The 12th Annual Fall Searle Brothers Plant Extravaganza! -●●●- October 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2010 -●●- S. Florida

[Moose]

jeff are those long short pants or short long pants?

Exactly.

Besides, why were you looking down there?

i have the brain capacity to be able to look at a picture & see and/or notice MANY or ALL of the details held within said photo.

i thought this was a common ability in our species(well,MINE at least) but i now suspect i was wrong.

Curious as to what species you identify with, please state your genus as well...

The B. alfredi look like they are ready to bust out of those containers!

[Palmarum]

A random sampling of the so far, 141 cultivars of Crotons that will be for sale...

- "#50" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

- "Bloched Charmer" - 3 gal - {$35.00}

- "Captain Gilbert Cutler" - 3 gal - {$60.00}

- "Chief" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Colonel Bob Bullock" - 3 gal - {$45.00}

- "Corkscrew" - 3 gal - {$20.00}

- "Corot" - 3 gal - {$20.00}

- "Davis Compacta" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Dr. Frank Brown" - 3 gal - {$25.00} - The ideal color is shown on the lower leaves, they were hard to photograph.

- "Father's Day" - 3 gal - {$50.00} - One of the cultivars named by Jeff.

- "General Marshall" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

- "Hot & Steamy" - 3 gal - {$45.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Jungle Queen" - 3 gal - {$35.00} - In bloom, at the moment.

- "Louis Dupuy" - 3 gal - {$30.00}

- "Majesticum" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

- "Miami Beauty" - 3 gal - {$20.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Nestor" - 3 gal - {$15.00}

- "Peace" - 3 gal - {$20.00}

- "Pop's Yard" - 3 gal - {$35.00}

- "Prince of Orange" - 3 gal - {$35.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Red Quill" - 3 gal - {$20.00}

- "Rheedii #3" - 3 gal - {$18.00}

- "Stain Glass" - 3 gal - {$35.00}

- "Tiffany" - 3 gal - {$35.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- "Victoria Gold Bells" - 3 gal - {$25.00}

- "Yellow Mrs. Iceton" - 3 gal - {$12.00}

Ryan

[tikitiki]

I'm new to crotons but it looks like the cali guys came up with the names.

[Palmarum]

- Lytocaryum weddellianum - 3 gal - {$45.00} - The smaller ones in the image are the 3 gallon-size plants.

- Colpothrinax cookii - 10 gal - {$250.00}

- Dypsis nauseosa - 10 gal - {$200.00}

- Close-up view of the petioles and leaf bases...

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- Ravenea krociana - 10 gal - {$100.00}

- Dypsis basilonga - 10 gal - {$200.00}

- Trunk, white crownshaft, petioles and of course, the long, basal leaflets...

- Licuala peltata var. sumawongii - 1 gal {$20.00} - 3 gal {$45.00} - 7 gal {$175.00} - 10 gal {$300.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- Pinanga coronata - 10 gal - {$75.00}

- Phoenicophorium borsigianum - 3 gal - {$85.00}

- Dypsis arenarum - 25 gal - {$250.00}

- Lower stems showing the internode rings and nodal scars...

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- A view taken just inside the main shadehouse, looking down the sidewalk. The area is still getting filled with palms and plants and is about 95% complete. I have the first draft of the Palm & Cycad sale list ready if anyone wants a copy, let me know via a message or email as usual. I am sending out copies now to those who already sent me a notice.

Ryan

[BS Man about Palms]

Beautimus.

I also beleieve that Dypsis naseosa is now ID'd by JD as Dypsis tsaravosira.

[Mark@PalmBeach]

I am planning on being there, with my little helper daughter that is not so little anymore. She enjoys the barbecued hotdogs and the icecream bribe on the way home. I am sure I will enjoy just looking this time (yeah right!) My wife knows by now don't tell don't ask policy on how much I spent. But I have my limits, I know EXACTLY how many plants the SUV will hold before either me or my daughter won't have a place to sit!!

The PB Palm Society Sale is just one weekend later than this one..oh joy!!!

The crotons (yes the crotons) look amazing. Are there any that will take more shade, filtered light?

[waykoolplantz]

Hoping the weather holds...and it stays dry.

I'm doing my best NO-Rain dance...sittin on my couch lookin at Palm & Croton lists...and pics...planning on where to start

[waykoolplantz]

Hoping the weather holds...and it stays dry.

I'm doing my best NO-Rain dance...sittin on my couch lookin at Palm & Croton lists...and pics...planning on where to start

[Palmarum]

- Licuala sp. 'Wilailak' - 10 gal - {$175.00} - BIG Leaves...

- Be careful, this palm is armed...

- Pinanga fractiflexa - 7 gal - {$100.00} - Newer species from Thailand...

- Nice leaves and faint reddish scales on the petioles and rachis...

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- Dypsis heteromorpha - 15 gal - {$175.00} - Very showy palm, with colored features. Eerily fast growing...

- Many of the newer emergent petioles have a dense coating of red tomentum. This seems to vary from plant to plant and sucker to sucker. It is a close cousin to Dypsis baronii and Dypsis onilahensis...

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- Kerriodoxa elegans - 15 gal {$175.00} - 3 gal {35.00}

- Dypsis lutescens var. 'Dwarf' - 1 gal - {$75.00} - For scale purposes, the lavender tag is about an inch in width...

- Hydriastele pinangoides - 1 gal - {$15.00}

Ryan

[Palmarum]

- The Croton section, nearing maximum capacity...

- The same area, seen from the far side with a ladder assist...

- There is always room for one or two more...

- "No, this one goes here and that one goes there."

I will take more requested photos from the list I have during the week. Keep sending them in and I will get them done as time allows.

Ryan

[Jeff Searle]

I am planning on being there, with my little helper daughter that is not so little anymore. She enjoys the barbecued hotdogs and the icecream bribe on the way home. I am sure I will enjoy just looking this time (yeah right!) My wife knows by now don't tell don't ask policy on how much I spent. But I have my limits, I know EXACTLY how many plants the SUV will hold before either me or my daughter won't have a place to sit!!

The PB Palm Society Sale is just one weekend later than this one..oh joy!!!

The crotons (yes the crotons) look amazing. Are there any that will take more shade, filtered light?

Hi Mark,

To answer your question, almost all crotons do their best in a shady/filter light area. Very few (mostly green and yellow types)hold up and look good in full sun. And there are a few that actually prefer a deep shady spot to bring out their pastel colors.

This weekend sale will present our largest selection and collections of plants ever offered before. I worked really hard this summer to propagate lots of tropicals, including my largest selection of crotons ever offered. We will have over 250 species of palms and cycads, including some Encephalartos for the first time. Our selection of bromeliads, flowering trees and landscaping ornamentals will be the biggest ever.

Ryan (Palmarum) has worked very hard all summer making many new information cards that will be placed in front of many of these plants. These info. cards I feel, are worth their "weight in gold" with lots of great information regarding habitat, where to plant your palm in the yard, water needs,etc.

The nasty weather today has moved off and the weather forcast for friday is only 5% chance. Hope to see many of you come out!

Jeff

[Moose]

Mark@Palm Beach - it is a misnomer that crotons need to be in full sun. The majority of the available croton cultivars actually love to be in partial to full shade to show off their best aspects.

Mike - I think you should address your palm needs first. There will be plenty of croton cultivars after you aquire your palm selections on your wish list.

Jeff - your croton sale area looks twice as big as last year, they look even better if that is possible.

[tikitiki]

I'll be there early am.

[palmislandRandy]

See ya there!

Randy

[tikitiki]

Randy, I'll see you there or I'll see you on another time.

[PalmatierMeg]

I'll be there as fast as I can from Cape Coral. Can't wait.

[waykoolplantz]

Jeff...will Ryans new infocards accompany the plants purchased. Maybe give Betrocks some competition ...A Rainforest Collection DVD

Ron...i think youre right...I'll concentrate on Palms...no need for you to rush up from the Gables

[tikitiki]

leaving tonight. How does jeff work us up into such a frenzy? or do we do it to ourselves?

[waykoolplantz]

And the weather this morning was beautiful,cooler & dry...should be even better tomorrow

[Dave-Vero]

Nice to see the photo of Lytocaryum weddellianum. I wonder if it's under-appreciated. Mine's growing nicely in oak shade, in a sort of a thicket of Salvia coccinea and small heliconias. Seems hardy at Leu Gardens in Orlando, happy here with assorted Chamaedorea and Cryosophila warscewiczii, which were all unfazed by 28 degree temperatures, a whole week of brief freezing at night, and a nasty all-night near-freezing rain.

Might come Friday. Yard needs are minimal--if anything there's too much growing in the yard and some selective removals and relocations are needed. Any rain lilies this year?

[Shon]

Where's the Broms?

[Palmarum]

waykoolplantz

Jeff...will Ryans new infocards accompany the plants purchased...

Nope, not intentionally anyway, as they are needed for future sales and take time and effort to make. I do notice a few that disappear now and then but measures are in place to try and prevent that from happening.

Dave-Vero

...Any rain lilies this year?...

No rain lilies (Zephyranthes) this year. The closest plant in relation to them that we have is a type of Agapanthus, lily of the Nile. Slightly further away in the botanical outline, we also have Louisiana Irises.

Shon

Where's the Broms?

The Bromeliads were moved this Fall to a new section near the holding area, including the fiberglass house in behind. Larry and the gang were working on them until late in the day, and I didn't get a chance to photograph them yet.

Ryan

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

Will there be any free food on Friday? Us fat middle aged guys need to eat!

[Jeff Searle]

Will there be any free food on Friday? Us fat middle aged guys need to eat!

We actually have a nice catered buffet set up in the office this year that's openned to those that spend a minimum of $500 on plant purchases. Can I get your credit card# early and put you on the list?

[Moose]

My credit carrd No.s XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,feed me.

Mike, I will not be in the croton section unil 11:00 am.

[BS Man about Palms]

I'm leaving now. I wonder if I'll make it in time...

[paulgila]

(director)

"ok,jeff,now look at the camera in 3..2...D'OH!"

[Phil]

Jeff,

You've got so much very cool stuff. I hope the event goes well and you have lots of fun. For all of you in Florida, you better get on over while the plants are still there!

Phil

[MattyB]

That Dypsis arenarum is interesting. All the ones I've ever seen look like D.lutescens, which I assume they are. Yours is a different plant entirely looking more like an upright D. onilahensis. Hmmmmm, I've got a Dypsis mystery that just might match your D. arenarum. Can you tell us anything about this plant Jeff?