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Got my grubby hands on these two hybrids from Floribunda. Anyone else trying them? Or growing them already? This first one is a prestoniana hybrid of unknown pollen parent. And these are the decipiens F2 hybrids. Jeff says these are from a clustering, smaller palm and that it is fast growing. Lastly, one of my decipiens nearby looking good with a new spear not far from opening

Searching Google Maps for somewhere nice to have lunch, I came across a restaurant opposite Giardino Garibaldi (always on the lookout for potential palm locations 😉). As we tucked in, I noticed this specimen in the distance. Upon closer inspection, I believed it to be Butia odorata x Jubaea chilensis. It's producing viable seed, which is most likely self pollinated as there aren't any other cocoid palms close by as far as I could tell (some Syagrus romanzoffiana 5-10 minutes walk towards the coastline). Most of the seed floated in water, but I'm persevering with them as I've germinated floating Jubaea and Butia before. Further research online uncovered an old article on the European Palm Society that confirms the ID. http://www.palmsociety.org/members/english/chamaerops/041/041-14.shtml by Juergen Plaumann (Chamaerops No. 41). There is also a picture of it on there. BxJ seed with endocarps intact. BxJ cracked and endocarps removed

Palermo was a bit of mixed bag. Still pockets of stunning ancient heritage, but unfortunately the city in general does appear to have lost its way. The botanical garden on the other hand was a pleasant surprise, with a fantastic variety of palm species. Also the most comprehensive collection of citrus trees I've ever seen, the majority of which were full of ripe fruit. Well worth a visit. Washingtonia robusta Church of St. Dionisio 14th century ruins Phoenix sylvestris Washingtonia robusta Not 100%, but I think this is Trachycarpus takil. Labelled Trachycarpus fortunei. Brahea armata Butia sp. Brahea edulis Trachycarpus martianus Jubaea chilensis Trithrinax campestris Rhopalostylis sapida Chamaedorea metallica Archontophoenix maxima Roystonea regia Chrysalidocarpus baronii Brahea decumbens Brahea brandegeei Brahea armata Chrysalidocarpus decaryi Trithrinax campestris Brahea aculeata Nannorrhops ritchiana Parajubaea torallyi Sabal maritima Dioon spinulosum Encephalartos lehmanni Chamaerops humilis var. argentea Howea forsteriana

A few more photos. Tim

Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum (supposedly) new leaf.

One beautiful palm from New Guinea. Clumping, colorful, well behaved, and attractive entire leaves. Copious amount of indument on the rachis and leaf veins. Been in ground for around twelve years. I’ll add photos of the colorful inflorescence and seed if and when that happens. Tim

Those of us who live in the Blue Ridge mountains are headed into a series of very cold weather. Temperatures are going to 16 tonight and 14 tomorrow night in Saluda. The two Trachycarpus, one 18' and the other 15' will go through it with no protection and should do fine. I raised these two from babies and have tried every method to keep them warm until they could take care of themselves. These two went through 5 degrees several years ago. One lost its head by came back. The Sabal minors always amaze me at how hardy they are. They will also go through the several days with no protection.....same for the small Rhapidophylum. My exception is the potted Chamaerops. It's had major problems in the past (even when protected) and its taken several years for the center spear to start producing again. The old Christmas tree lights are in place and the covers go on this afternoon. All of my one and 3 gallon palms go on a light bench in the golfcart garage. 25 years ago it was too cold to grow anything but S. minors. What I grow now is because of climate change in the mountains.

Calytronoma plumeriana. Tim

Definitely take advice from Darold. The enemy of this species is heat and drought. Think living in a cloud with condensation and mosses and ferns. That’s what they want. They wouldn’t care if it rained constantly. Bright indirect light is perfect, just like you’d find within a cloud. Hot piercing sunlight with dry heat will end them pretty quickly. If they never saw more than 22C ever they’d be super happy. 30C and up is the danger zone for this species I’ve found.

Damn sanity really isn’t your thing! GOOD! My limited experience with hybrids is that fan palm hybrids breed true to the cross, I.e, they keep their distinctive look down through the generations while feather types seem to revert in the F2 back to one or the other of the grandparents.

Once upon a time I would have jumped at a 1000 baronii, now I have that many iam not even bothered with them. How we change our palm fashions. Time, room to grow and cost of growing them, all factors in not being interested in growing them. Spoilt for choice I say!

Well, it seems to take about 10-11 months from the first flower spike emergence, til the last seeds ripen and all fall off. Two more stalks to go. They start to turn red, then all fall off over about a month. I kind of hope this is a biyearly process, all these seeds are a bit messy.

Chrysalidiocarpus Lutescens some pink on the new spear to accent the orange/gold The colorful fruit of Chamaedorea Microspadix goes well with the soft green texture of the leaves. Harry

I was looking at the plant in my garden which started this post and decided to update the photos. Still no sign of it flowering yet, but it is perhaps showing less of its juvenile traits and more those of what I expect it will look like in maturity. Coccothrinax no id still, except "hybrid"; hybrid of what to be determined. Speculation on its id is always welcome.

Yep, this is also a very cold winter for us, it went to -11C, many residents from our area in southeastern Slovenia(Brežice region) werent prepared for the cold snap, lots of snow, slippery roads and frozen tires for some. Thankfully we got a break with highs of 15C and lows from 3C to 4c but i guess another cold snap is coming our way in a few days, but not below -5C. But many people of more northern areas, also lowlands got to -18C so probably we are the only inland region in Slovenia where oleanders and some palm varieties survived with minimal protection, praying for other plant enthusiasts in more extreme parts🙏

Im not quite as worried about Thursday night now as I was. Forecast still calls for 28F, but areas further inland have warmed a little bit in recent forecasts. The place to be in NW FL Thursday night though will definitely be Pensacola Beach: (These maps are hidden under the "Local Forecast Maps" button on the main page) As far as those snow chances go here, well, the NWS is now biting. There is now a 20% chance of rain/snow showers early Sunday morning across a good portion of the Panhandle. Some model guidance today have even trended towards some significant accumulations, but I'm not quite buying those at the moment. Watching this closely as time moves forward and things become clearer.

January 14, 2026 Before the Santa Ana winds comes in usually is the coldest temps of the year where I’m at and these last few days got down to mid 40’sf. Last year that same event brutalized my coconuts but this year the damage is very minimal. It’s kinda hard to see, but there is some spotting and leaf burn on the older fronds especially. Unfortunately, the biggest coconut is extremely close to the powerlines now. My advice to people is assume that your coconuts will be as big as a date palm. We’ll see how that goes. This coconut looks probably the best but it actually got an extremely bad white fly infestation. I smothered it in insecticide and will keep doing that when it comes back. This coconut might look ugly but I think it has a lot of potential. It is infested with white fly but I smother it with insecticide.

Cefalù is a must see if you're travelling to Sicily. Stunning architecture, beautiful city.

Phoenix sylvestris next to a 12th century Norman-Gothic church, Palermo.

Throughout December we visited Malta, Sicily, and Poland before spending time with my folks in UK. It's been more than 25 years since my last visit to Malta and it has certainly changed in that time, but the island is still beautiful and of course packed full of ancient history. Palm diversity not the best unfortunately. Weather was pleasantly mild and sunny with max temperatures pushing 20C most days. St. Julians Phoenix sylvestris, St. Julians St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia robusta, St. Julians Washingtonia robusta, St. Julians Monument to Winston Churchill, Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta Brahea armata, Argotti Botanic Gardens Chamaerops humilis, Sliema Point Battery Phoenix sylvestris, Balluta Bay Chamaerops humilis "Vulcano", Balluta Bay Chamaerops humilis "Vulcano", St. Julians Chamaerops humilis, St. Julians

A couple of young licuala starting with a Ramsayi followed y a sallehana var incisifolia.

Cycas and palm seeds are recently collected. You can combine dfferent quantities of various species you want. For customized service or photos, send email to cnnursery@yahoo.com, or private message to me. please don’t reply to this message here . Many thanks, Cycad 1. Cycas debaoensis, USD 61/10 seeds 2. Cycas micholitzii , USD61/10 seeds 3. Cyas guizhouensis, USD 55/10 seeds 4. Cycas panzhiahuensis, USD 55/10 seeds 5. Cycas miquelii, USD 35/10 seeds 6. Cycas multipinnata,USD 130/5 seeds Palm 1. Trachycarpus f. Tesan, USD25/50 seeds 2.Trachycarpus sp Himgarda (new rare) USD30/10 seeds (limited ) 3. Trachycarpus nanus (tall bluish), USD30/10 seeds (very limited) 4. Trachycarpus nanus (trunkless,bluish ) USD30/10 seeds (very limited) 5. Trachycarpus nanus (high elevation, greenish), USD 30/10 seeds (very limited) 6. Trachycarpus f. Winsan, USD25/50 seeds 7. Lanonia dasyantha, USD28/30 seeds, USD 70/100 seeds 8. Chuniophoenix hainensis, USD 40/50 seeds, USD80/100 seeds 9 . Rhapis humilis, USD 10/50 seeds, USD18 /100 seeds Tree seeds 1.Phyllostachys edulis moso bamboo, USD10/50 seeds 2. Citrus junos ,very cold hardy (-12C ) , USD 9/20 seeds 3.Camellia nitidissima, golden flower teaplant, rare, USD 20/20 seeds Garry www.coldplant.com

Hey y'all I thought this would be a cool post to make this is what my 2025 garden season was like. I'll post favorite pictures average temperature for each month etc. OK I'll start off with what our coldest temperature was and our hottest temperature was and average temperature for each month of the growing season (March-November) March. March for us was generally a mild month our warmest temperature was 81 And our coldest temperature was 19. our average daytime 57. night time 38 April. April was a lot like March it was more mild not as hot as I have seen but it wasn't too bad. our warmest temperature for the month was 90 (Very warm for April) Our coldest was 18 (Very cold for April lol) our average daytime 66. night time 47 May. May Was a pretty average month. Typically our may's are a little warmer but it was pretty normal. our warmest temperature recorded was 85 Our coldest temperature was 30 (Very cold for May for us But can happen probably due to us being in the Appalachian) The average high was 73. Our average low 56 June. June was a pretty hot month. Many days we had were 90 plus degrees outside It was more like July weather for us. our warmest day recorded was 100 (Very warm for June) Our coldest temperature was 49. our average daytime 86. night time 67 July. July was a very hot month there was very little days That were Below 88f We also had very little rain Our warmest day was 100f And our coldest day was 66f. our average daytime 90. night time 72. Otherwise it was a nice and warm month just very dry August. August on the other hand was below average. Not a lot of action in the garden it was a very dry month Only one day of rain and that did pretty much nothing. Our warmest day was 93 and our coldest day was in the mid 30s (That is very cold for us in August but it was recorded towards the end of the month) our average daytime 82. night time 64 September. September was also a below average month For temperature and rain, we had no rain in September the garden really suffered. Our warmest day was 90 And our coldest day was in the mid 30s (Also cold for September in our area) our average daytime 79. night time 59 October. October was also a below average month for rain and temperatures. The garden didn't really grow that much. Our warmest temperature was 85 And our coldest temperature was 30. our average daytime 67. night time 47 November. November we had our first Killing frost within the first week of November so the garden didn't do much our warmest temperature recorded was 75 And our coldest was 17 our average daytime 52. night time 36. The whole month of November wasn't that bad it was a little below average but not bad Overall it was not a bad growing season. The last couple months were below average and Very DRY. but the rest was really nice. also here are my favorite picture of my garden let's hope for a great 2026 growing season everyone!

This is the luckiest palm in my garden. Twice it has been narrowly missed by huge falling trees, surviving without so much as a scratch. It even seems to like the decaying Cecropia trunk 1/4" from its base. Love watching this beautiful baby grow. Do you have Johannesteijsmannia magnifica in your garden? Or a photo of one you have admired on a palm tour somewhere in the world? Post your photos here! Not kidding about it being "in the jungle!"

Bad English. Bad punctuation. Fake e mail address... This guy didn't even try. 🤷‍♂️😆🤦 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

It's interesting though how these low temps are nothing compared to the coldest outbreaks we've had the last 3 winters. In many of the events in the last 3 winters (Dec 2022, Jan 2024, Jan 2025+snow), there was a significant push of the arctic air that had teens in some parts and a hard freeze (sub-26 deg) to the beaches.

According to this reliable source: up to about -10°C, even if damage to the aerial part.

I think that's the same cold front that came all the way down here, with a minimum of -2C. Right now we are enjoying a nice break like you, with highs of 20 C and minimums of 3-4C but as you said another cold front is coming on Sunday.

To me the elegans has stood the test of time. Taking pride of place in the greenhouse next too the the rare tropicals, to group plantings in the garden to standing alone with pride. An old favourite of mine going back to when I was a child at my grandmothers house with them in the kitchen. Down to them taking place in a heritage home adding that Victorian era look. There here to stay in my collection!

Oraniopsis appendiculata, coping with the high temperatures and lack of rainfall!

Are you talking about not harvesting the seeds ? I can understand if you already have mature specimens in your collection. You have so many other palms already sprouting and perhaps others to yet acquire , it makes sense. Harry

Some bonus shots from elsewhere within Sicily. First up this Washingtonia filifera with a monster stocky trunk. Lovely backdrop too. Cefalù.

A man with his priorities so far out of whack deserves to be eveicted, fancy doing that to blokes greenhouse! He won’t be renting of me in a hurry. They were easy to pollinate and the timing for flowering was perfect. I will throw a couple seeds your way!🌱

Oh, wow! My impossible dream palm. I'll admire yours from a distance. I can't say I know much about them but my instinct tells me the more shade the better. This palm is notoriously heat-sensitive. The San Francisco area may be the only place in the US where it can survive outside of an air conditioned conservatory. You have a treasure.

I’m east of Raleigh. But not coastal. We don’t go into the teens often, but it’s stressful now that I have palms. They are calling for 18F lows for 2-3 days. That point will burn my filiferas up, and start on the palmettos. Everything else should be fine. good luck out there!

You all did it!! $25,000 was raised for Ravenea louvelii. As Conservation Chair for IPS I want to thank every one of you for helping save this remnant palm population. If our palm people had not stepped up, the situation in Madagascar might have become bleak. We will keep you posted on what Mijoro and his team are doing.

I noticed a spadix beginning to push out of my Pseudophoenix sargentii a couple of months back with anticipation. It is the first one this palm. Today I checked it's status and saw that it never fully opened. We'll, at least it has hit this milestone and may flower someday in the future.

These had no sign labels and I don't know for sure what they are, but are here for your enjoyment. Any educated guesses on what they might be would be truly appreciated! At the end of the walk, a pair of gleaming white Bizzies is, to me, the ne plus ultra-- a song for the soul.

A built of Basselinia inflorescence’s. B. eriostachys and B. glabrata. Tim

This magnifica seedling is now approximately 4 years old. I just noticed last summer that the bluish cast on the underside of the fronds would catch the light at times. Seems to have started to occur on the two most recent leaves. So maybe year 3 or 4 years old, the color began to show. This also seems to have a more stout and compact habit than my altifrons plants. Unsure if it’s due to this getting better light than the altifrons. It’s smaller, so it can fit on my lighting shelf with the orchids. Some photos of the magnifica showing the bluish color on underside of pleats. and the altifrons below for comparison

Coryphoideae -38.74846706596634, -59.42898684007674 - Washingtonia robusta -43.30758288918109, -65.70649147479499 - Trachycarpus fortunei -42.78433982434749, -65.04461223898822 - No palm there -42.774008392648604, -65.04118156572746 - CIDP -42.776908175306716, -65.04198635592525 - Washingtonia robusta -45.86387857080986, -67.4890155684848 - CIDP -38.740123742314836, -72.59007502621368 - CIDP and Jubaea chilensis -51.69152584051289, -57.87266289038942 - Cordyline australis Cocoseae -38.775826039135396, -62.26476893324399 - CIDP -40.81774611206525, -63.007135905745024 - CIDP -42.77876351481124, -65.0427523567641 - CIDP -45.86788459854648, -67.49242114281323 = CIDP -38.740123742314836, -72.59007502621368 - CIDP and Jubaea chilensis

Iam no expert but you learn from your mistakes, and that I have done made the mistake with carpoxylon. You learn as you grow and grow as you learn!

Beautiful chamberlanii, the latifolia where a gift so they are already special, definitely looking forward to planting them in yhe garden one day.

It does suck, but it is typical and there are quite a few palms that don't mind these types of fronts. There are a lot fewer that mind 1985 or 1989, though. The silver lining is that High 20s/Low 30s is better than High teens/Low 20s. The current forecast for Thursday night: Tampa area (Zoomed In) Melbourne/Orlando area Jacksonville/SE GA region Tallahassee/Southern GA/SE AL Mobile/Pensacola Monday morning isn't looking great for the areas where graphics are available either: Tampa (Zoomed in) Melbourne/Orlando Jacksonville/SE GA

@ASHCVS Lepidorrachis would be AWESOME for your glorious ocean front garden!

At it again with a few seedlings that need to be lifted and potted up. The usual method, standard approach that is a bit of afternoon fun. A few rps dypsis confusa, along with more rps Calyptrocalyx forbesii, some local are a vestria red form, and a gift of 3 Chambeyronia seeds that have a close resemblance to cyphophoenix elegans apparently, some imported licuala punctulata, they all should keep me out of trouble for a day or two over the next t few years.

After some night time low temperature dips to 6 degrees celcius 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit, heavy rain in the previous days, strong northern winds basically the worst combinations for coconut palm, they seem to be handling all the abiotic stress quite well

I know! Our neighbors across the street have two, and despite being somewhat neglected both look pretty good. When I met @JasonD and told him where I live, he asked me if I was the one with the Howeas. Sadly no.

Wow keep us apprised @Foggy Paul! I hear Lepidorrachis need to have a perfect home or they just croak.

I’d personally play it safe and ensure it’s shaded from the start. I don’t think there’s such a thing as too much shade for Lepis.