Lytocaryum weddellianum in Pots

[Scott W]

On 8/12/2022 at 9:40 PM, JohnAndSancho said:

@PsyPalm @Scott W what do y'all use for fertilizer? Mine are growing but I feel like they're slower than they should be. Maybe my apartment is too cold? Maybe they're too far from the grow light? Maybe I don't water often enough in Pal's mix? Maybe I'm impatient?

 

I've been using the Miracle Grow palm fertilizer.  Mine are also outside where they get morning and late afternoon sun but shaded from the intense midday Florida sun.

[PsyPalm]

Hey guys! 

Looks like Wekiva has their 3 gal. Lytos back in stock.  I've purchased two of these from them in the past and received extremely healthy and robust palms.  I know a few of us were keeping an eye out for any Lytos for sale online so I wanted to pass along the listing before they sell out again (@JohnAndSancho, @Philly J, @Zeni & co.)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1055443050/wedding-palm-live-plant-in-a-3-gallon?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=lytocaryum&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

@Pal Meir looks like they used two photos from your beautiful Lyto collection on the listing, fun little palmtalk Easter egg lol.  Cheers folks  

Loch

[Zeni]

Thanks for the update @PsyPalm but I will be growing them from seed. What I find odd is that Lytos are frequently described as slow growers on palm / gardener's info websites, yet on PalmTalk and elsewhere you see people who got decently sized ones from seed growing indoors within a decade. To me, that doesn't seem slow, especially for a palm.

[PsyPalm]

I purchased three germinated L. weddellianum seeds from an ebay seller in Hawaii just over a month ago and thought I'd try to document their progress here with you guys.  They were shipped in moist sphagnum and arrived quite healthy, each having about 2-4 inches of developed root and starting to show signs of their first leaf. They have continued to display robust growth over the five weeks I’ve had them, it's been great to see the first fronds develop multiple pinnae.  I estimate these specimens to be around 2 months old.  Pictures taken 9/22/22.

 

[Eric33]

First germination 🙂

[PsyPalm]

Rearranged this corner with a lyto/howea combo, I call it The Lagoon

[PalmsandLiszt]

13 hours ago, PsyPalm said:

Rearranged this corner with a lyto/howea combo, I call it The Lagoon

Poor old Howea's not getting much light, but Lyto looking great! What's your medium? The memento mori seems to have been very effective at reminding it to not die; I must try this. I have a mummified toad somewhere.
I haven't tried these from seed, but when I buy them as small seedlings, they ne marchent pas.

[Pal Meir]

Staminate and pistillate flowers of L weddellianum (N°1304):    

[Pal Meir]

Sunset 

[Eric33]

On 2/13/2023 at 6:33 PM, Pal Meir said:

Sunset 

 

Pal,

do you fertilize them ?

 

Éric

[Pal Meir]

7 hours ago, Eric33 said:

Pal,

do you fertilize them ?

 

Éric

Only scarcely and almost not during the darker seasons.

COMPO™: 

[Eric33]

7 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

Only scarcely and almost not during the darker seasons.

COMPO™: 

Thanks 🙂

[Eric33]

On 2/21/2023 at 11:21 PM, Eric33 said:

Thanks 🙂

You fertilizes as small ?

[Pal Meir]

On 2/28/2023 at 11:04 AM, Eric33 said:

You fertilizes as small ?

 

Only in small amounts, highly diluted.

But don‘t fertilize your cute seedlings at all!

[Eric33]

13 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

 

Only in small amounts, highly diluted.

But don‘t fertilize your cute seedlings at all!

ok nothing for the moment or very very little 🙂

[Pal Meir]

Office after sunset

[Pal Meir]

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[PsyPalm]

On 3/3/2023 at 10:40 AM, Pal Meir said:

Office after sunset

Pal your office is exquisite!

[Pal Meir]

N°1302 after sunset:

[Pal Meir]

Three weeks later … 

[Pal Meir]

Happy birthday, N°1302, N°1301, and N°1303! 🥰 Today 10 years since germination. 🥂

[Eric33]

Happy birthday ... they are really beautiful !!!

[Pal Meir]

4 hours ago, Eric33 said:

Happy birthday ... they are really beautiful !!!

Mercy beaucoup!

Here are the three coconuts 10 years ago (July 2013) when still babies: 🥰

[Z4Devil]

On 2/28/2023 at 11:04 AM, Eric33 said:

You fertilizes as small ?

I am really interested to know which soil mix this is. I see Seramis but what is the other?
I love all the photos of this thread. 🥰

[Pal Meir]

@Z4Devil (1) My soil mix for small L weddell and (2) for adult L weddell:

[Z4Devil]

🥰
THANK YOU, Pal. Really helpful. I could imagine this works for other palms as well. Possibly my Acanthos as well? 🤔

[Pal Meir]

14 minutes ago, Z4Devil said:

🥰
THANK YOU, Pal. Really helpful. I could imagine this works for other palms as well. Possibly my Acanthos as well? 🤔

I don’t know anything about Acanthophoenix, but maybe my L insigne mix could be more helpful. (1) For babies and (2+3) for L insigne from 3rd year and later:

[Z4Devil]

Yes, Pal - this is helpful! The Acanthos are extremely touchy in terms of too much water. Especially for this palm I think: its all about drainage and loose substrate.

[Pal Meir]

… and on the bottom of the pot a layer of LECA for a better drainage:

[Pal Meir]

Another palm tree celebrating its 10th birthday. Unlike the others, she stood always indoors.

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[psy460]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing !

 

I have a question for you, i have a 2years old one there, i wish to repot it si ce long time but it still have only one root, and i'm affraid to break it. I can't put it outside because wind would broke it, 

 

Is that's normal that it doesn't make new roots ? 

 

 

 

 

[Pal Meir]

1 hour ago, psy460 said:

I have a question for you, i have a 2years old one there, i wish to repot it si ce long time but it still have only one root, and i'm affraid to break it. I can't put it outside because wind would broke it, 

Is that's normal that it doesn't make new roots ? 

No, your potting mix has no good drainage. You have to repot it. 

Here is an example of a palm in good potting mix, but with a clogged drainage hole on the bottom of the pot:

[Pal Meir]

Five weeks later: 

[psy460]

2 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

No, your potting mix has no good drainage. You have to repot it. 

Here is an example of a palm in good potting mix, but with a clogged drainage hole on the bottom of the pot:

Drainage is pretty good, maybee i water it too much ? 

I always keep it wet, everyday i water it ( 30°C everydays ) 

[Pal Meir]

Update from the 3 little coconuts: 

[Pal Meir]

The three nuts are getting fatter and fatter: 😁

[Pal Meir]

N°1304: Prophyll of 3rd inflorescence emerging.

[Pal Meir]

Ceiling-scraper N°1301 vs. bonsai N°1306c, both germinated 10 years ago in April 2013. – N°1401 is L insigne, germinated in February 2014.

[Zeni]

Last year I had no success germinating lytocaryum seeds. Sad.. as I was looking forward to growing them. I think the heating mat and perhaps a bit of excess water in the zip lock (baggy method) was fatal. I will try again this year with new seeds using no heating mat and one of those small seed starter greenhouses with airflow holes. 🤞

[Pal Meir]