The best Raveneas for a Mediterranean climate

[Phoenikakias]

2 minutes ago, ego said:

You forgot to mention when you planted it. 

Because I do not remember lol. Let us say in the mid 00's

[Than]

1 hour ago, Phoenikakias said:

Yes but when? How many years ago? Just to see how fast it grew.

[Phoenikakias]

47 minutes ago, ego said:

Yes but when? How many years ago? Just to see how fast it grew.

 

47 minutes ago, ego said:

Yes but when? How many years ago? Just to see how fast it grew.

two springs ago bought as a seedling with only eophyll. It spends this year first winter in my cold frame, so devoid of any comfortable room conditions.

[GottmitAlex]

We had one (rivularis) in our front porch. It only had indirect sunlight in the afternoons and we over watered it. Succumbed to root rot. Contrary to popular opinion, they do need direct sunshine to grow.  Possibly as an indoor houseplant with indirect sunlight, water it once every week or two. 

[Phoenikakias]

9 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

We had one (rivularis) in our front porch. It only had indirect sunlight in the afternoons and we over watered it. Succumbed to root rot. Contrary to popular opinion, they do need direct sunshine to grow.  Possibly as an indoor houseplant with indirect sunlight, water it once every week or two. 

What was the quality of irrigation water?

[GottmitAlex]

13 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

What was the quality of irrigation water?

Street water. No filter.  We watered it every two or three days. 

 

 

[Mohsen]

On 6/19/2012 at 2:17 PM, DoomsDave said:

So, what Ravenea works for you, in the Medit climes of the world?

 

That means: California (where the girls don't they warn ya), South Africa, Chile, Western Australia, the land down under, and of course, the countries around the actual Mediterranean.

 

Hmm

 

Which one? Or more?

 

For me: R. glauca, hildebrandtii, and rivularis, for starters. Xerophyla, okay, others?

 

Whaddya say?

Dave, I wonder , what is our climate here ( Sydney but 20km away from beaches ) , I think we should be considered in your mentioned locations, here the only  Ravenea you can see is Rivularis, I have a glauca and Rivularis same age  ,  Glauca still a seedling but Rivularis with a fat trunk ....

[Than]

5 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

 

two springs ago bought as a seedling with only eophyll. It spends this year first winter in my cold frame, so devoid of any comfortable room conditions.

That's a fast one then

[Phoenikakias]

4 hours ago, GottmitAlex said:

Street water. No filter.  We watered it every two or three days. 

 

 

I do not live there, so provided information was not helpful to me.  More enlightening would be any data about dissolved salts content and ph.

[deezpalms]

My personal favorite is Juliette