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How Bout a 'Color' thread?

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On 7/27/2020 at 9:21 AM, Kim said:

Yours look nice and fat! Mine are soooo skinny! Probably a lot less soil than you have,  Jason.

I had a skinny one that I pulled out on Monday.   I’ve seen them skinny in other gardens as well. I think these just tend to do that?  I’m thankful I have some looking a bit on the fat side!

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    A young Pinanga Speciosa starting to get colorful.

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    Always impressive when the old crownshaft comes off. Dypsis prestoniana

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    Look at that fatty!  What is the diameter on that palm now?

    Huntington Beach, CA

    USDA Zone 10a/10b

    Sunset Zone 24

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    On 7/31/2020 at 8:02 PM, joe_OC said:

    Look at that fatty!  What is the diameter on that palm now?

    Circumference just below the last retained crownshaft base of that Dypsis prestoniana is 27.5 inches, which would translate to about 8.75 inch diameter.  It is a little wider at the base of the palm, but tough to get anything around it down there because of bromeliad's planted up against it on one side.  I was surprised it wasn't a thicker diameter, but looks can be deceiving.

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    My A. vestiaria new leaf, the previous one which still has not lost all of it's colour came out in January.

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    Cheers Steve

    It is not dead, it is just senescence.

       

     

     

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    18 minutes ago, gtsteve said:

    My A. vestiaria new leaf, the previous one which still has not lost all of it's colour came out in January.

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    I'm glad my adopted parents are looking after her well. :P

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    More color, 

    Calyptrocalyx pachystachys

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    Chambeyronia macrocarpa

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    Heterospathe elata

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    Anthurium 

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    TriBear

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    Red Tahiti Rangiroa Dwarf Coconut

     

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    7 hours ago, Palmaceae said:

    Red Tahiti Rangiroa Dwarf Coconut

    I find its hard for the camera to really capture how vivid the color is on these. I wasn't thrilled about planting a coconut in my yard (all the neighbors have them and do the trimming :floor: and I get to enjoy them) but when I saw the colors on these I had to have one.

    -Krishna

    Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

    Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

    10 hours ago, krishnaraoji88 said:

    I find its hard for the camera to really capture how vivid the color is on these. I wasn't thrilled about planting a coconut in my yard (all the neighbors have them and do the trimming :floor: and I get to enjoy them) but when I saw the colors on these I had to have one.

    Yes very true. it has a brilliant glowing orange color, just beautiful.

    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    My other Dypsis prestoniana is starting to show some nice color after the last leaf leaf base fell off.  Rings are a lot tighter on this one compared to my other one so I'm not getting the nice striping below yet, but maybe eventually.  Had to give the full monty shot of it too in the last photo as its got nice structure besides the color.

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    Love the orange colors on Dypsis trunks! So rewarding to see, especially in California where you have to wait longer for the display.

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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    Yep, this is why it's nicknamed the Flamethrower!  Today it's almost parchment-colored, especially when backlit by the sun.  Tomorrow hopefully it'll turn pink & red, but it's beautiful today! 

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    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    In contrast to a beautiful green coco.

     

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    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    Dypsis sp “metallic ovobontsira” opening a new leaf. 

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    5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

     

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    Calyptrocalyx pachystachys.

    Tim

     

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Planted couple of months ago.  Got some early burnt leaves, but WOW look at this new one.

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    Steve

    Born in the Bronx

    Raised in Brooklyn

    Matured In Wai`anae

    I can't be held responsible for anything I say or do....LOL

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    My little latani Lodigessi (bizzy strapleaf wanted in on the fun)

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    My banana. I mean Areca catechu alba.

     

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    16 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

    Planted couple of months ago.  Got some early burnt leaves, but WOW look at this new one.

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    These are such great palms I had to get one

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    Purpurea today. 

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    43 minutes ago, Matt in OC said:

    Purpurea today. 

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    Lovely 

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    Got one, too.

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    Yesterday in the afternoon...

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    ...and this morning. (C. macrocarpa)

    best regards from Okinawa -

    Lars

     

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    Areca vestiarea (maroon) opening a new leaf

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    Calyptrocalyx leptostachys.

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Bismarckia nobilis opening a new coloured leaf.

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    Greetings, Luís

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    All here are stunning! Thanks!

    Cindy Adair

    Can never tire of the beautiful color of Chambeyronia.

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    Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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    Here’s a bit of Hookerii magic (1 & 2)

    bottle palm yellow

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    Had a rare bunch of new fronds hit all at once! 

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    Orange crownshaft E.E has finally gone orange. Was green when planted. Hasnt grown in ground but has coloured up :) .

    About 30cm.

     

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    Archontophoenix alexandrae

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    Chambeyronia macrocarpa recovering from the hot summer

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    Dypsis lutescens (seems to be the single form)

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