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A colorful couple in the morning sun. Pinanga insignis, and orange Areca vestiaria. Tim

B fenestralis I cleaned up the area around this palm and gave it a good watering. The windows are showing really well and only the oldest frond has any kind of burn of damage after winter. I really enjoy this palm!

In Germany, there are no options to put them in the ground and grow them outdoor. But: I do my very best.

One of my coconut palm spear caught my eye with its huge size

Pinanga caesia may suffer from overexposure on PT, but mine only recently started blooming so the novelty hasn't worn off yet. I still get startled when I walk by when a new inflorescence is about to open. The entire tree is Technicolor, but the blooms dial it up to 11.The deep red covering (bract?) only stays on for a few hours. After it falls away, the soft pink flower buds are exposed for less than a day. First thing the next morning the flowers open to a cloud of bees. After only a few hours all the flowers have fallen to the ground leaving just the bare violet rachilia that might go on to make fruit, if I'm lucky. I wonder what role the intense colors play. I assume the bees are attracted to some fragrance, not the color, but I really don't know. I could believe brightly colored fruit attracts birds for seed dispersal, but that is months down the road. No matter, it is an impressive, albeit brief, show. Palmpedia says this species is difficult in California. I hope people on the mainland are able to find a protected spot in their garden that can provide the right microclimate for this beautiful palm. If you are going to try zone pushing, might as well swing for the fences. I hear that this is one of the taller Pinangas,. I'll need to keep adding another baby every few years so I always have eye level blooms.

As noted, the crownshaft on these is just beautiful; here’s one of mine. Forgive the blow up pandas, my wife won’t let me get rid of them. One of those battles not worth fighting..:)

I have what seems to me, a very strange situation. I have a 4 year old Sabal seedling that has shot up an inflorescence. Im not sure how this is possible at this age, and I have confirmed that the flower stalk is not from some rando weed seed in the pot. I wonder if it can set seed, and if so if the seed would be viable. Seems weird

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated:

Planted this palm years ago, tag is long gone. Can someone please ID?

Last Friday, this Iriartea deltoidea dropped a flower sheath with a loud "thwop!" and shook itself out like a wet mop. A day or two later I finally returned with the camera to capture the glowing flowers. Now on the fourth day, the bees are still buzzing around it. These stately palms are a favorite.* I first saw them in Costa Rica, looking down on the fluffy crowns from hanging bridges, mesmerizing. These individuals were planted in July of 2011. IMG_5346.MOV *(All my palms are favorites.)

Red latania & cranberry acetosella hibiscus

🌴🤗, Great photos and really unique, Keith

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A little late, but better late than never—happy Easter Monday to everyone 🤗🌴☀️

A little late, but I hope you’ll accept it—Happy Easter Monday, Bodie 🤗🌴☀️

Definitely not Rhopalostylis. I get volunteer ones by the dozens and they look very different. They start out with bifid leaves like in the photo below.

Thank you! Will try to get more on "What in the world".

First photo definitely Aiphanes sp. The what in the world palm I can’t quite put my finger on but definitely not Howea. I’m nearly certain not Laccospadix either. The fronds and petioles remind me a lot of Carpoxylon, but I’ve never seen one with dead leaf bases attached and all the debris hanging on give me the impression it’s not a crownshafted palm. That could just be the way old bases are hanging on though - would be interesting to see what it looks like cleaned up a bit.

I had some lead burn on my Washingtonia, but otherwise everything is growing out nicely

Howea is a tough grow here but the Breaker's manages to grow them decently in nooks and crannies with heavy canopy. I do not know what this palm is or the first. Wish we could grow those beautiful Howea's!

Sad news. Condolences to the family

Some form of Cocothrinax in front of a cluster of MacArthur palms. Please help me with ID's and corrections.

What in the world is this:

Juvenile Latania lontaroides. They do not stay red in humid Florida long:

Bottle Palm that DoomsDave may recall:

Shot of the same palm from another direction:

Beautiful, Rick! I agree, the soft spines on the underside of the leaves are inconsequential. When my palm was younger, the spines on the leaf bases looked like this: Handle with care, but easy enough to avoid getting stabbed.

Mine came from the same FB batch as Kim's. It went into the ground in March 2019 from a 1 gallon pot. After seven years, it is now about 15 ft (4 m) tall overall with about 4 ft of bare trunk. The color of the trunk is a dull red-orange. Totally carefree. I had never noticed any spines on the crownshaft, but when I looked closely today, I do see very widely separated short spines about a half inch (1 cm) long. Much more conspicuous are the white hairs on the leaflets. I have not noticed these on any other palm species growing in the garden. Could this be a reliable diagnostic character in addition to the coloration? Mine has developed a swollen base.

Kim, here is my contribution from here on Hawaii Island, not far from Leilani Estates as you know. No rain today (yet) and my camera battery is now charged up. Acanthophoenix rubra acquired from Floribunda in Jan 2017, planted out in Oct 2018. Had to clear years of dead leaves. Little older ones had numerous and lengthy spines on the crownshaft. Newer leaves and present crownshafts are completely without thorns. Trimmer and 8x8x16 blocks provide scale. Just for interest, I also photographed my Acanthophoenix roussellii. Also acquired from Floribunda, date not recorded. Planted Jan 2016. Has been flowering profusely for a couple years, but, so far, no fruits at all.

Happy Easter everyone! Jesus has risen! I hope everyone has a great day spending time with family and worshiping God!.

With the small teeth on the sides of the fronds, maybe it is a Copernicia? It looks a lot like Meg's seedlings here:

If they came from @NatureGirl then it probably isn't a Rhopie...they don't grow in FL. I'm not sure what to guess on it. Maybe Allagoptera Arenaria?

Hazard to guess, not knowing where you acquired it. Looks a bit like Rhapidophyllum.

The "what in the world is this" palm looks a lot like Laccospadix australasica. I never thought they performed well in FL so probably not. Anybody who is not a collector would most likely not have one.

Your "What in the world is this" palm -- could it be an unhappy Howea forsteriana?

Happy Easter... Butch

Oh no.... His love for the Lytos is a huge part of what kept me interested in palms. An absolute legend. I learned so much despite having so little interaction with him. I'm really sorry to hear this. His passion and his knowledge will be missed dearly.

Shoe for perspective:

Someone thought this was a Macaw palm (Acrocomania aculeata) but the leaf structure is entirely different and their are no spines on the trunk.

2026 update...and yep, still thriving! The overall width on the last several sets of fronds has widened substantially, with them starting to encroach on my Syagrus campylospatha. Also, comparing the trunk height, the new growth appears to me to be emerging several inches taller; last years shows about at eye height on the statue, this year eyebrow height.

Red Latania new frond

Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis sowing some color after a frond drop. Tim

The ‘ole’ Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius, aka ‘orange crush.’ Love the scale that growing in almost solid rock dictates. Tim

Regarding the debate on how much Sodium Chloride is needed to improve coconut palm yield: A big tree needs between 55ltr-120ltr daily therefore between 20,075 litre to 43,800litre per year in warm and hot conditions and needs between 1kg-1.5kg Sodium Chloride (table salt) per year therefore the salt quantity to maximise yield is between 0.0023%-0.0075% salt concentration (0.023g per litre to 0.075g per litre). Our local tap water which is processed from reverse osmosis of sea water already has more than enough. Practically to be safe between 1 to 6 grains of salt per litre is enough to cover Chloride needs and improve yield

Hyophorbe indica green and red forms planted as a double showing off a nice contrast of colour.

Licuala orbicularis in the Coffs Harbour botanical gardens.

Some nice colour on this Butia odorata inflorescence.

Bismarkia

Licuala ‘mapu’ inflorescence. Tim

Yes. First one in the ground. Just the building on the west side of it and protecting half of it with the Northern wall. Will be extra careful not to overwater