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Kerriodoxa elegans


PalmatierMeg

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This tropical beauty with black petioles is surprisingly coldhardy: down to 25F. The leaf in the photo is 6-7' diameter. Kerrodoxa is not fond of full sun or exposed windy places but if you have a shady, sheltered spot give it a try. Anyone else have photos of theirs?

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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My two aren't  worth showing. My plan is to make a conservatory one day and grow them in there. They will never outgrow it. I saw these in the wild in Phuket and they are awesome.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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I have a couple of them in my Northern CA landscape. They need attention often though since we occasionally get days where humidity seems nonexistent and these palms want moist air and soil all the time. So far so good though after four years. 

 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Mine isn’t worth showing but has one pretty leaf that is nice to see out the window. The one at Sherman Gardens, on the other hand, is out of this world! 

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Here's a pic of mine I agree with Jim these need a little extra attention with low humidity. The frond opens low then the petiols push them up and out 3rd pic One of my favorite fan palms

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Definite favorite, but beat up by the wind and hot sun here. My largest up to the rain gutters but showing some wear. Smallest one tied back for termite tenting. Everyones here look amazing.

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On 5/28/2020 at 9:25 PM, PalmatierMeg said:

This tropical beauty with black petioles is surprisingly coldhardy: down to 25F. The leaf in the photo is 6-7' diameter. Kerrodoxa is not fond of full sun or exposed windy places but if you have a shady, sheltered spot give it a try. Anyone else have photos of theirs?

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I’d no idea this palm could take any cold, does it need heat to grow though? 
 

this is one palm I would love to own but don’t see them or even seeds for sale here 

I do admire them in glasshouses here - like this one in the picture 

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It does want heat, humidity and shade.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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These are stunning palms and a great place to seek shelter when it's raining....which is fairly often here in Hilo. 

I have a grouping of three of these striking palms, one female and two males. 

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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1 hour ago, realarch said:

These are stunning palms and a great place to seek shelter when it's raining....which is fairly often here in Hilo. 

I have a grouping of three of these striking palms, one female and two males. 

Tim

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Those look phenomenal Tim the trunk is much fatter than I would have thought unless that is a miniature shovel LOL

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Incredibly slow growing palm for me, this is the better of the 2 I have. 

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Planted mine in 2005 Died in 2013.  Looked GREAT in 2008.  Not sure what happened as the palms all around it are just fine.

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Steve

Born in the Bronx

Raised in Brooklyn

Matured In Wai`anae

I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

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I have three with this one being the oldest, maybe 20years. It has flowered a couple of times but hasn't produced seed. It was knocked around a bit with the mini localised cyclone we had back some months ago. They do well in my climate and certainly one of the best performing fan palms of its size I have. Having said that, I have lost a couple over the years. Like Steve said in his post, they died of no obvious cause. 

Not the greatest photo, but over the years it has been over grown. 

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Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

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I have four or five planted in Fort Lauderdale. . . .( with some tree ferns, Beccariophoenix fenestralis, Geonoma atrovirens, and misc. cycads and Pinangas alos in the photos).1589116083_IMG_0407copy.thumb.jpg.8b19d735e1c078521d02fcadecacf6d8.jpg

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4 hours ago, Kaname-kun said:

I have four or five planted in Fort Lauderdale. . . .( with some tree ferns, Beccariophoenix fenestralis, Geonoma atrovirens, and misc. cycads and Pinangas alos in the photos).1589116083_IMG_0407copy.thumb.jpg.8b19d735e1c078521d02fcadecacf6d8.jpg

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Great choice in palms Those geonomas are fantastic 

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My five have been nearly swallowed by jungle growth, due to a large cecropia dropping a massive branch that engulfed most of them, miraculously without damaging them. Clearing around them will be a project. Photo taken by Bo in April.

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Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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7 hours ago, Kaname-kun said:

I have four or five planted in Fort Lauderdale. . . .( with some tree ferns, Beccariophoenix fenestralis, Geonoma atrovirens, and misc. cycads and Pinangas alos in the photos).1589116083_IMG_0407copy.thumb.jpg.8b19d735e1c078521d02fcadecacf6d8.jpg

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Looks great, need to give some (lots of) iron to those Beccariophoenix fenestralis

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Jeffrey, I agree with Adam, those Geonoma are killer. That planting bed is looking good!

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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