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I keep forgetting that the name was changed back to Veillonia from Cyphophoenix…..old habits. Planted out from a 5 gallon back in mid 2017. Been a rather slow grower, but seems to be picking up speed lately. Takes forever for the leaf sheath abscission to occur but it’s worth the wait. Tim

Mr Latzias sent me these pictures of his V. alba the other day Tim. They really are cracking palms.

I’m growing up a couple in 15gal and will probably plant out nex spring

I miss these from my former San Clemente days

Chrysalidocarpus Lanceolatus slowly throwing a red frond has caught my eye this week

Doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks for posting Tim!

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There is a couple of super tall ones in Ventura at one of the Sullivans apartments . Harry I've posted this before but worth a second look!

Inflorescences are emerging from every leaf drop. Hopefully will set seed.

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Hey Tim, took awhile, but it’s turning into a swan. Harry, it is another New Cal. beauty. Takes some patience though. Tracy, you nailed it. Just the right size for most gardens. And frond drop presents no damage to underlying vegetation. It does have quite a wide arching crown which only adds to it’s attractiveness, Jonathan, Peachy, my palm never looked like Paul’s photo, removing the leaf sheath is almost impossible, believe me I’ve tried more than once. Not anymore, as I’m afraid of exposing an open wound at the sheath/trunk attachment point. Tim

Paul was braver than I'd be stripping those bases to expose that colour, but boy does it look good.

Reckon it might be Chrysalidocarpus. C prestonianus? But I agree with the sentiment, will look great there with some canopy pogobob! Hedyscepe remains my favourite species and this is a perfect specimen at that size.

New Caledonia has some beautiful palms and that one is very nice. We all know the Chambey’s but there are others that are so nice . I just added a Cyphophoenix Nucele and when the new frond opened , I was a bit disappointed to see that it didn’t have the red emerging leaf . Now that it has been opened for a while , I noticed a copper / green color when the morning sun hits it . Your palm seems to have a colorful crown shaft like some Dypsis, so cool. Harry

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I photographed this one at Wahiawa garden on Oahu recently

Who could wait for the leaf to fall off when those gorgeous colours are begging for exposure ? At the first tiny symptom of an ageing leaf, I would be underneath it swinging like an enraged chimpanzee. Now there is a visual for you ~ Peachy

The palm seen from above. Photo from Nov 5th 2025.

Some nice easy growing palms in that lot. Good pioneer palms to help that canopy later on. The Areca is the one of main interest going into the collection in the ground. Howea are proven winners for many years and a good reason why they are. Living in area that had a lot of Howea species planted many years ago I grew up with them being the common palm planted around town. Richard

I wasn't aware of the revision. There are a few of these growing here in Southern California. I think that Matt here in San Diego (University City area) is growing one and some others with some success. That said, when I hear them refer to the name, the reference is still Cyphophoenix alba. We need to get up to speed here. Lovely palm too Tim. These seem to plug into the medium size spaces; neither too big when they drop a leaf nor are they a small gauge understory palm.

Cup on the left is from the house I passed by on Halloween. Cup on the right is what I snagged from the mall today. Plus I already have 2 baggies on the marinater mat from what I grabbed by the food bank. Let me think of all the people who I think I owe favors to and see if they're interested before I throw these on the freebie forum. I can always go back with my loppers and a trashbag.

One year update,this thing is finally starting to go vertical. Pretty impressed with it's growth. I'll probably get it wrapped up in the next month or so. Here's to a mild winter 🤞

Well, well, well, first flowering for my Lemurophoenix. A few weak prior attempts but, finally. Planted as a 3 gallon back mid 2008 from Bo Lundkvist stock. That seventeen years has gone by like a rocket. Tim

Glaucum cutting have rooted and starting to sprout.

Yesterday I managed to muster up the fortitude to go for a short walk on part of the property and see how the drought affected things, looks like the little Areca stilt palm died along with six or seven others out right but other things look pretty amazingly well considering what they’ve been through.

Another flower spathe on the Cham hookeri, hopefully I get a few seeds to set.

A couple of good ones this week that needed to be potted up. And with spring in full swing and warm temperatures, perfect weather for baby seedlings!

You can purchase custom plant markers in many styles. Etsy has several vendors who create these with some level of customization. For example, the photo below is from a vendor named "SheffieldHandmade" and has the classic Botanical Garden look. But you will always have to pay something for sturdy, quality-appearing tags that will last. Nearly 40 years ago I was planting my first landscape and wondered the same thing...I finally went to a place that did bowling/trophy plaques and they made up beautiful small plaques with a brown-on-tan design with a very nice typeface and a sort of semi-transparent protective layer that was really beautiful, didn't detract from the plantings, and was riveted to strong flat metal stakes. If I could create them again, I would...but I've lost them and photos of them as well, so I would be back working from scratch. But there are lots of options, you may just have to be creative, and you can always call your favorite botanical garden and connect with their staff to find out what they do for their own markers. If your budget is limited, perhaps just consider making a few for your largest, most "permanent" specimens and handle the others on a "marker of the month" club basis, or with thick, heavy-duty plastic plant-markers/tags (and you will want to use a nice soft graphite pencil...virtually anything else will fade in the weather, I think most of us have learned this the hard way).

After spotting this palm being advertised on Facebook group “Palm Nutters”, I contacted the vendor (Cairns) on behalf of Colin Wilson who wanted it for Wollongong botanical garden, NSW. Paul Latzias and Michael Smith stepped up to inspect the palm last weekend, and were joined by Arden Dearden to salvage her this afternoon. Massive thanks to Paul, Michael, Arden, Digby (vendor), and of course Colin.

I’d say it’s unlikely Wollongong BGs is warmer on average than Sydney. Perhaps absolute minimum, but all climate records of Sydney and Wollongong indicate Sydney is a tad warmer year round than Wollongong. Of course microclimate plays a role, but Sydney BGs’ is ideal right next to the CBD. All that being said I have no doubt Tahina would do well in Wollongong as it seems trouble free in Sydney. I’d guess anywhere from Auckland to further north might be a chance to grow Tahina but not sure any seed ever made its way over there.

Love the haps

Beautiful specimen and beautiful view! I bet it will go through your winter fine; if you expect a very cold front you can always protect with some Xmas lights maybe. Your summer conditions may be similar to those of London and we know that CIDP grow massive there. The concrete blocks are a very good idea. They will absorb and then release heat

I never stop being amazed and happy when I see a new lot of seeds popping up. You just can’t tell what’s going to germinate until they do pop up. You’re foxy should live if you dig it out, just don’t break the main root. Richard

This immediately makes me think of the Corona Christmas ad

I thought this was really good advice. I’m planning to use this general method for my Washingtonias in zone 8. I appreciated the detail and up close look. My themocubes turn on at 37F, and off at 45F. Thanks @Allen

That is a great addition to the garden. I failed so many times, and the one remaining one I have is across from one of my Rhopalostylis in Carlsbad. The Rhopalostylis continue to get taller but the Hedyscepe looks stalled in time after nearly 15 years. I've never been able to figure out how to grow this species.

That is interesting . Phil has been around a while and usually has very unique palms . When I started collecting , in the 90’s , he had get togethers and sales . I would take my daughter down with me and come home with some cool palms . My daughter loved the butterfly place next door . Harry

I am glad you at least got compensation . The seller has a very short sighted attitude that will inevitably hurt future sales. To work with a customer is a necessary part of selling just about anything . I really think you have a good chance of that palm surviving. Harry

It is pollen shedding time for a couple of Encephalaros in the garden.

Here's a hybrid from Jungle Music Nursery: Archontophoenix "Teracarpa"

Bumping this thread because one of ours seems to be doing the same thing, but partially. It’s also very eager to open up as the spear hasn’t even fully emerged. I’m interested to see what it looks like when open. This is the smallest of our triple.

Forgive the bad photo as I was trying to be stealthy here but can anyone identify from this photo if this is just regular minor or a different variation? It's underneath the sign to the mall and I uh I may or may not have walked off with an inflourence or 2 as they were towering above the cluster of palms and there's dozens more. I stopped by the carwash where I got palmetto seeds last time since their landscapers were there and they wanted nothing to do with helping a short man reach palmetto seeds.

Finally I have a good canopy to be able to plant these as they can’t handle the sun in the San Diego hill country

A nice little dypsis procera worthy of a bit of attention.

Given the timeframe and latitude, that is certainly nice growth. It doesn't look like it paused at all after planting.

A flash of red in my shade garden

Oh yes, they do that sometimes. Nothing like a Chambey, but a nice surprise. A. tuckeri and maxima do it quite a bit in the winter time, off and on. Not sure what triggers that.