with?

  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Manalto Mentor

Manalto

Posted
Posted
On 6/18/2020 at 6:16 PM, Manalto said:

Rhapidophyllum hystrix needs a genetic shot in the arm. Is there anything it will hybridize with?

Plus, it's got a bad attitude and impressive cold hardiness to contribute!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SEVA Experienced

SEVA

Posted
Posted

The inflorescences on yours appear to be female. My last needle palm to bloom finally bloomed this year and turned out to be male. The rest of my needle palms are female, so I made an attempt to pollinate them. I've attached photos below of some of the inflorescences.

0506201736.thumb.jpg.bee4fdf9ff442ff2359237d0b6ff5b42.jpg

Rhapidophyllum hystrix female inflorescence

 

0514201834.thumb.jpg.ee810f82904771003c8ca0b02a1dab35.jpg

Rhapidophyllum hystrix male inflorescence

 

  • Like 2

USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a

AHS Heat Zone 7

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
CodyORB Veteran

CodyORB

Posted
Posted (edited)
On 6/19/2020 at 10:27 PM, Manalto said:
On 6/18/2020 at 7:16 PM, Manalto said:

Rhapidophyllum hystrix needs a genetic shot in the arm. Is there anything it will hybridize with?

Plus, it's got a bad attitude and impressive cold hardiness to contribute!

It's in the same subtribe as Chamaerops, which could apparently see more "wet cold" hardiness w/o fungal infections.

If we're really going out there we'll do Copernicia and Colpothrinax, I'd love to see those make it at least in Florida!

Speaking of Copernicia, I wonder how the fronds would behave with a theoretical x macroglossa! :mrlooney:

Edited by CodyORB
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 months later...
LivistonaFan Rising Star

LivistonaFan

Posted
Posted
On 5/28/2020 at 1:26 AM, Chester B said:

As far as flowers go they're pretty ugly.  My big one is flowering right now, it's a female.  It develops infertile seeds that end up rotting.

That means that the seeds of my needle palm are infertile as well? I knew needle palms are dioecious and was quite surprised to see seeds on it. It flowered this year for the first time and I am about 1000% sure there are no other needle palms in the neighborhood (especially no flowering ones).

DSCPDC_0000_BURST20201018160554898.thumb.JPG.68f883da9155316dadce7c6987224196.JPG

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...