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Are Brahea Clara 'Icy Blue' & Brahea "Super Silver" the same?

trachyman

By trachyman
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trachyman

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I've got a Brahea Clara 'Icy Blue' coming. This time I hope I don't kill this one like I did the last one. Is there a difference between B. Clara 'Icy Blue' and B. "Super Silver"? Oh and if you got pics of either please post 'em.

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Mauna Kea Cloudforest Grand Master

Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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They're most definitely different, and I mean completely different. Brahea "super silver" is a new species that still has no name yet. It has the same form as brahea nitida but turns pure silver after the juvenile stage. The fronds are more upright, similar to brahea armata, but the palm has a thinner trunk, about half the size of armata. it's a very elegant palm.

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Brahea clara is thought to be a natural cross, but some people say it's a separate species. It looks totally different from b. "super silver". The fronds are droopy, at a distance it almost looks like you are looking at a sabal because of the large fronds. When they are trunking, they begin to look like a silver form of livistona decora because of all the beautiful leaflets hanging down. This is a massive palm with a trunk twice the size of "super silver".

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Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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I concur with Axel. They're different and wonderful, and if you have the room, have both.

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tank Grand Master

tank

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Also, B. Clara has a greater freeze tolerance than super silver, from my experience.

Jason

Gainesville, Florida

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NCpalmqueen

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Wow, nice specimens, Axel! Thanks for sharing

C from NC

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Bone dry summers, wet winters, 2-3 days ea. winter in low teens.

Siler City, NC

John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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It's worth mentioning growth rate, since as seedlings a B. "Super Silver" moves at a rate more akin to a Dypsis decaryi than a Brahea.

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