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My arenaria is flowering again it does set viable seeds that I have germinated before so hopefully this one will set some more seeds again it is a rare palm in my area but only a collectors palm not really up there with the bangalow golden cane buyers list oh how the public need education on exotic plants.

First flowering of my previously named Thrinax morrisii. Much slower grower than its radiata cousin. Unfortunately,with our current 118F degree temps,no new seeds will be produced. Still ok though, as I already have a community pot of them growing from seeds I collected in habitat on New Providence island,Bahamas. 😄 aztropic Mesa, Arizona

One of the original plantings in the garden 24 years ago when I first planted it I thought that’s all I need to plant out saying to myself I don’t need to clear any more bush around the house now it’s one big garden all around the house once i started I never stopped and iam still planting the garden.

Planted this little beauty 20 years back one tough palm the album this one has survived some pretty harsh conditions in a dry part of the garden without irrigation another couple of years and it will be a bit taller to view from the house.

Can’t do it. There is just too many negatives about Queens that make it not worth using them. I do agree they can be good looking but there is so many options for us here in Southern California, Syagrus is pushed down the list pretty far. I love Queen palms…..in my neighbors yard across the street, not mine. -dale

Maybe Chuniophoenix. @happypalms posted pics of them a while ago. They looked very similar. Harry

I agree with @RiverCityRichard and @Merlyn’s lists. A. cunninghamiana’s cold tolerance under canopy is a good bet. It also grows tall fast and creates even more high canopy protection in short time to add additional shade loving palms underneath in the future (licuala’s, Kerriodoxa, Chamaedoreas). Under a thick overhead canopy , you can get away with a decent list of z10 palms to push. I would also throw on the list Satakentia liukiuensis, Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos, Veitchia arecina, and Ptychosperma elegans. I’m growing all of these a few miles from you in Longwood, also Z9B. Leu gardens has a great display of these palms growing long term to get an idea of proper growing positions under canopy.

Palm enthusiast for 22 years here. I think we should love all palms. They all have a place.... but in the right place! I see all sorts of bashing of Syagrus Romanzoffiana (Queen Palm) and just had to address this overly saturated but misunderstood palm thanks to places like Home Depot. I always go back to Syagrus Romanzoffiana, yep. Sounds odd. But I dare you to find a palm species that can imitate the exact swaying of the fronds in our calm breezes and so stately, yet graceful. This beauty native to Brazil, Argentina and maybe some other places, is simply the best which is why it is saturated. Yes, super messy heavy seed pods, not self cleaning. If people would be more prepared to take care of them properly, and plant them in the right place and not 3 feet from their house, they are one of the most beautiful palms that stand the test of time. I see all sorts of Syagrus Romanzoffiana issues and bashing but then I look at their zones. 8b? 9a? 9b? People trying all crazy things because they sell them at various Home Depots and Lowes even in the High Desert, zone 8a!! What?? 10a + only for these palms. They are not cold hardy, not desert plants and don't like temps over 85, like average humidity only (50%), and certainly not drought tolerant as marketed, if you want them to flourish and look amazing. Yes they need supplemental ferrtilizer but what palm doesnt. You should not be ashamed if you are an enthusiast but still love the Queen. And this palm will thrive in clay soil btw. Long live the stately, elegant, graceful queen! I bet there are many Queen lovers out there so I would love to hear from you! Lets get the Queen back where it should be, and that is respected. Thank you very much

So far my henryana seedlings have taken the cold weather pretty good iam starting to get a little damage on a couple of new palms but that was to be expected I always lose some new varieties every winter but that’s zone pushing with so many new varieties of palms available now I don’t go by what the books say so to speak all I know is I hav3 los5 a lot of new palms over the years but I also have got a lot of new varieties as well so the gamble is worth it.

I think properly watered and fertilized queen palms are beautiful. Here's one in Capitola.

here are the five seedlings from the first year trying this…. I incorrectly labeled them as F2 so don’t beat me up for it lol. I finally potted them up from their second nursery bag size two weeks ago. These are so slow, like sooo slow but I’m hoping patience will be rewarded. Will be super interesting watching these grow up. thanks to Jimmy for his generosity and working with me!

I'm going to leave them all alone I think.. ! I wonder how much seed I'm going to end up with now...5 spathes.. not 100% sure yet but I think all 5 are setting seed..

Or contact @Sabal King here on this site. He might have something of interest to you. Just noticed this new ad...

Planted this Washingtonia filifera last spring as a one gallon, left it out during this last winter and this is where we are at now in July. Burned a bit during the winter but it’s a 🚀 I had two planted, lost one but this one has been a tank. Genetics are from a local DFW parent that has been here for over 30 years.

I offer five plants in 4-inch pots, delivered anywhere in the 48 contiguous US states via USPS Priority mail for $25 plus $15 shipping. This species is considered the third most frost tolerant, after C. radicalis, and then C. microspadix. The second image, with my finger, shows the smallest of the five plants, about 1/2 inch diameter. These would be considered "1-gallon" plants in southern California. Disclaimer, I use a box 4x4x24 inches, and these seedlings may be a bit taller than that dimension, resulting in a bent, and folded top frond. If you wish to purchase more than one plant, then perhaps I can use a larger box, shipping to be determined later. PM me for my PayPal address, and... thanks for looking !

Well I’ve been zone pushing for quite some time so this can’t be too hard lol

Queen palms are definitely plentiful in my area. They’re used commercially more than any other. Most look quite healthy even when growing in small planting areas over the hot asphalt parking lots. These in the photos below are about two miles from my property at Foothill Crossings Shopping Center. They look really pretty at night when lights are shining on them. The photo below them is of one of the seven Queens in my landscape. I originally planted the Queens as canopy to protect shade loving palms beneath them. That’s worked but falling fronds and heavy boots and sheaths also damage tender plants below unfortunately. I began planting Archontophoenix in groves a few years later and they became MUCH better canopy palms. Their falling fronds are lightweight and never damage anything below when they fall to the ground and I think they are more attractive and less demanding than Queens. My Queen palms are here to stay now that they are massive and I do still appreciate their presence in the garden despite their being so common. Queen in center Some of the King palms

Hey, thanks so much for this. The plant is a Kentia Palm, dont know if that helps with identification? I bottom watered for a couple of hours last night, still indicating underwatered but I'm not sure whether to do it again or wait. I gave it a prune and used some canes to prop it up a bit. Wiped it all down, its really dirty but I'm worried about being too vigorous so its still got a way to go on that front. Im not sure I have any choice about repotting, half the plant was barely in the soil, its the lowest quality and won't be peat free. I've ordered a specialist soil made for the exact plant but will play by ear. The good news is its not really summer here, much more spring like so that might help. I was also looking into an indoor greenhouse, to try and give it a bit more humidity and I can create a temporary effect running a hot shower (scottish summer) and that's worked well before for plants who've needed an intensive boost. Some photos attached of the riotous propping up, its definitely perked up a bit overnight and its got some light but not direct light and definitely not sunlight because we've not seen the sun in days. We've also had a wee chat, some words of support and motivation can't go wrong I don't think!

@MJSanDiego, I agree with most of your points. Queen palms are pretty popular here in humid deep South Texas, although not nearly as common as Washingtonia. We are regularly over 85°F from late February to November and this year we've already had high temps over 100° a dozen times and the queens don't blink. Most around here look quite good although there's always exceptions. In optimal soils like we have they can tolerate drought pretty well in relatively short duration but yes, without irrigation and fertilizer in poor soils they look terrible. I have 3 planted along with 4 standard mules. I have always liked this one from Orlando, FL.

I agree with @RiverCityRichard's list for part to full shade. Pembana loves full sun but is roughly as hardy as Lutescens, i.e. burn or defoliation in the upper 20s. I'd plant Copernicia in full sun, especially big ones like Baileyana, Fallaensis, Hospita, Gigas, etc. I have a Baileyana and Fallaensis planted at the same time and the same size initially. The Fallaensis was in full sun and the Bailey in about 75% shade. The Fallaensis grew steadily (but slowly) and the Bailey just sat there. When I cut down the shade on the Bailey it exploded in growth and went from 1ft to 4ft tall in a bit over a year. Both took 24-25F with heavy frost and had minimal damage. In the shady spot I'd also look at stuff like Chuniophoenix Nana or Hainanensis; some Licuala like Sumawongii, Aurantiaca/Paludosa, Spinosa; Ptychosperma Macarthurii or Schefferi, maybe a few other oddballs like Ptychococcus Lepidotus. Chuniophoenix are a lot like Rhapis but without the aggressively rhizome-spreading nature.

The chamaedorea seedlings aren’t to bothered about the cold quite tough enjoying the cool climate conditions some are even putting on new growth the adscedans Metallica graminifolia Ernest Augustii plus a few others are all enjoying the cool temperatures.

A healthy little licuala spinosa that was sitting around in need of potting up not a fan of potting up in winter but the odd one here and there is a bit fun plodding around to keep warm on cool wet day this little one will grown a bit bigger before entering the world in the garden.

I think it's Arenga engleri. I'd leave it in a container and grow it up to a 3 or 5-gal size before planting out. Once it starts suckering you'll have a better chance. It'll be a zone push for sure! Good luck and protect it!

TEMPERATURES ARE AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE THIS SUMMER!!! 19C / 66F with light, persistent rain here this afternoon. Feels more like early October than early July. So crap. Up to the 8th, the CET is currently running -2.2C below average and colder than it was in May. That is absolutely diabolical. It is simply unprecedented too for the first 10 days of July to be cooler than May. It is actually the coolest opening 8 days to a July in 28 years, since 1996. This after the cool, lacklustre June too. It is also the first time in 12 years, since 2012, that July has gone 3 consecutive days without registering 20C / 68F at Heathrow. Both 2012 and 2002 were very poor summers where that happened, and this summer isn't far behind those two now. Temperatures have been a massive issue this summer. It looks like July 6th was the joint coolest July day in the CET series for 24 years since the year 2000. Just shocking. As soon as summer arrived, temperatures went to crap and below average. June was the most anomalously cool month of the year so far and July is even more anomalously cool as it stands. Unfortunate, probably... Look at these Maximum Temperature anomalies for the UK so far this July. Nowhere is above average and London area almost 4C below average. I don't ever remember seeing it that bad. Sunshine hours also equally disgraceful. It is going to be the dullest first half of a summer in 30 years!!! 15% of July's total up to the 9th July in southern England, including London. It should be at least 30% by now. Loads of thunderstorms in recent days across southern England, interrupting play at Wimbledon. The absolute state of things today. Just wall to wall cloud. Unacceptable for mid-summer. Some parts of Cheshire have reached 23C / 74F, but even in London temps are struggling to reach 20C / 68F. So, so poor. I don't think anywhere in the UK has had 25C / 77F yet this July! I don't really believe in chemtrails, but this seems to be a hot topic right now in the UK, especially with all the cloud cover this summer and this year in general. The past week or two especially doesn't help dispel these conspiracies. It has been extremely dull. The forecast is marginally better moving forward, but not by much. Really lacklustre daytime maximums during the first half of July and the first half of summer. Struggling to get a single day of 25C / 77F this July so far...

Quick update.. there ended up being a total of 5 spathes...all opened one right after the other over the course of 5 weeks. Pretty excited! Looks like there is some seed set..

My all red flower is just starting to bloom,this late in the season. It's always been a late bloomer.🤷‍♂️ aztropic Mesa, Arizona

If any of you are ever in the Pittsburgh area I HIGHLY suggest going to Phipps.

My sieboldiana loved water. I grew the largest one in the mist house and it must have been 6' in diameter. Now it's happily growing at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

A different leaf form of Licuala mattanensis.

WacoPalm, Washingtonia filifera occurs in the desert, but only at natural water sites, where the San Andreas faultlines causes geologic water to rise near the surface. (artesian water). If you have good drainage more water is advised. The palm grove at Anza Borrego State Park is a particularly beautiful example of these natural oases.

Here's a photo of my 15 gallon tree. Just planted yesterday.

I planted this palm a long time back and now the memory has failed me I found some old invoices and on the invoice I ordered 2 pritchardia munroi so now the question is could it be a munroi thanks in advance.

Yup c. Nana

Another purchase mail order a rare seibouldiana they just add to the tropical look with the large leaves and lovely green colour iam sun a spot in the garden somewhere will be home to this medinilla in a bright shaded corner with a bit of morning sun to help it out.

Would you be able to share a pic of your palm? I bought one from them but it just looks like an B. Odorata (e.g., leaves curved and not very flat, no hooks, etc....). I don't think they're deliberately dishonest, necessarily, but I doubt they are going through careful hybridization procedures. See also: Time will really tell. I'd be more sure to get what is advertised with folks like @Sabal King or @teddytn. Regardless, what Palmsgalore provides is a GREAT deal even if its is just a butia. Very good price and excellent packaging. Healthy palm too that is obviously well cared for! I labeled mine as a Butia for now but, don't get me wrong, I am happy with it. However, had they charged double, I may have been more critical. Added a pic of mine:

I have two that protect smaller palms from wind, freezes, etc and they look great, very plumose.

…when it comes to dragging fronds to the compost heap! 😅 It’s not heavy, just awkward. Which are your largest fronds? Heaviest? Most awkward to manage?

https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/forum/28-palm-exchange-plants-seeds-palmy-items-for-sale-swap/

Imagine if Don Corleone said that. . . .

I got a Sabal Louisiana from Jungle Music in a small band pot size in June of 2023. I immediately transplanted it into a 7 gallon pot (picture attached) which I kept outdoors until around November, which I then brought inside and put under a grow light for the winter. I brought it back outside in April and finally planted it in the middle of June. You can see from the pictures how many roots it developed from a single year. It's already put on growth since being put in the ground. From my observation on this palm and a Sabal Palmetto that I did something similar, I believe putting Sabal palms in way larger pots than they need and growing them indoors during the winter really helps put on growth. The downside is that the fronds the palms grow indoors are flimsy and bend over quite easy. My guess is from the lack of wind indoors, but the new fronds grown outside come out as normal.

Jim, here is my Coccothrinax montana. Also I have a tall C scoparia but I'll have to check if it is seeding (Hurricane Ian really messed up my palms' reproductive cycles). Coccothrinax montana C. montana trunk fiber weave Coccothrinax scoparia

A most beautiful park,

I have not been able to get any of my seed to sprout. That said, I have not given up hope. Saw a video where jub seeds popped up 25 years later. Would love to buy a seedling from whoever is able to get them sprouted. I also ate a couple, highly recommended! That is 1 bad*** palm!

I have no idea. But I recognize that house (once upon a time I trained to be an architect myself). I tried to find some online source for it, but I only found this Dutch site that features it: https://ecoengineers.nl/project/renovatie-dak-ecowoning-culemborg I think Ecoengineers were the authors of the project, but don't quote me. I'm not that familiar with that object. So yeah, that's where your Cocos image is from.

Filifera roots in Palm Canyon. In the desert.

Photo from 2007. It lasted 3 more years. We then got 5 snowfalls in the 2010-2011 winter.

I also did finally build that patio cover. It took 4 days but well worth it and the kiddos like it too. It sure does spice up the backyard as opposed to how open it was when I tore down the old one. Hope it lasts at least 5 years. Fingers crossed on that too. Also a great pic of not a palm but cycad. My bluest of my blue showing excellent contrast against all the green. Wife is actually starting to really like how the garden is coming along with all the mature palms and cycads.

I don’t want to attract them I think a gun would be better!!!