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Rhopaloblaste augusta

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Actually I am not sure of R.augusta or R. ceramica, I learned about this species with my first visit in Singapore BG in january 2012.
Since that time I know they are not "peacock palm" (their common name in Sri Lanka) and we have maybe 60 seedlings in the garden now.


Rhopaloblaste belong to my TOP 5!


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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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    Very beautiful palms with those drooping leaflets. Have a Euterpe precatoria look. Thankfully, at one of the local shopping centers, someone here in Hilo planted a two block long row of them

    along one of the main streets. They are beautiful.

    Tim

    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

    Philippe, this is the only photo of this genus I have from our last farm visit. This is Rhopaloblaste ledermanniana which seems care free and grows relatively quickly. Bigger than my ruler since I planted it in 2009.

    I don't know why I missed taking a picture of my one other Rhopaloblaste which is R. augusta. Sorry, no adult pictures to show.

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    Cindy Adair

    I love this palm. Nice pics, thanks

    Matt Bradford

    "Manambe Lavaka"

    Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

    10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

    9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

    Ditto Matt. I have one too, but I find it slow. Perhaps too much shade??

    Rick Leitner

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    26.07N/80.15W

    Zone 10B

    Average Annual Low 67 F

    Average Annual High 84 F

    Average Annual Rainfall 62"

     

    Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

    Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

    Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

    I'm adding a Rhopaloblaste to my wish list. I have a vague memory of seeing a picture of it in a palm journal or book but the pictures did not 'grab' me the way your pictures sure did. Thanks for the post!

    Lee

    Lee

    Located at 1500' elevation in Kona on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

    Average annual rainfall is about 60"; temperature around 80 degrees.

    It's like that for me with Palmtalk. Palms I hadn't really noticed before suddenly end up on my wish list too after seeing Threads on this forum.

    I'm not complaining though as I would have missed out on some great palms!

    Cindy Adair
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    In Doranakanda garden:

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    Who wants Rhopaloblaste?

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    Some days ago we discussed about having too much seedlings after too many seeds sprouted; I know that most Palmtalk friends would say: never too much seedlings!

    So everybody passing by Doranakanda is invited for tea, Rice and curry and take some palms :)

    If none is coming we decided to plant our seedlings island wide (like mobile phone network) and bring seedlings every where we have friends in villages, so slowly the country will have surprisingly strange palms in some villages or road crossings!

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    Philippe

     

    Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

     

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