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How Bout a 'Color' thread?

realarch
realarch
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Even Archonto. Cunningh. Illawarra shows off a little  tinge in red.

My 5 mt tall Illawarra, planted in the ground has never shown such colour.

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    Cocos nucifera

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    More from my Latania collection 

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    . Calyptrocalyx albertisianus.

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    I can't believe I got 2 of these for $5. IMG_20251205_163201.thumb.jpg.7339b28770a0e7dee225b0ef5b4e02b7.jpg

     

    And I see these listed on eBay and Etsy for like $150 and I put it in a Wendys cup that still has a masking tape label from a banana on the side. This truly is a classy operation down here. 

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    Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus showing some colorful fruit.

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    Baby Mango,IMG_20251215_141230.thumb.jpg.e7cbfa8af6cee9c42f2887da0b81eb96.jpg

     

    Maybe 7 weeks from me eating the fruit. 

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    Burretiokentia koghiensis opening with a little color today.

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    33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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    So, this post is inspired by Tracy’s C. prestonianus seed bounty. That time of year eh?

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Latania in the rain 

     

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    Chrysalidocarpus basilongus developing spathe. 

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    Nice color on the first new leaf from our little C. ambositrae, purchased from @Darold Petty a couple of months ago 

     

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    SF, CA

    USDA zone 10a / Sunset zone 17

    Summer avg. high 67°F / 20°C (SF record high 106°F / 41°C)

    Winter avg. low 43°F / 7°C (SF record low 27°F / -3°C)

    480’ / 146m elevation, 2.8 miles / 4.5km from ocean

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    Rainy night 

     

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    More Cocos nucifera 

     

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    More Latania 

     

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    Pinanga sp.

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    On 12/23/2025 at 9:52 AM, realarch said:

    Chrysalidocarpus basilongus developing spathe. 

    Tim

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    weird Basilonga do this. Looks so cool Tim. 👍🏻 Hope you had a good Christmas out there  

     

    -dale 

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    On 12/23/2025 at 12:55 PM, Foggy Paul said:

    Nice color on the first new leaf from our little C. ambositrae, purchased from @Darold Petty a couple of months ago 

     

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    Good genes with that plant. Gonna be a killer multi in 5yrs+. Love Ambositrae. 
     

    -dale 

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    First one is what was D. Ampasindave and the flower of L. Rupicola 

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    Dypsis rosea

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    Tim Brisbane

    Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

    Rarely Frost

    2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

    2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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    2 pics from yesterday and 2 from today. I love this dypsis Mt. something or other 

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    Nice palm John!

    I posted the white one earlier. Here's the pink one. 

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    Archontophoenix alexandrae

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    Areca vestaria sp.

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    I think this dypsis louvelli classifys as a bit of colour!

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    As the sun fell lower in the sky, something red was lit up toward the east. What could it be?

    Grabbed the phone and went to see. A sight I have never witnessed before, the unveiling of a fresh inflorescence of Loxococcus rupicola -- and wow, was it ever RED! Below you can see what caught my eye.

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    Closer -- evidently I was disturbing a pair of Madagascar geckos -- can you find them?

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    Below you can see the formed seeds on another Loxococcus rupicola.

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    I sometimes have trouble remembering the name of this palm. My trick is to start with Coca-cola and then it falls into place. 

    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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    A built of Basselinia inflorescence’s. B. eriostachys and B. glabrata.

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    15 minutes ago, realarch said:

    A built of Basselinia inflorescence’s. B. eriostachys and B. glabrata.

    Tim

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    Beautiful, although that glabrata is going to need a babysitter...!

    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.

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    15 hours ago, Kim said:

    As the sun fell lower in the sky, something red was lit up toward the east. What could it be?

    Grabbed the phone and went to see. A sight I have never witnessed before, the unveiling of a fresh inflorescence of Loxococcus rupicola -- and wow, was it ever RED! Below you can see what caught my eye.

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    Closer -- evidently I was disturbing a pair of Madagascar geckos -- can you find them?

    Loxococcusrupicola.11226.IMG_4612.thumb.jpeg.12eeffa11e3512971d7fefa7c295bca7.jpeg

    Below you can see the formed seeds on another Loxococcus rupicola.

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    I sometimes have trouble remembering the name of this palm. My trick is to start with Coca-cola and then it falls into place. 

    I see them watching you from behind that petiole!

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    Chrysalidiocarpus LutescensIMG_0683.thumb.jpeg.7afbb84fea118196b2e50e22bbe489ac.jpeg

    some pink on the new spear to accent the orange/goldIMG_0682.thumb.jpeg.bf35b3ee31e65d4a7ba90eb0ad53f308.jpeg

    The colorful fruit of Chamaedorea Microspadix goes well with the soft green texture of the leaves. Harry

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    Caramel Pluto philodendron IMG_20260106_150245.thumb.jpg.f50cb15d660dc5a07086aacfa2bf2253.jpg

    Golden Crocodile philodendron 

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    Kiett mango from seed 

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    Jesus Christ my arms are hairy. Anyway here's your color. 

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    A nice bit of colour on the iguanura new leaf, and all bright green after a good thunderstorm in the garden this afternoon!

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    Red Latan pushing a new frond after losing all but 2. 

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    Peeling back old leaf bases of the Cuban Red Dacca banana. Oooooh lawd it's pretty, and it's gonna be a monster. 

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    Regular here, Congo Rojo philodendron new leaf 

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    Red latania opening a new frond 

     

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    L rupicola and Metroxylon hinting colors. Pinanga sp. as well.

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    Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius showing some good color.

    Tim

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    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    First flowering of Burretiokentia vieillardii.

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    Dypsis saintelucei a nice bit of colour. 

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