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JLE

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JLE Apprentice

JLE

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I want to know what is possible and what's just not even worth bothering with out of common more tropical palms.

I've been on a few recent trips to Perth and have noticed they can grow so much more...

So what works here and what just doesn't???

Peter G Experienced

Peter G

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The Winter in Perth is much more mild compared to that of Melbourne, but saying that you can grow a lot of different types of palms.

Here is a handful to get you going:

Hedyscepe Canteburyana

Rhopalostylis

Howea

Parajubea

Dypsis (some)

Archontophoenix

NewCal species

Phoenix

Syagrus

Brahea

etc etc etc

If you can find Miccles old Melbourne garden on here, it will be a good reference for you.

JLE Apprentice

JLE

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I have all of these other than the parajubea, I've never been able to get my hands on one.

What are the best dypsis to grow here?

I have Decaryi, Baronii, lutescens and carlsmithi.

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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D decipiens, D baronii, D onilahensis, D ambositrae should all do well in Melbourne. Perth's winters are warmer than Sydney winters, so that's why you would have observed a difference to Melbourne. In Perth you can easily grow Wodyetias, Dictyosperma, the bigger Dypsis like leptocheilos, Veitchia, Hyophorbe, Roystonea and your golden canes will easily seed in Perth.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

JLE Apprentice

JLE

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Maybe I'll have to move back to perth to grow all the things I want...

I have a Woodyetia here that seems to be doing okay, I have a couple of bismarkias too that have grown a lot over the past few months.

Pritchardia hillebrandii have done well for me too.

Peter G Experienced

Peter G

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Yes, move back to Perth, we need more palmy people!

Jonathan Veteran

Jonathan

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If you stay in Melbourne - I'll send you a Parajubaea...if you move to Perth, I wont!

Now there's a dilemma.

Add to Peter's list:

Oraniopsis

Ceroxylon

Ravenea glauca

Allagoptera

Lytocaryum

Livistona

Chamaedorea

etc.

They all grow here...

Cheers,

Jonathan

p.s. Beccariophoenix alfredii, Sabal mauritiiformis, Linospadix, Laccospadix, Acrocomia totai, Butia,Trithrinax...

South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

Peter G Experienced

Peter G

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If you stay in Melbourne - I'll send you a Parajubaea...if you move to Perth, I wont!

Now there's a dilemma.

Add to Peter's list:

Oraniopsis

Ceroxylon

Ravenea glauca

Allagoptera

Lytocaryum

Livistona

Chamaedorea

etc.

They all grow here...

Cheers,

Jonathan

p.s. Beccariophoenix alfredii, Sabal mauritiiformis, Linospadix, Laccospadix, Acrocomia totai, Butia,Trithrinax...

I will give you 5 Foxy Lady seedlings, dilemma over! :)

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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been some great posts from melb' members here ..

a search would be sure to find lots .

One lady even got on a TV gardening show ..

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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MOSES JONES Enthusiast

MOSES JONES

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I have a tropical style garden here in Melbourne and have quite a few palms...thanks for your suggestions everyone..

 

 

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john_tas Enthusiast

john_tas

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I'll be visiting Melbourne from Tasmania in a few weeks, can you recommend any good gardens to visit?

Max High. (°C) 39         Av Days >= 30 degC 5    
Min Low. (°C) -5         Av Days <= 0 degC 26    
Sir Oxylon Collaborator

Sir Oxylon

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You are welcome to visit me in Frankston. My garden is nothing to look at yet (I have only been here for 2 years and have spent most of that time cleaning up the yard from the previous owners and doing up the house). I do have a few palms in the garden but I have a pretty neat heated glasshouse where most of my stuff is at the moment. Be good to have a chat anyway. I recommend the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and even Melbourne uni where I have been planting some palms.

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coops 3214 Community Regular

coops 3214

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Im in geelong and have over 100 different varieties growing well, hedyes, rhopies, ceroxylons and pjubs, beccariophoenix, ravenea glauca, all braheas love it here, sabals are slow but steady good to see another victorian pushing boundaries, dypsis albofarinosa is another 1 that grows well, caryotas theres heaps, 

JLE Apprentice

JLE

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Anyone been able to find or grow a decent golden cane in Melbourne? I know they're common and you can find crappy lanky ones at bunnings but I would like to find one with some decent size to it... Not really in hight more as in thick at the base and starting to trunk... Or should I just not bother?  :bemused:

something that maybe looks like this...

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coops 3214 Community Regular

coops 3214

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Ive got a couple of them growing but if u like that look go the dypsis baronii heaps better for down here, heres a picture of my baronii about 2 yrs ago,

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JLE Apprentice

JLE

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I do have a few Baronii and they do great but really want to try my luck with a decent sized golden cane. I do like a challenge and beleive I have the best possible position here for one to survive. :)

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