What is the most beautiful Pritchardia ?

[Tracy]

While the id might not be accurate, this Pritchardia I acquired as P flynnii is always at the tops of my list.  The petioles are fuzzy brown and undersides of leaves are loaded with lepidota.  Thus far it appears to be a pretty small growing palm, but time will tell.  This new leaf popped open and the adjacent Burretiokentia's inflorescence seems to be laid out on an older leaf of my Pritchardia.  It created an eye catching contrast of both color and shape that drew my camera into the scene.

[realarch]

Tracy, that first photo is killer! That B.hapala inflorescence is alien spectacular.

Tim

[Tracy]

On 9/10/2021 at 3:20 PM, quaman58 said:

Colin,

I've had a bakeri in ground for about 3 years now that has started pushing leaves like crazy. I agree, I think it's going to be a beauty as well...

Bret

 

On 9/10/2021 at 1:06 PM, colin Peters said:

Jeff Marcus has a few one gallon ones at floribunda, P. hardyi and marti are beautiful,

but of course my favorite is at the top of our valley. P. bakeri. 

I like my P bakeri as well.  Bret I'm guessing we got ours from the same batch.  Share a photo of your California grown P bakeri.  Colin thanks for all your work on the conservation of this species!

[Tracy]

On 9/8/2021 at 5:37 PM, quaman58 said:

I have to put forth a couple honorable mentions: P. beccariana, just a wonderful, relatively speedy grower that looks as close as it can to P. pacifica. Already flowering at 6 years old..

 

I too am a fan of Pritchardia beccariana.  I have had to trim lower fronds off as they get damaged from fronds of my neighbor's Archontophoenix dropping on them.  Very nice specimen Bret and impressive that yours was already pushing inflo's last summer at that age and size.

[Matt in OC]

My P. minor was looking especially striking yesterday. I love this palm. 

[realarch]

Oh yeah Matt, that’s a beauty.

Tim

[deezpalms]

I have martii, maideniana, lanigera, forbesiana, napalensis, hillebrandii “blue moon”, munroi & remota. Since I’m from Hawaii I wanted to get a lot of pritchardia’s.