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Z4Devil

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Z4Devil

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Dear all,

dear friends of the best palm forum around the world,

please excuse my very long and without comment absence but you have to believe me: it has been never my intention to be offline such a long time. The truth is that I have had a hard breakdown at work with strange indications. I have had luck, I am working as PA to one of the clinical directors of the university hospital in Dusseldorf ... my colleagues initiated a very fast transportation to the neurology ... and in result of the CT they diagnosed an aneurism that bleeded. To make it shorten: I have had a cerebral haemorrhage ... the following emergency operation generated a long hospital stay, physical therapy and a lot more.

I am fighting back to take part in life again, with all it´s beauty, hope and luck. I know that sometimes my right arm and leg will work in 100%. And I hope that I am able to go to work in a very near future.

Would like to tell you how much I missed all the people here, how happy I was to read all the lovely private messages.

Now I am back and this means so much to me.

Coming back to palms I would like to share my joy about my Lytocaryum "babies" - the twins of the L. hoehnei and one of my 3 L. weddelianum.

Lytocaryum hoehnei (1)

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And

Lytocaryum weddelianum (2)

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Love, Verena :)

Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

Kailua_Krish Veteran

Kailua_Krish

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Sorry to hear you have been having a rough time as of late :(

Your Lytocaryums look perfect though!

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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Verena, so sorry you have been ill and now so glad you are feeling better and came back. I missed your posts. Do visit us often so we can lift your spirits. I wish my Lytocaryums looked as beautiful as yours. I have only a few in 4" pots left and I don't think they will live long. They really hate my hot, humid climate so I won't torture any more. Yours are truly lovely.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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Hi Verena, welcome back!

edric Grand Master

edric

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Glad to hear you're doing better Verena, your palms look great, Ed

MOSQUITO LAGOON

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Glad to realize you are doing fine now, Verena, and welcome back...hope your health will be 100% soon...we missed your joyful posts here. Your Lytos are looking great, who took care of them meanwhile?

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

GTClover Rising Star

GTClover

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Yeah Verena, good to have you back I've missed you. Get well soon!

Susan

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hi Verena, good news that you have overcome your medical issues. Glad to see you back here...can't keep a good palm nut down for too long!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Dypsisdean Grand Master

Dypsisdean

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Please have a steady and speedy recovery.

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Kona, on The Big Island
Hawaii - Land of Volcanoes

Alberto Grand Master

Alberto

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Hi Verena! Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your ilness.I hope you will recover 100% very soon!!!

When I see my L.wedelianum and hoehnei I remember you!!!:rolleyes::)

Last I was at the Botanical garden from plantarum and the owner (Harri lorenzi) gave me two L.insigne seedlings that I was looking for a long time. This is a higher altitude palm than L.weddelianum . The new leaves are ´´strap leaves´´ (like Syagrus) and very different from L.wed. You have to find some of this and also L.itapebiensis!..................So...lots to do!!!!:D

Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

Z4Devil Experienced

Z4Devil

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I am not able to describe what I feel at this moment when I read all those lovely posts. Being offline about 2 hours I have to go again at Palmtalk. A lot of tears later I knew where I belong to ... ;) You are true and real friends - a wonderful emotion.

But it is very important for me to tell you that I am very sad to hear about Peachy and her fate. :( I will join the donation, too, at the beginning of March. Unbelievable ... but good to know that she is well after the monster storm and with her handicap.

Sorry, but this have to be noted:

ALBERTO! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I am waiting for contact address, price and delivery. :D Where the hell you have bought it? Detail now and here. What amazing news. I am afraid that you are responsible for my insomnia ...

I MUST HAVE SEEDLINGS OF THE 2 MENTIONED SPECIES.

Love, Verena

Time to go to bed. It is late in Germany ... 11 p.m. Good night @ all :)

Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

Succulentum Rising Star

Succulentum

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Verena,

wish the best for you.

Jean-bernard

crazy sower

city : Nantes, France,

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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i was wondering where you've been.glad to see yoy back! :D

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Cheers Verena, you make us all smile too.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Miccles Mentor

Miccles

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Welcome back Verena, I am very relieved to hear you will make a full recovery from such a serious condition. Please continue to share your "Lyto-love" with this extended palm-family. :)

Best wishes to you.

Michael.

Just north of Cairns, Australia....16 Deg S.
Tropical climate: from 19C to 34C.

Spending a lot of time in Manila, Philippines... 15 Deg N.
Tropical climate: from 24C to 35C.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Very Happy to see you back Verena, I have often wondered where you went off too and wondered if some palm mis-hap turned you away...

Glad you are working out your recovery the best you can!!

Post early and post often!! :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Aloha, welcome back!!!!! Best of luck in the coming days and I hope all of the posts and pictures of beautiful palms will help your recovery. Need some positive energy? Just let us

know, there is an endless supply for you here.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Verena,

Welcome back! And it sounds as if you're making great progress! Best of luck in the coming days and weeks and I hope you'll be able to be a regular contributor here again!

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

 

Kostas Grand Master

Kostas

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Glad to hear you are ok Verena and recovering well!!! You were indeed very lucky to recover from such a condition and wish you a fast and complete recovery!!!!smilie.gif

You Lytocarium are sure looking excellent! drool.gif

''To try,is to risk failure.......To not try,is to guarantee it''

iamjv Mentor

iamjv

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Verena, sorry to hear of your health issues but it seems you have the winning spirit to over come them.... often these times open your eyes to the things that mean the most to you. Keep getting better and enjoying every moment given to you (and of course all the palms)! All the best... JV

Jv in San Antonio Texas / Zone 8/extremes past 29 yrs: 117F (47.2C) / 8F (-13.3C)

Z4Devil Experienced

Z4Devil

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It is hard for me to find the right words that describe what I feel when I read all these replies. The conclusion that a lot of people noted that I was absent, that they missed me a little bit is more than I have expected. I believe that a lot of people are looking for this their whole life along and never find it.

What I have here and with you is of a dimension I realized at the moment I was able to return.

Please let me tell you the one: YOU ARE REALLY FRIENDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SYMPATHIES. :)

But look to one of my last palms that have found their way to me. :D May I introduce Nemesis, the Grand Dame of all of my palms? It is simply a giant.

Unfortunately the last pic is a little bit wiggly but it gives you an idea of it´s real size.

Love, Verena

PS: Alberto - I am waiting! *beating the devil's tattoo on the table* :D :D

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Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

Lowey Experienced

Lowey

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We missed you Verena, I wondered where you were, sorry to here about your illness, hope you are well soon.

Bruce.

Bruce

Innisfail - NQ AUS - 3600mm of rain a year average or around 144inches if you prefer - Temp Range 9c to 43c

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