_Keith Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Need to know. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 This is the stalk and flower. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnorell Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Keith, this looks like some sort of cyclanth, probably a Carludovica sp. or cultivar (possibly the one sold mass-market as "jungle drum"). BTW, most of these are really tender to cold. Michael Norell Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 293 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310 previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realarch Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm with Michael on this one, it's a good looking bugger too. Tim Hilo, Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Keith Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks guys. I was thinking about it for houseplant, but had no idea on what to lookup concerning its like and dislikes indoors. In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicbreeze Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 This plant is often sold under the names Jungle Drum and Panama Hat Palm. But trying to research it out I came up with Asplundia martiana. However, there's no martiana listed by Kew, not even as a synonym. It seems pretty definitely to be an Asplundia but haven't had the time to try searching all the 100+ species for images. Information on Cyclanthaceae is very skant. Mine has outgrown its 400mm pot. The plant itself is going over 1 metre high now. Come the wet season it has to go out into the garden. It flowers frequently but has never set seed. Never produced any pups either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBpalms Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Keith - its probably carludovica palmata - used to grow hundreds of them for a friends nursery in s. florida- a little similar to some of the other carludovica species when younger , but much easier to ID when the adult leaves form- cool plants but definatly dont like it below 40 degrees- good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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