Patience = Reward

[realarch 6,417]

Ho Lee Grail, Ho Lee Chit!

Thankfully I have a garden large enough to wander and wonder at the beauty and variability of the various species of plants. Every now and then an event happens that well......, takes one's breath away. This Lemurophoenix has decided to come out of it's shell. It has held it's leaf sheaths for years now and they 
finally gave way to reveal the most spectacular display, in a large way, of mauve, purple, and pink. Planted almost 12 years to the day from a 3 gallon, it was certainly worth the wait. Now, where's that bus, I'm ready to be run over. 

Tim

[realarch 6,417]

A few more.....

Tim

[Really full garden 1,558]

How long does that color last? Its spectacular!

[DoomsDave 10,344]

Locking the door so I don't run screaming down the street . . . .

Yike a rooney, @realarch you've made my day! My Week!

[Neil C 542]

Wow, wow and wow!!!

Regards Neil

[Kim 4,107]

Shocking beauty, unreal!

[The Gerg 1,383]

Stunning. Thank you for sharing.

[GottmitAlex 3,953]

Just incredible!!!!!

[sandgroper 1,473]

That is beautiful mate! Really spectacular,  I hope it holds that colour for a long time!

[Dypsisdean 1,303]

Where's that "world's most beautiful palm" topic? That is what is known as a show-stopper.

There is a reason "Palms of Madagascar" declared Lemurophoenix "probably the grandest palm of the whole island."

And it is just getting started.

[PalmatierMeg 7,442]

Spectacular,Tim

[bgl 3,220]

Tim,

That is beyond dramatically spectacular!  Mine are a couple of years behind yours, growth wise, so clearly something to look forward to! 

Bo-Göran

[akamu 804]

Tim,your palm is simply spectacular congratulations I wish these were an easier grow here I don't know of any success stories in so cal.  If so please post a picture aloha

[sonoranfans 2,931]

Wow, the greatest crownshaft of them all and #1 showstopper!  thanks for the pics!

[DoomsDave 10,344]

Yeah, they won't make here in California.

I even went and got a few and passed them around to various folks by the beach. Hoping that maybe they'd make it there.

Nope. Sob.

[mike in kurtistown 1,015]

A real eye-opener, Tim. I'll have to take a closer look at my biggest one. Thanks for sharing the pic.

[Gonzer 1,992]

Wow, and grouped with an exceedingly rare 'Orange Crown Shaft' digging shovel. Well played!

[www.dadluvsu.com 279]

Such a beautiful palm.   Your photos are giving me hope for the future of my little palm collection!  Now if this little untimely wind will die down, I’ll go put these beauties in the ground...   (edit: just realized Douglas broke the steel cable holding my shadecloth down )

[palmfriend 2,103]

Well done - really really spectacular!!

Thank you for sharing!

best regards

Lars

 

[realarch 6,417]

Thanks everyone for the comments, I was grateful to be able to share this incredible palm from the garden. 

Here are a few more photos.

My neighbor Jason social distancing. 

The same palm back in October 2008 right after planting. For folks with palms this size.....keep the faith. 

A real blast from the past, The day I acquired the palm from Bo, along with a truckload of other stuff. BTW, we look exactly the same today!

Tim  

[Hilo Jason 3,786]

2 hours ago, realarch said:

Thanks everyone for the comments, I was grateful to be able to share this incredible palm from the garden. 

Here are a few more photos.

My neighbor Jason social distancing. 

The same palm back in October 2008 right after planting. For folks with palms this size.....keep the faith. 

A real blast from the past, The day I acquired the palm from Bo, along with a truckload of other stuff. BTW, we look exactly the same today!

Tim  

I could practically see the pink / purpleish glow from this palm from my place, so I had to go and see it up close and in person.  

Oh and you guys practically do look exactly the same today!  Hawaii ages you both well.  

[John hovancsek 1,546]

Omg, that thing is amazing 5hat us a happy palm

[Frond-friend42 453]

Such a beauty! Thanks for sharing. I also love the look of that Kerriodoxa right behind it.

[Jim in Los Altos 3,258]

All I can say is...

[realarch 6,417]

Dropped a leaf sheath this morning…’ INCOMING’! Not nearly as colorful as the first sheath and not sure why. Time of year maybe?

Anyway, it’s growing pretty dang fast since it started trunking. The sheath alone weighs a ton, not easy dragging that thing to the truck. 

Tim

[Tracy 7,279]

11 minutes ago, realarch said:

Not nearly as colorful as the first sheath and not sure why.

Spectacular all the same Tim!  Its great to see this species doing what it is supposed to.

 

On 7/26/2020 at 10:07 AM, DoomsDave said:

Yeah, they won't make here in California.

I even went and got a few and passed them around to various folks by the beach. Hoping that maybe they'd make it there.

Nope. Sob.

I know first hand that this species didn't survive in my garden.  I got one in late 2014 and tried it here in Leucadia.  It didn't make it a full year.  The size of that dropping crownshaft would have been a problem where I had it, but I would have been happy to accommodate it had it survived.

[D. Morrowii 516]

What a beauty!
With a little bit of Flex-Seal you could make a canoe out of that leaf sheath! 
 

 

[John hovancsek 1,546]

Those suckers are heaaaavy

[realarch 6,417]

18 hours ago, D. Morrowii said:

What a beauty!
With a little bit of Flex-Seal you could make a canoe out of that leaf sheath! 
 

 

Dean, I could even put some plexiglass in the bottom and paddle around the bay.

Tim

[realarch 6,417]

A couple of update photos. This thing has grown 30” ( 760mm) since the first post of this thread.

Here the sheath is splitting and ready to come off. 

Tim

[realarch 6,417]

The reveal. Such a beautiful palm.

Tim

[Billeb 662]

Not sure if it could get more perfect!! Well done. 
You Hawaii folk making everyone jealous 

-dale

[mike in kurtistown 1,015]

I bought several Lemurs at Bo's going out of business sale. Here is the largest one that, unfortunately, has not shown any color on the crownshaft. (Why?) Lawn chair for scale.

Edited March 21 by mike in kurtistown
correcting grammer

[Frond-friend42 453]

I wonder if it's because of the difference in sun-exposure? Tim's seems to have more cover. Just speculation.

[sonoranfans 2,931]

 

2 hours ago, Frond-friend42 said:

I wonder if it's because of the difference in sun-exposure? Tim's seems to have more cover. Just speculation.

Yeah as it turns out natural chromophores can be oxidized by sunlight and lose their color.  The most colorful satakentias are also in part shade.

[mike in kurtistown 1,015]

And Tim's colorful leaf sheaths were revealed after the tree dropped a previous sheath that covered it.

[Dr. George 268]

Obtained about the same time and size as Tim's.  Just now starting to trunk. - gmp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hilo Jason 3,786]

Great updates!  Thanks for all of the photos.