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RBG Kew Palm House

Neofolis

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paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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i really liked the "Ps"alot--pritcharida & ptychosperma!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Bilbo

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Corey :my apologies for repeating myself earlier . . .

I must be getting absent minded!

If you are a member then welcome for you must be fairly new as I have the current official membership list.

I believe a new updated edition is presently in course of preparation.

Regardez

Juan

Juan

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Neofolis

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Just for you Zac, here's one of the pic's I took of the Jubaea on my July visit.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

Dave-Vero Grand Master

Dave-Vero

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The Jubaea was ominously close to the roof of the Temperate House back around 1990.  I suppose it would be great if Kew could find donors to build and endow a new home for the world's grandest hothouse plant.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

deezpalms Grand Master

deezpalms

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Thanks for the indept photo log of sooo many species!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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That was 100 species, it certainly took a while.  Amazingly, I would say that that is well under half of the species in there and there are multiple plants of most species, yet it is really not that big.  Obviously it's big for a greenhouse and it would certainly be a reasonable size for a private garden if it was outside, but it still seems a lot of species for the area it covers.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

Carlo Morici Veteran

Carlo Morici

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Hey! It is not just 100+100 species. Kew has one of the best collections in the world, with above 450 species of palms and many are really uncommon. Many are hidden in the small greenhouses behind the courtain.

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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that was a really nice tour,i've always wanted to go there!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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(Carlo Morici @ Jan. 23 2007,19:59)

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Hey! It is not just 100+100 species. Kew has one of the best collections in the world, with above 450 species of palms and many are really uncommon. Many are hidden in the small greenhouses behind the courtain.

There are quite a few species in The Temperate House though, not to mention a few outside, I assume that's not 450 just in The Palm House.  If not, it would be interesting to know how many are in there.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

SubTropicRay Grand Master

SubTropicRay

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Wow!  Great photos.  Thanks for posting.

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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Thank you so much for sharing those pictures. They are worth drooling over. Awesome!!!

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

RadPalms Community Regular

RadPalms

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Thanks Alot!!!!!Now their is a bazillion more palms I am going to have to acquire. As you guys know I am new to palms as of June of 06.  All I can do is look at the pictures you posted in awe.  I know it took a lot of your time to post all these pictures together and I Thank you for the great job in doing so.

Curt

Cypress, Ca.

Trópico Grand Master

Trópico

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Thanks Corey, very thorough! I always like to see arranged lists of species and their pictures because that's when I feel like I'm learning. I also share Zac's concern about the Sabal minor. It looks like it wants to trunk and I thought S. minor is trunkless?

Also, do you have a name for the palm to the left of Cycas bourgainvilleana?

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Neofolis

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Sorry Frank, I have no idea, it could be a Geonoma of some sort, but my ID skills are worse than pathetic, it could just as easily be a Dypsis, Chamaedorea, Pinanga or any number of genera that have some small, thin trunked species.  I had to rely totally on the labels and the notes I had made.  Hopefully someone who actually has a clue what they are talking about can help me out with the ID.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Neo  :)

that was a blast off session_simply Superb my friend !

it is clear you eat,drink & breath Palms i have no doubts

at all.and iam shure you have a broadband connection.

since all those stills are continous.its one hell of a meticilous

uploading task that you have accomplished.

Thanks for all the strain you have put in for the benifit

of our forum members.especially for new commers like

me who have started palm admiration just now.it was an

eye full !

Thanks/Love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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Thanks Kris, it was a pleasure.  The Palm House is an inspiration to me, because although I don't have the same space avialable, it comforts me to know that many tropical species can survive in this country given sufficient protection.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

Morabeza Proficient

Morabeza

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Neofolis, thanks for sharing the marvellous photos of the Palm House.  It's fascinating to see such a diverse array of palm species grown well over a long term in a greenhouse of that size!

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