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Kris, I salute your bismarckia - imagine how much larger it would be if it were planted in the full sun! I have one planted now which is exactly the size that yours was in 2008.

Kris, I'm surprised that lipstick isn't doing better in your climate. They need lots of water, even like to stand in it. They like heat and humidity which you should have. I keep mine in shade so it looks its best. And out of habit I try to use a loose soil mix. Could yours have a pH problem with its soil? My biggest concern will be winter and temps below 10C.

Kris, Your bizzie is showing rapid growth:greenthumb: ! I like the close up shot, the palm looks great. Randy

That looks Sweet Kris!!

I'd take the 5 for $200 ea. I'm running out of room, and need plants mature enough to survive our sizzling, torcherous summers in Phoneix. When trimming fronds my larger plants often damage smaller underplantings. 15 gal or larger size plants are probably kept outdoors, therefore being more acculmated to ground planting. They make for instant visual impact. I also have a bad track record keeping smaller potted plants alive. That said, I do agree with what others have said about smaller planting establishing quicker than plants the next size up. I planted a S. Palmetto 24" box, opposite a 15gal S. Blackburniana. The 15gal has doubled the size of the 24" box dispite it being in the ground a year earlier, recieving more sun and water. Now, is one species (Blackburniana) faster growing than the other (Palmetto)? I'm not sure about that.

Beautiful! -it won't be long before it pulls itself in to even more sun!