Just noticed these new arrivals at a local hardware store here in Adelaide South Australia. The livistona australis I'm assuming would do ok here, and I have seen a couple of wodyetia bifureata's growing in a surrounding neighbourhood. And some sickly looking Butia capitata. But not sure on the "red neck" palm, both on survivability and identity as Google talks about a possible confusion with two Dypsis palms, the lastelliana and lepthocheilos.

Anybody think the red neck will survive down here?

 

I have redneck palms (D. leptocheilos) in my California garden.

I'm about 20 miles (30 KM?) from the ocean, freezes are rare; weather's warm, rarely hot.

Might be worth a shot for you. So pretty if they grow.

Mama mia. Ahem! SO PRETTY. Sorry.

My biggest were about 30 cm 10 years ago, now about 20 feet (3.33 M?) overall, with 2M+ of trunk. The white trunks, red crownshafts, and bright green leaves, make you wanna leave your [sig other] and run amok. At least that's what visitors say. Plenty of Palm Talkers have swooned over them.

Lastelliana have a heel, which the plants you show don't. Lasties really like Brisbane better, more humidity. But, also so pretty. Or in Hilo. Don't wanna go there, hoarse from screaming.

Try a couple of Leptocheilos in your garden. Good soil, plenty of organics, clay is better than sand, but if you water enough they'll take that too.

Show us the pictures!

 

 

One of my first posts on here Martin, featured Dypsis leptocheilos. It is still growing but doesn't look awesome its leaves are slowly getting bigger. I also did another post about an almost trunking  D. leptocheilos that I was given, I planted in a much sunnier position to test a few of the things said on my original post, it too is still alive but looks very ordinary. I have 10 seedlings in my shade house that are doing fine I've only had them a few months I'm waiting to see hoow they grow through winter. I would grab a couple to experiment with as you live in a suburb with excellent soil as far as Adelaide soils go and is almost frost free. I'm now concidering having a look in that hardware shop too in the next few days. 

Rednecks in bunnings hey i thought id seen it all i wish my local geelong bunnings would get some different  varieties 

7 hours ago, hopper said:

Just noticed these new arrivals at a local hardware store here in Adelaide South Australia. The livistona australis I'm assuming would do ok here, and I have seen a couple of wodyetia bifureata's growing in a surrounding neighbourhood. And some sickly looking Butia capitata. But not sure on the "red neck" palm, both on survivability and identity as Google talks about a possible confusion with two Dypsis palms, the lastelliana and lepthocheilos.

Anybody think the red neck will survive down here?

 

Rednecks are growing in sydney well so im tipping u should be right deff worth a shot, how much are they??

The tag in the pic says $26.98

Just now, Pip said:

The tag in the pic says $26.98

Didnt even see it lol maybe i need glasses thanks

5 minutes ago, coops 3214 said:

Rednecks in bunnings hey i thought id seen it all i wish my local geelong bunnings would get some different  varieties 

My local Bunnings did offer a single decent sized Licuala ramsayi last year, it was on display with 3m tall foxtail. I wanted both and cursed about having a full time student income!

I'm going to grab a Red neck and the Fox tail today.

I will try to keep the Fox tail dry over the winter period, as I lost one last year before I realised that it was getting to wet.

I will have to do some more research on keeping the red neck alive over our colder winter months. Then on into our humidity sucking summer.

I'm about 4km from the ocean, we get a very mild frost maybe once or twice a year but never anything serious.

We can get foxtails to grow down here in geelong and Melbourne although i killed mine but i have seen a few popping up now i think adelaide should be alot easier 

41 minutes ago, hopper said:

I'm going to grab a Red neck and the Fox tail today.

I will try to keep the Fox tail dry over the winter period, as I lost one last year before I realised that it was getting to wet.

I will have to do some more research on keeping the red neck alive over our colder winter months. Then on into our humidity sucking summer.

I'm about 4km from the ocean, we get a very mild frost maybe once or twice a year but never anything serious.

Where abouts in adelaide are u?? My friend drives through there all the time and scored some bargains at a palm nursery near jupps cross i believe, we got good size acoelorrhaphe wrightii in 20ltr bags really good size plants, paid $40ea i think 

Coops. I'm near Marion Shopping Center. The palms I'm talking about are at Bunnings at Marion S.C.

Jepps Cross is other side of town for me, I'm not sure of the nursery you are talking about, but it sound like they have good prices.

Coops

Ha yes now I remember the nursery.

It maybe this one.

http://www.palmplantation.com.au/

Try some Rednecks.

Here's mine. They're a visitor favorite at my garden, even now that they're too tall to cop a feel on the fuzz.

See how tall and straight they are, and colorful too. Really pretty.

20 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Try some Rednecks.

Here's mine. They're a visitor favorite at my garden, even now that they're too tall to cop a feel on the fuzz.

See how tall and straight they are, and colorful too. Really pretty.

Nice. Look good as a group. Are they sheltered from overhead Sun. As I'm thinking protection from our hot summer Sun and westerly setting sun.

13 hours ago, Pip said:

My local Bunnings did offer a single decent sized Licuala ramsayi last year, it was on display with 3m tall foxtail. I wanted both and cursed about having a full time student income!

I know the feeling regarding the student income. Then the next step in a mortgage, seems like it never ends.

Hang in there.

52 minutes ago, hopper said:

Nice. Look good as a group. Are they sheltered from overhead Sun. As I'm thinking protection from our hot summer Sun and westerly setting sun.

They're in full, blistering, melanoma-cizing sun.

Plenty of water.

The Livistona australis and Dypsis leptocheilos look like they are stock from 'Fitzroy Nursery' in Rockhampton......... BigW here in Airlie Beach are selling the same plants for $16.00.

4 hours ago, hopper said:

Coops

Ha yes now I remember the nursery.

It maybe this one.

http://www.palmplantation.com.au/

Yeah i think thats the the one i used to live in glenelg and work in jupps cross so its not that far that nursey has some cheap large cycas dioon as well deff be worth a look,

I keep forgetting to check that nursery at Jepps Cross out when I'm up that way. I get scared by nursery propaganda that states they have the biggest range of anything. Having worked in retail I know just how fast stock on the floor can change particularly when competitors in your market find the supplier that gave your store the edge over the others.

Buy a couple Martin ! Can't go wrong , $26. They will grow well for you, full sun.

Tropicgardener

It would cost me more than $10 in postage to get the same palms from Airlie beach to Adelaide. But like the idea of getting these types of palms from Big W, but no garden centre at Big W here. Kmart sometimes have different types of palms down here.

Done.

Just not sure about the brown spots on the Fox Tail?

 

Awesome, Martin. Fingers crossed there will still be a few Dypsis leptocheilos left by Tuesday. Foxtails do spot up a bit at this time of year. 

On 21 May 2016 at 2:36:07 PM, hopper said:

Just noticed these new arrivals at a local hardware store here in Adelaide South Australia. The livistona australis I'm assuming would do ok here, and I have seen a couple of wodyetia bifureata's growing in a surrounding neighbourhood. And some sickly looking Butia capitata. But not sure on the "red neck" palm, both on survivability and identity as Google talks about a possible confusion with two Dypsis palms, the lastelliana and lepthocheilos.

Anybody think the red neck will survive down here?

 

Do you think Bunnings Sydney will have them too or they sourced locally?

i was at Bunnings last week and nothing new were there... :(

1 hour ago, Mohsen said:

Do you think Bunnings Sydney will have them too or they sourced locally?

i was at Bunnings last week and nothing new were there... :(

If u ask them they will be able to order them in for u i once done that for a plant obviously  one of there suppliers have them i mite do the same in vic lol

2 hours ago, Pip said:

Awesome, Martin. Fingers crossed there will still be a few Dypsis leptocheilos left by Tuesday. Foxtails do spot up a bit at this time of year. 

See if they can put some aside. I was told they will hold plants for about 24hrs.

From memory I think I only saw 2 lepto's after I grabbed mine.

9 minutes ago, hopper said:

See if they can put some aside. I was told they will hold plants for about 24hrs.

From memory I think I only saw 2 lepto's after I grabbed mine.

No worries. I don't really need them as I have 10 seedlings anyway. 

I think you should have bought more than just 1.

10 hours ago, Pip said:

No worries. I don't really need them as I have 10 seedlings anyway. 

I think you should have bought more than just 1.

Pockets not that deep unfortunately

I visited the Marion Bunnings today and found the last Dypsis leptocheilos hidden behind the Archontophoenix alexandrae. I couldn't resist I bought it and a foxtail too. Looking forward to spring now.

On ‎28‎/‎05‎/‎2016‎ ‎4‎:‎38‎:‎42‎, Pip said:

I visited the Marion Bunnings today and found the last Dypsis leptocheilos hidden behind the Archontophoenix alexandrae. I couldn't resist I bought it and a foxtail too. Looking forward to spring now.

Bugger, I was hoping you wouldn't find it back there.

Reminds me of a Seinfeld episode "The pie" where George deliberately hides a new suit in a clothing store that wont be on sale until the next day.

On ‎28‎/‎05‎/‎2016‎ ‎4‎:‎38‎:‎42‎, Pip said:

I visited the Marion Bunnings today and found the last Dypsis leptocheilos hidden behind the Archontophoenix alexandrae. I couldn't resist I bought it and a foxtail too. Looking forward to spring now.

Any spotting on the Fox tail?

7 hours ago, hopper said:

Any spotting on the Fox tail?

A little but I expect that at this time of year. The foxtail was a bit tall to fit nicely behind the front seat of my car so the tip of the spear was damaged. I've grown them before in my old garden and know they are a challenge. Although those that I started with were saved from the sick plant trolley at Bunnings in 1995. As far as I know I'm the only one in my neighborhood to have a foxtail survive longer than 12 years. I suspect it is due to the heavier soil type. There used to be a group of them in the display garden at the Fern Forest Nursery (now rebranded as Jungle in Willunga) I have no idea when they were removed but that garden has gone through subtle changes since the new owner took it on six years ago.

Last week there were Wodyetia for sale at Frankston Bunnings coops. About 2 feet tall, with few leaves about $25 from memory. Save you a trip to Adelaide. I have a Dypsis leptocheilos in the ground in Frankston. Went through last winter ok. I bought this one from Bunnings in Rockhampton QLD for about $20 from memory. 

1 hour ago, Sir Oxylon said:

Last week there were Wodyetia for sale at Frankston Bunnings coops. About 2 feet tall, with few leaves about $25 from memory. Save you a trip to Adelaide. I have a Dypsis leptocheilos in the ground in Frankston. Went through last winter ok. I bought this one from Bunnings in Rockhampton QLD for about $20 from memory. 

I tried a foxtail mine died but they do grow down here ive seen a few, you will have to take a pick of the leptocheilos

Just checked on my seedlings and noticed I had a Red Neck this whole time.

P.S.

Courtesy of Peter G.

On 22/05/2016, 17:41:37, hopper said:

Done.

Just not sure about the brown spots on the Fox Tail?

 

Martin have you planted these out yet? Now that I'm starting to notice growth speeding up with my in ground palms I'm itching to plant mine out, but nervous at the same time as I currently keep then in under my balcony on northside of the house so plenty of sun but protected from wind and falling cold air. The position I'm concidering is completely out in the open very minimal early morning and late afternoon shade.

8 hours ago, Pip said:

Martin have you planted these out yet? Now that I'm starting to notice growth speeding up with my in ground palms I'm itching to plant mine out, but nervous at the same time as I currently keep then in under my balcony on northside of the house so plenty of sun but protected from wind and falling cold air. The position I'm concidering is completely out in the open very minimal early morning and late afternoon shade.

Pip

mine still in bag and opening a new spear ...I find the right location but as construction is ongoing , I will wait till they finish perhaps early Dec...

Your baggged leptocheilos  looks great Mohsen, I currently have two in the ground in my garden. One is in my front garden on the south side of my house at the moment it is getting only a few hours of direct sun as I've planted trees and Tetrapanax  (rice paper plant) that now after six years are casting shade. That leptocheilos was the first I planted and it was already forming a trunk. It went through transplant shock not helped by me being miserable with water it has finally started making still small but normal shaped leaves. The second leptocheilos was given to me by the retailer who I bought the first from they didn't want to watch it decline in the retail area any longer. It was in quite a large pot and when I planted it on the north side of my house in the back yard protected from afternoon sun, I found that the plant had been over potted with very poorly drained potting mix the root ball was in a state of decay. I planted it and hoped for the best. It's leaves gradually went crispy it did open a new leaf ot two but they haven't really stayed nice the wintery weather southern Australia has experienced so far this spring hasn't helped. The second leptocheilos  has only one leaf spear left that is currently opening up, I was looking today for a sign of another new spear but no luck. 

I bought two from Bunnings and aquired ten small seedlings. The seedlings will stay in pots for a while yet. I just can't make my mind up were to plant the two from Bunnings.

Nice plants....great prices!