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Three of the five current flushes on this specimen are visible from this angle. All the flushes are progressing but none are even close to reaching the point that leaflets begin to harden.. I love this plant and the way it looks.

The color of Arenga Engleri inflorescence. Harry

I know this thread is about two year old. We have one of these at our nursery on Pine Island. It has been in a pot in our greenhouse for about two years now. I ran across this thread because I am hoping to pick the right spot to plant the big leaf and our variegated Seagrape. I was able to get some cuttings to root about a year ago but sold them. Plan to try again once it gets established (hopefully) in ground. Pics below…the big leaf has mealys and boy do those suckers love that big leaf.

I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to tracking the collection, but in ground species is something I’ve never tracked. I think I probably should. Someone recently asked me about my total collection including potted palms and I do keep a list of- up to 283 now and it regularly increasing lately. If I had to guess, I’d say about half of those species would be in ground. Will have to sort this list to note in ground too - I’ll get on it!

Anything in Australia is expensive at the moment, and I think the freight to your door would be even more expensive!

More red! Dypsis rosea opening a new leaf.

Some good rain has the collection looking good! IMG_2840.mov IMG_2835.mov

This has become a handsome medium sized palm with a nice colored crown shaft after leaf sheath drop. It was acquired as C. malcomberi in a 1 gal. container in late 2011 and still not convinced of the ID. Anyway, here are a few photos from last week. Tim

The plumosa in the garden are flowering again, so this time I will make an attempt to pollinate a few of them. Only problem is they are 6 meters in height and they are not a palm for leaning a ladder against. Where there is will theres a way. The male plants are a lot smaller than the females, so the males are accessible.

11 Seedlings $20 plus shipping, Spaghum, box. Beachpalms@cfl.rr.com

Hopefully you do not have an evil eye🙃

Pinanga sarawakensis for a splash of colour!

Manitoba!

8.2 that’s a mega high ph. My ph is around 6 to 5.5, most nutrients are available. I do get a slight phosphorus deficiency due to the sandy soil leaching, and that’s most of the Australian soils around. All I do for fertiliser for the garden is chicken poo pellets. Broad casting handfuls around and the odd handful on the hungry looking palms. I used to broadcast a synthetic NPK mixture, but found that it was not good for the chamaedoreas, prolifiic blue was the one I used. There are not many specific palm fertilisers available in bulk in my area it’s more fruit tree fertilisers. And with so many different palms from all around the globe in my garden it’s not easy to use a NPK mix. So just the good old chicken poo pellets for me!

I have no idea what the name this one is, all I know about orchids is I like them.

The davidson plum a very easy one to grow. I just pulled these seedlings out of the garden, potted them up. A great pioneer plant for a bit of shade. Fast growing for a rainforest tree and very tough. So if you’re after a bit of shade to help establish a few plants this is one Australian tree for that spot. Edible fruit that makes a great jam is a bonus.

The Arenarius x Latifrons beauty. -dale

They've got pink, white, and yellow variegated versions. I'm growing white and yellow TC and ehhh I tried some yellow variegated seeds. I got 2 that sprouted and quickly died on me. My pink TC didn't do well either. Apparently their foliage is a little sensitive. Lowes had them wrapped up in these heavy clear plastic velcro sealed collars.

Here is the supermodel shovel for some scale. Tim

Metroxylon seedling looking robust.

My Amherstia is beginning to flower, the chandelier flowers will begin to open soon. New magenta leaves hang limp initially before greening up.

Licuala mapu and licuala peltata sumowongii loving the rain.

Hybrid latania

Dave, I ditto a lot of the same recommendations as @Tracy. I do think Hedyscepe and Ambositrae are fantastic growers in my area. Do they get “too big”….maybe. But you b will get many years of beauty before you need to worry about the power lines. They are an average grower, not like Archontophoenix that grow feet per year. I’d say plant away but know your previous Hedy or Ambo may require removal in 20yrs. Pritchardia Minor, Bentinkia Condapanna, Pinanga Javana, and Hyophorbe Indica are all winners as well. You could also get away with planting a clumping Dypsis like Heteromorpha or Lanceolata as well. They don’t get massively tall (less than 20’) and are fantastic looking. Subsidizing palms for Encephalartos is a winning combination. Some big Encephalartos like Whitelockii, Ituriensis, or Kisambo get very tall if kept upright. You’re talking decades before those would be a concern. HB is prime location for growing Encephalartos. All of mine seem very happy. Cordyline, Plumeria, Heliconia etc all excel as companion plants. My lot is fairly small @ 6500sqft so my gardens are cramped. I know without a doubt I will have to dig plants out as they mature but that’s ok. I knew the job when I took it. If I can get 20yrs out of a plant, I will be very happy. I completely understand I’m the outlier and not the rule though. HB is prime palm tree, cycad and tropical plant growing conditions. So many possibilities. -dale Bentinkia Condapanna Pinanga Javana Dypsis Ambositrae Hyophorbe Indica

Here is one of my Butia odorata x Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi F1's at City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.

Here's some rare Dactyliferas that survived 2021 in SA.

Calyptrocalyx leptostachys. Tim

Licuala ‘mapu’ inflorescence. Tim

@D. Morrowii looks great! I'd bet that is big enough now to start aggressively spreading. My clusters didn't really become invasive until the mature stems got to near 6ft tall...then it was off to the races. My potted ones did fine at 22.5F. My other Rhapis (probably Multifida) lost all the tall stems (6 to 10ft) but the short ones (under 4ft) all lived.

Some oohlala for the plant lovers.

An interesting little batch of seedlings, seeds kindly donated by @palmtreesforpleasure it will be an interesting palm to grow for sure!

Yellow latania opening a new frond

Now for my South facing garden on the blind side of my house. Not much space or sun here, so Chamaedorea sp are well suited. Chamaedorea oblongata Chuniophoenix nana Chamaedorea arenbergiana x nationsiana F1 Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii Chamaedorea anemophila. Chamaedorea liebmannii Chamaedorea metallica Chamaedorea brachypoda Chamaedorea elatior fronds recently served as a nice rodent snack. Thankfully they left the growth points and it’s making a recovery.

Four dypsis louvelli about to show off what they are known for.

Geonoma atrovirens adds a bit of colour to any greenhouse!

Dypsis lantzeana, dypsis louvelli.

Red Latania

A touch of colour in paradise!

Red is the color of the day.

A touch more colour from Mother Nature at her finest!

More flowers coming online