Jeff in St Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 The last couple of days I've had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with Jerry & Cindy Andersen and Al & Silvia Bredeson when they decided to come a few days early and spend it here in Manuel Antonio. Their first day here we went over to my friend Alexander's spice farm and he took us on a tour to look at of some of his palms. First stop was his prized Zamia which his wife had saved from a nearby area that was being developed. He says it gets at least 3 cones per year. Al, Jerry and Alexander checking out the newest cone Heliconia, I think he said this was "Splash" Native heliconia growing in an unplanted area of his property Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Alexander took us down further to what he calls his "Park". This is an untouched area of his property that he particularly enjoyed, so he had a path made through it. Trying to id this palm He asked us if we wanted to see his "stilt root" palms and of course we all said yes! He warned us we had to go deeper into the forest to see them. Once we got there, he showed us these Socratea's Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 New entire leaf...with spines A look into the forest Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Jerry, Al and Cindy coming up out of the forest. The heat and humidity were building all morning and then just before we left the farm, it started pouring rain. A couple more of his heliconia's I think he said this was Temptress? I have to start taking notes! Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 WOW..beautiful pics Jeff. I love the Socratea, and the heliconias are just perfect. Love the pic of Jerry, Al and Cindy coming through the Curculigo capitulata, They are very invasive on the tropics, but beautiful palm-looking plants anyway. I hope you all have a great Biennial week. "Not the straight angle that attracts me, nor straight, hard, inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve, the curves that find in the mountains of my country, in the course of its winding rivers, the sea waves, the body of the woman preferred. Curves is done throughout the universe, the universe of Einstein's curved." -Oscar Niemeyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazondk Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Great pictures Jeff. I wish I had been able to make it there. I did want to go, but it just did not work out. dk Don Kittelson LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO 03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level 1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. . Click here to visit Amazonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Thanks for the nice comments guys! We're getting ready to leave soon to drive to San Jose, got to finish packing! Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Andalucia Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Nice Heliconias. If you're growing tropical seeds and can't wait for Strelitzia to flower, Heliconias can flower in as little as 2 years. The upright one is H. wagneriana and underneath looks like H. rostrata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbarce Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks Jeff. Its cool to have "live" pictures while everyone is there. i was expeting things to quiet down on the board while everyone was away in the Biennial. Is the entire leaf palm on post 3 a Bactris Militaris? Gene Manila, Philippines 53 feet above sea level - inland Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty on Pine Is. Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Wonderful pics, what a beautiful place...thanks for posting those! Rusty Rusty Bell Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 John, the heliconia in the last picture is definitely not rostrata. I know it's hard to tell the size of those flowers from this pic but they are much bigger and longer than rostrata and the plant itself grows much taller also. Gene, I can't remember right what that was identified as. We looked at so many different palms... Thanks Rusty! Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmislandRandy Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks for posting. I'll be in back to Costa Rica in October "If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Andalucia Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 John, the heliconia in the last picture is definitely not rostrata. I know it's hard to tell the size of those flowers from this pic but they are much bigger and longer than rostrata and the plant itself grows much taller also. You're right it's 'Temptress' Jeff - a hybrid between H. chartacea and H. platystachys. I've since learned that ‘Temptress’ has a sister called, 'Sexy Pink'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvades Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I am Jealous! The Zamia is amazing! Beautiful pictures! Can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgl Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 As usual, great pictures Jeff! And Salvades - welcome to the IPS Forum! Clicked on your profile, and I see that you are exactly two days older than our daughter, Annika, who's also on PalmTalk (under her name)! Aloha! Bo-Göran Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Dear Jeff your stills are fentastic & i like your machine...the still resolution is fabulous ! thanks & love, Kris love conquers all.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Palms Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hi Jeff It does not look like anyone is going to give you a name for those palms and some of those haliconia’s so I will have a try. The Palm in post number 2 is Geonoma congesta And then the one in post number 3 could be a Bactris species but I’m not what species? Is this just a juvenile leaf and does it divide as it gets older? The upright Heliconia in post 3 is Heliconia orthotricha we call "pink imperialias” but there could be many common names for some of these H.orthotricha as they have many different colour forms, we have about 5 different pink forms here, there is also Red and Black cv “Edge of Night”, Yellow and Red etc etc. And the hanging/pendent one as John has found out is H. platystachys x H. chartacea cv Rob’s Red, this also can have many different common names or sales names “Temptress” is also one of them, but cv “Rob’s Red” this is the correct one. The other two heliconia’s above are Heliconia splash and the pendent one is Heliconia pogonantha. Ps John there is a small Heliconia rostrata in with the Zamia fairchildiana photo. Clayton. Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm IPS Membership since 1991 PLANT MORE PALMS TO SOOTH THE SOUL www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I kept forgetting that you grow heliconias too, Clayton . We went to a friend's place in El Arish... and that was a wonderland for me... as far as heliconias, gingers and costus go. Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdapalms Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Jeff, We arrived in Hawaii a few days ago and now have the time to look over some of our pictures that we took in Costa Rica. Cindy and I had a great time visiting with you and thanks again for showing us around. Below are some of our pictures. Looking down at a large grove of oil palms Sylvia, Al, Me and Cindy having breakfast on the beach. Jeff took this picture. Jerry D. Andersen JD Andersen Nursery Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdapalms Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Al, on the beach The stay here was very comfortable. We could have easily stayed here for the whole week. This place is fabulous. Jerry D. Andersen JD Andersen Nursery Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdapalms Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 The wall facing the beach, the swimming pool is on top of this. OK, back to plants. This is Jeff's nursery area. Jerry D. Andersen JD Andersen Nursery Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Thanks Salvades! I received an offspring of that Zamia as a gift and it is one of my most treasured plants! Thanks Bo! Thanks Kris! I am still learning how to use this camera. I hope to take some better photos someday. Clayton, thanks so much for the id's! Geonoma congesta was frequently seen during the Biennial. Now after seeing it in different stages of growth, I think I have two potted specimens. They were sold to me as "Geonoma" but that's all I knew at the time. Thanks for the correct name for Temptress also! Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Jerry, it was my pleasure showing you guys around. I had a great time, especially the night that you, Al and I sat up "talking palms" until well after midnight! I really enjoyed our breakfast on the beach at Balú. That's my favorite place in the world to sit and have a leisurely meal. I brought my little pocket camera that day and just remembered and downloaded the pictures today. Here is my pic of you guys from the other side. The sun was blinding that day and it reflected off the water and sand, but the shot came out halfway decent. Down by the the entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park Al and Silvia checking out the vendor stalls Walking on the beach Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Should take a photo of yourself, Jeff... so we know what you look like Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hi Ari, I am in post 19 and 21 (in the orange shirt). Plus I already posted too many pictures of me in my Biennial thread! Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Palms Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi Jeff If you ever find any seeds on that Bactris in post number 3 I would love to try a few as it’s a lovely looking Bactris, I’m not sure if It’s Bactris hondurensis?? Ps the beach and the surf look great over there. Clayton. Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm IPS Membership since 1991 PLANT MORE PALMS TO SOOTH THE SOUL www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in St Pete Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Clayton, I will keep that in mind and contact you if I find any seeds. Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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