I always thought the yellow was the least appealing, however after seeing one in person I think I have changed my opinion and think this is the best one. It has magnificent big and pendant leaves.

I voted for red, but I don't think I've seen a large yellow one.

??? What are we talking about? New fronds?

Dick

It really depends where in the life cycle you are talking about. The Reds look the best IMO when the plants are young and to me the blues look the best as the plant gets older. I have a red one that is 6 years old and it still has some red in the leaves but, its nowhere near as red as it was 3-4 years ago.

Dear Sol

lovely poll ! i have 2 colours at the moment..i.e Red & yellow.yet to collect the blue ones_but its on the cards,soon i will ! since iam a palm collector,i do not differenciate which one looks good...all the 3 should be collected...

love,

Kris

I like the verschaffeltii....it doesn't have as stiff leaflets as the other two. I only have a small one right now, but it grows well here at The Flatts.

??? What are we talking about? New fronds?

Dick

Dick

I was asking which species do you like the most

lontaroides - red

verschaffeltii - yellow

loddigessi - blue

I voted for Blue. Here is a picture of my young Blue........yeah......I know it looks red........but it is really blue.

What about a hybrid, there's nowhere to vote for this one. Not that I would.

Jeff

Latania verschaffeltii is my favorite. There is a nice one at Edison Gardens in Ft. Myers;

That has the air of a cross between a Thrinax and a Pritchardia.

I personally like the red when they are young but I voted for blue because when they are mature specimens they are gorgeous!!

Unfortunately the only colour Latania that We can have in the garden in Tasmania is a BROWN one Mind you i haven't tried but would be very surprised if one survived our Loooonng cool season !

I personally like the red when they are young but I voted for blue because when they are mature specimens they are gorgeous!!

I nearly agree. The only diff being that the yellow latan leaves when young adults steal the show for mine. So that makes a reason to have all three.

Based on what I've seen this winter, the yellow form may be the most cold hardy. I would have thought the complete opposite.

I think the blue when mature is quite regal. I have a yellow and blue just starting trunks 2 to 4 feet, and a young red:

This is the blue

And this is the yellow

I have a 1-2g Blue seedling that might fall into my suitcase on my next trip to GTC. Will it do OK in part shade? Also one of the references I have is that it will have a 15 ft spread. This says to me that I should plant it with 7-8 of space on all sides. I notice many here plant closer for that jungle look. What would be the smallest area I need to give it for future growth? Any other considerations? How much should I worry about lethal yellow?

Thanks!

Susan