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This genus is terribly difficult for me to differentiate between them. Even more than young Pritchardia, and that’s saying something. Nonetheless, here are two that were purchased either as argentea or maybe argentata..they’re similar in speed of growth and having silver backed leaves. Here you go!

Went to just do a quick heat check and figured I'd check a couple other things while I was in the grow room. The heat index in there is 127°F right now, and I've left the heat mats plugged in but they're not cycling on - they're set at 85 and the thermostat says the soil is 97. Anyway. Y'all think these are ready to come out of the baggie?

Carpentaria acuminata with citrus medica fruits around

To add to the bump: This species is relatively trouble free in Melbourne. My one in ground is in deep shade, south facing, cool position. Has coped with up to 44C/111F and down to -1.4C/29C without damage. Slow but robust; each new frond significantly larger than the past and now it is bipinnate. Growing from seed, seedlings have been mostly trouble free but I did randomly lose a couple to some kind of rot. I assumed at the time drainage was the problem. Remaining seedlings are at 3-4 frond stage after 2-3 years with strong root systems in 70mm and 90mm pots. Agree with Colin’s assessment above. Great species for cooler climates. Caryota mitis is marginal at best here, and C monostachya is a much better choice for smaller gardens anyway.

here are some pictures of Caryota monostachya at home, This a great palm, does not get to tall nor to wide. good for temperate climates to tropical. More pictures from others would be good to see regards Colin

comparison between the pinnules of radicalis and radicalis hybrid,shorter and wider hybrids

I was gifted some seeds of this palm by @palmtreesforpleasure and what a lovely gift indeed. Definitely looking forward to getting some in the garden.

A nice selection of chamaedorea adscendens for the garden, when I get around to planting them!

Time to weed the lava and misc AM light…

Hey there everyone. Its been a while. Had a rough NYC winter this year. Lots of snow and cold wet weather. Windmill Palm took a little beating!! But still thriving! 16ft to top of crown, 12ft to top of trunk. Just gave her a prunning. Unfertlized seeds avaliable.. not sure if you can pollinate them? Good luck to all this winter!! Bobby

They are almost 5 years old. From.RPS seed. I guess they grow faster without a pot.😂 But I am pretty happy with them. Colder seasons on the sunny window indoors (Southern Germany) Any similar potted Copernicia from your side?

Looking at this thread again inspired me to venture out for a few photos. Hopefully in a few more years it will look as good as the one that Daryl posted earlier. Tim

Not under my brown thumb, Jim... I managed to kill my 1 and only volunteer in transplanting... Butch

Yes me too!! I would need to dig again those pictures from my old hard drive! Here are some of them: Such a wonderful and colorful palmtree 🌴😀 JB

One top ornamental palm, you won’t regret planting that one!

Quality grown 👍

Dypsis rivularis and a nice Corypha umbellatum, waiting there turn to get planted in the garden!

WOW awesome, thank you for the photos and this tour

I do love them

Mulch done by nature in my garden

Yep, ready for separation. By the way, I checked the "Cool Kids Club" and your name was still on the roster. 😁

They are programmed to keep pace with sun's trajectory lol.

Chambeyronia divaricarta. New leaf is quite showy. Tim

Not what I wanted to see when I woke and read the temperature this morning. A single coarse word came to mind. For my station that has been running since Dec 2016, smashed my low temp record by 0.7C. That's nature, winters seem to be getting milder and milder, barely go below 0 until 1st July and then this week happens. However, especially now I've had a chance to look for damage, realising that a single reading at one point on the section does not tell the whole story. It was so ridiculously still last night it was a 100% radiation event and the temperature likely varied over distances of metres. So far, seems anything under some canopy did surprisingly well. The most exposed bungalow seems to be the main casualty, I'm used to it getting a bit ratty by spring then quickly growing out the damage. This year looks like it will hardly have any green left until the next spear opens in spring. Low was -3.4, did thaw quickly, warmed all the way up to 15.6 in the afternoon.

Thanks for looking

And here are some random updated photos of the garden. Too many to list names but just ask if you have any questions about IDs.

Life has been busy and I haven’t had much time to be on PalmTalk or work on new plantings in the garden. It’s just mowing and weed wacking like crazy over here. But I did just find some time and inspiration to get a few new plantings in the ground so I wanted to document them here. I’ll post some updated pictures of the garden as well, after the new plantings. First up is Chrysalidocarpus Mijoroana: Next up is somewhat of a mystery. My old garden had a Chrysalidocarpus Pembanus hybrid (most likely crossed with Madagascariensis). I tried many times to get seed to sprout and only ever got 2 to germinate. So this is an F2 Chrysalidocarpus Pembanus hybrid, most likely crossed again with something in my old garden: And then I was able to plant some smaller Dypsis in the jungle area. Dypsis Beentjei: Dypsis Maranoseta:

Weekly Galveston visit… glad to see the overgrown crap along the causeway is being trimmed/ removed finally including the Washingtonia haha . Moody gardens pushing the zone push pretty hard with this coconut lol .. they removed a really nice monstera and clumping fishtail in this spot for the coconut 💔

Ever so subtle.

I just got back from my holidays and was pleasantly surprised to find quite a few seeds had germinated while I was away! I’m guessing the summer heat we’ve had over the past couple of weeks gave them the final push they needed. Among the surprises were Howea Belmoreana, Jubaea × Butia F2, Trachycarpus Princeps × Ukhrulensis, and a few others. During my holiday I also came acros Jubaea × Syagrus. Such an impressive hybrid!

That’s a beautiful palm. Here’s a nice black petiole baronii.

After over a year of waiting, some Butia lallemantii is showing activity!

I have collected seeds of this palm in habitat. It grows on limestone hills in Cuc phuong NP in Vietnam. About 500 - 800m and seasonally wet. Grows with Lan calciphilla and P baviensis most notably(for me)

I just got a few of them from florabunda a few months ago . Front and center in the pic, busting out of there pots

There are several areas where tropical and subtropical palms are planted in this area. Boasting a shoreline that transitions to steep hills on all sides with a variety of microclimate conditions. This thread begins with the survivors of the 2026 February Freeze, but many of the palms were previously posted in the Remarkable Palms of Tampa Bay thread. The coldest parts of the lake in the lowest spots near the north shore recorded 21oF; a tie with December 1989. The mild side of the Lake near the Country Club recorded numbers at or near 24oF. This first set of photos is from the Boat Ramp near the country club and a short walk down the hill from Common Ground. Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos - in recovery mode Coccothrinax crinita - Recovery and flowering both in progress Zombia antillarum - surprisingly little damage and still flowering Thrinax radiata - lost some foliage but does not look bad at all Allagoptera caudescens - no serious setbacks, perhaps due to being low to the ground for this one. Unfortunately, the Chambeyronia macrocarpa and Carpoxylon macrospermum at this location succumbed to the cold. An Archontophoenix cunninghamiana is 50/50 on recovery as it is pushing green, but not out of the woods. The Beccariophoenix alfredii is OK, but a lot of wind desiccation. My picture didn't come out that well, so I'll post a photo once I get a better one.

Sure is a pretty palm and showy with the new leaf. Something had eaten part of the previous leaf and I thought I might lose the entire plant. A few hydrogen peroxide drenches seems to have done the trick. Tim

In my climate "a little mulch" is rapidly eaten by microbes. I put down 3" thickness of top mulch every 2 years.

Looks like some sort of infection in the crown that has now completely pushed out. Growth should be normal from this point forward.

Nice reddish new leaf. I have several in the garden and they have never displayed a colored new leaf. No matter, beautiful little palms. Tim

Asterogyne martiana, seen in the Botanical Garden of Basilea, Switzerland

Not super red today. Has looked better Calyptrocalyx hollrungii This one has looked better.

SLC Mem. Alvin Beggman Poem, (Sc. Beaufort x Laelia esalqueana). My tiniest little Catt type. I just love this little cutie 😊

Blc. Terri Henderson 'Barbara' blooming right alongside strap leaf Anthurium wendlingeri, putting out some spiral inflorescences.

These clustering palms native to southwest China, such as Pinanga baviensis, Lanonia dasyantha, Caryota monostachya, are found in understory vegetation of mosoon forest with moist soil, wet air and much lower temperature than typical tropical rain forest, which means only with very few exceptions, each of them is one of the hardiest species in their own genus, especially in gloomy, humid and cold winters or regions. So don't worry, it definitely can hold on in 9b zone and I'm going to bring some seedling into 9a zone（Changsha, Lower than 24F） in order to test its edge of survival.

I have a couple myself. Still decent two-gallons after a number of years.

Cool palm, wonder if anyone has luck with these in FL. Some Dypsis just hate FL.

Oh man Colin, I'd love to see some photos of those chunksters. Tim

Thanks Dave, not exactly the fastest grower, but steady. Tim

I have a few small ones in pots here in Guada La Habra, and they're nowhere close to being as magnificent as yours @realarch