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Not Carpoxylon. I’d stop short of saying this is a 100% positive ID since the lighting makes it a bit difficult, but looks like Satakentia liukiuensis to me.

Asterogyne martiana is apparently an easy grower for me, this one has done outstanding this last 6 months despite a chilly winter, even in the greenhouse. There are others that look good but this one I really noticed recently after moving it.

Agree with Satakentia liukiuensis

My biggest Hedyscepe canterburyana that I grew from seed from the beauty in pogobob old garden is finally setting seed. Last summer when Tim from Hawaii was visiting it flowered but the seed aborted.

I think the folks above hit it on the head. Welcome to PalmTalk!

I haven't tried any Colocasia, but Alocasia 'Regal Shield' and 'Calidora' do well. Regal shield has purple undersides but Calidora is completely green. That Pharoah's mask is pretty attractive if it will work here. Xanthosoma sagittifolia is easy and has really huge leaves, but again not colorful. The top leaf in the photo below is around 3.5' long and they're still getting bigger. It's a bit weedy, new plants pop up in the area all around the original one pretty frequently.

Linospadix sets seed in my garden each year - Here in New Zealand though PM me if a few seeds in an envelope works

Recently, I was sorely tempted by colorful plants, Colocasia 'Redemption' and C. 'Pharoah's Mask'. However, my garden is the very most cold microclimate to be classified as USDA zone 10. People have no idea about the lack of daytime warmth my garden suffers. The daily summer high temperature often ranges from 56 to 64 F. At this moment the early morning temperature is 48F. I do grow Alocasia 'Yucatan Princess' well. So, based on my success with the Alocasia... can I also grow the two mentioned Colocasia plants ? Thanks !

They are so friendly at customs. For an order of 3 varieties of seeds, 50 seeds in total, 2 varieties did not meet bio security requirements. So after inspection one lot of the two did meet bio security requirements, which left ten seeds, yes ten seeds that did not meet bio security. So just throw them in the bin you ask, not so simple anymore down under at your local customs treatment office. Let’s just say a lot of emails and an extra 3 weeks on top of postage, a bill for $500 bucks, and I still don’t have the remaining 40 seeds yet. Those ten little seeds have become a headache with a bill, not too bad for $50 bucks worth of seeds . Oh and don’t forget phyto certificate and postage. So the next time someone has a rare palm for sale and you think it’s too expensive feel free to import seeds, it can get rather expensive at times!

Keep us apprised Than, we all live to learn through new experience.

As a thumb rule, we never fertlize heavily a palm, unless we are sure about the nutritional deficiency, plant grows in sand and rainfall is very frequent. I usually go with 10 gr in 10 lt water and repeat after half to a whole month.

A couple more floating around the greenhouse iguanura pycnostachysCalyptrocalyx doxanthus licuala hainensis Geonoma panamensisCalyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana kentiopsis pyriformis bentnickia condapanna

Curse old man winter, I actually started a bit more on the new greenhouse today. Running out of room in the other two 🤣 Richard

Sit back and watch them grow and then enjoy beauty. Richard

Absolutely beautiful that’s what it is!

I'm germinating some Redemption bulbs right now and I haven't been this excited about a new plant in a looooong time. Are you going to start from bulbs or starter plants? I can dig and see where I got my bulbs from, I got them for 50% off, but I can tell you to avoid Garden State Bulbs at all costs.

You should have some open real estate for some new stuff at least. Crossing my fingers for a few that look like they can eek out a win.

Thanks very much, yes my garden is cold, but frost free.

They grow them in the UK so they should be fine for you. The ones in the UK remain pretty small and grow slowly but they get the freezes that knock them back to the roots. I would expect that you get no frost so albeit slow growing, they should size up over time provided they get enough water.

You say it's a busy sidewalk. If it impedes walkers, maybe they have a point. As far as I know, a sidewalk is normally owned by a city, and is intended for public use. I remember my days as a young mother pushing a stroller trying to make it safely around obstacles. I never would have contemplated cutting anyone's bushes, but it seemed inconsiderate of some homeowners not to maintain a reasonably clear walkway. You might consider your liability if anyone were hurt by a spiny robelenii. I removed two that were leaning way over the sidewalk at my house. I see my thoughts are in the minority here.

**Harvested February 2026** These seeds are from a wild specimen near Weeki Wachee Springs. Me and my boys were fortunate enough to stumble across this palm during a hike back in 2018 and have harvested seed each year since. They're not as into it now as they were when they were little (I get it, extracurricular HS activities can have that effect), so I've decided to part with most of this years seed harvest. The variegated yields vary each season, but never dissapointing. Between palmtalk, word of mouth, social media, and ebay, hundreds of variegated offspring from this tree have been shipped out each year. FULL SUN IS A MUST and paitence is a big key too, some specimens show variegation as soon as the first leaf emerges from the dirt. Others are green as can be for the first two years, then one day you look and the newest leaf emerging with every leaf that follows is variegated...deep regret then sets in when you think about all the 'green' ones that were culled too early Cleaned, Float Tested, and Ready to Sow Minimum order of: 50/$45 or 100/$75 , 250/$150 , 500/$250 Shipping an additional $6 for USPS Ground Advantage (w/ Tracking) Venmo, CashApp, credit cards or debit cards (via square) accepted PM if interested

This plant needs to be potted up badly. I'm willing to sell this plant for $1100. Socal pick-up only, or perhaps I can meet some of you out of towners half way (within reason). This plant will be put into a box the first weekend of April and will no longer be available for this price. 9+ X 9+ inches of caudex, super blue, sex unknown.

I see Serenoa growing in drainage ditches by me also many near bodies of water. I have some but are planted on higher spots. I have rhapidophyllums in a semi swampy area. They’ve only been there for a year but seem to be doing well. It’s not standing water usually but definitely soggy underground most of the time.

Sabal Louisiana and perhaps sabal palmetto would be good. I have swampy conditions with inches of standing water in the low spots after a heavy rain. Most of my palms are planted on a mound because of this.

Thanks for the list of Swamp Things!

Haha of course not Tim

Last year and the latter half of 2024 my yard had a water leak on the supply side so at least I wasn't paying for the swamp it created! Numerous calls to the water company yielded no results so I decided to plant accordingly. Archontophoenix maxima, Ravenea rivularis, Acoelorraphe wrightii and Licuala spinosa. Also planted a Phoenix paludosa hybrid. And of course shortly after I planted them the water company showed up and fixed the leak! No more swamp ...

Yea , it turns out it was a thirsty palm . I couldn’t believe how quickly it drank the moisture out of the soil! Now I have to water over there. Harry

@Harry’s Palms that's a revelation. I'd never have thought it would make it in a swamp.

I had an area of my yard that was constantly wet . We had just bought the house ( new ) and the builder installed another French drain but it was still wet ….mosquito wet. I bought a 24” box Syagrus Romanzoffiana for $25 that was on death’s door , dug into the mud , and planted it . It took off like a rocket , problem solved . No more mud over there and we provided shade for my neighbor! Harry

NOT my fault! Tim

@happypalms Thank you for the positive input. I was not the person who potted it in it's current home so I'm unsure how to know or tell how tight the root ball may be. I would have to guess that it's fairly tight for it to grow up and out like it has. It's pushing out a lot of new fronds so she appears very happy. Anxiously awaiting for the appropriate weather to get her back outside!

Yikes that's expensive. 7 gallon Redemptions are $35 here which is a pretty big plant, with many offsets. I bought mine for $15 although it was a smaller one. Why don't you buy from the large Greenhouses out of Florida for colocasias on Etsy? They're usually $10 or less for a starter plant. One season in the ground and you can usually get 10+ plants out of it.

True Butia Capitata are rare in the U.S. The easiest way to tell is by the trunk. B. Capitata have a much smaller diameter trunk than B. Oderata. Maybe try Palmpedia for more information. Years ago ( maybe still) all Butia in most local nurseries were called Butia Capitata or Pindo Palm. In more recent times it came to be that almost all were actually B. Oderata. Harry

He doesn't make a phytosanitary certificate but I highly recommend it to everyone in Europe, I bought from him once, very professional and honest.

And I suppose you got a Bill 💸 for your trouble?

Can get them by the thousands, native to my area. Pm me if you want any?

I'm biased. Needs redone though... AI art is trash.

Bizzy update: We have something emerging other than brown. Its not green or silver, but at least its not brown. Continuing to monitor its progress. And yes, those are frisbees in the background. I will pick them up and move them, but the dogs like to put them back there, so I guess thats just where they will be lol

jax beach …pic taken fall 2024, no damage xmas freeze 2022, 70% burn feb 2026 freeze.

Yeah, Redwood City Hills. It can get quite hot, but pretty close to the same as San Carlos. The relative humidity is generally pretty low, so I worry more about burning than the average palm talk member.

Pritchardia minor might do well in that spot, I believe they often live in swampy areas in their native habitat. Mine takes full day sun no problem.

Maybe it is too soon to start making conclusions, but it appears C. macrocarpa is no where near as tough as even a foxtail. If you look close enough in the last picture, you can see there is a small foxtail that experienced the same brutal wind and cold that is opening a new spear. My Roystonea got a little fried on the more horizontal fronds but has already opened a couple new spears. Bismarckia did fine in my yard, but I have seen some fried not to far to the north and east of me. I have a stretched out bottle palm under foxtail canopy that prematurely dropped a couple fronds but otherwise seems ok. C. lutescens got a little toasty on top fronds but have been pushing out new fronds like nothing happened. C. probably cabidus (i ?) by the little coconut got a little crispier than lutescens but all the stems have opened new fronds. The P. elegans took a little too frond damage and maybe have prematurely dropped some fronds but all seem to have opened new fronds. R. rivularis seems like nothing happened. My last and final Adonidia still seems alive but looks like crap. I may have posted this already but I will reiterate that more wind sheltered areas of my yard somehow took more damage in this event (frost). My back yard is wind sheltered from the north by I have no actual oak or pine canopy, only palms. Frost still seems to my biggest enemy. The north side, front yard looks like nothing happened, foxtail and C. lutescens being the canary in the mine. It has been a good learning experience. I’m probably going to try any more coconuts or Adonidia. C. macrocarpa is a letdown too, it really needs canopy here. Foxtails and Roystonea still win, C. lutescens wins too, and Bismarckia. No wonder these are the more common palms sold here.

More general update of what things are looking like. C. macrocarpa is looking rough but is alive. Will cut its crispy fronds once it opens a spear.

The bigger one

Update on my coconuts: finally went ahead and trimmed the fried stuff off my smaller one. My larger one is always harder to get pictures of because it is in a C. lutescens jungle. I was able to get a bit of a picture today because I’ve been trimming a lot of stuff near the house because it is getting painted a week from now.

I say this all the time. Most of the rain totals for the year come from just a small number of very heavy rain days and tropical events. Other than that it’s hot, sunny and dry. Half of the “rainy seasons” are very dry with little rain during that season. When you look at Florida (and Cuban/Carribean) Palms, most of them have evolved to be very drought tolerant due to these natural climate characteristics. Some are even naturally fire-tolerant. Without multiple tropical storms and hurricanes during the year, the drought conditions overall dominate, and push us into drought, and trigger wildfires.. Last year, there was none. These are often huge systems effecting most of the state, and dousing us with a week of heavy precipitation, with only small areas being subject to the storm force winds. I don’t understand the debate about global warming sometimes. It’s pretty obvious, as we don’t see woolly mammoths, wooly rhinoceros, and saber tooth tigers and dire wolves, running around North America these days. Huge glaciers have carved mountains and lakes in the US, and receded. Climate change defines the planet over millions of years. I find it amusing though, that every drought, every flood, every hot day, every cold day, every blizzard, every tropical storm and lack of tropical storm, on a momentary scale, is used as evidence of a political crisis by the National News and the Weather Channel.

Mine is 16 yo from seed. Another one in shade is smaller.