GrumpyGrower Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Hello palm lovers, I have to say, these palms are not too much favorite but I think they deserve it! Show us your spiny palms, here is my Verschaffeltia splendida: Seed came from my friend in Singapore, I have to say, it is one of the fastest palms in pots and spines are very dangerous! Happy growing palm lovers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pal Meir Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 My most spiny palms were Phoenix theophrasti; they don't have »real« spines but very very spiny leaflets. Below two old photos of 5 years young little monsters: 5 My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 @Pal Meir They are stunning, you gave them a very good care! :) And what is the palm behind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pal Meir Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, GrumpyGrower said: @Pal Meir They are stunning, you gave them a very good care! :) And what is the palm behind? In the 2nd photo? A sunburned 22 years old Ptychosperma macarthurii. 1 My photos at flickr: flickr.com/photos/palmeir/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I got 10 Verschaffeltia splendida seeds from Thailand. Two have germinated so far. I will have to keep them potted on dollies to roll indoors as necessary. This species is way too cold sensitive to be planted in my climate. I see they are really spiny right form the start. Have to break out the leather gloves. 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 @Pal Meir And how big pot does it have? I have some Ptychosperma sp from Canary Islands and they are really slow. Yours is perfect @PalmatierMeg Can I ask where did you buy? I saw many Thailand sellers offer seeds on eBay. Gloves after year will be necessary. This palm from Seychelles has to be protected from a giant turtle, that's why it does have these incredible spines after germination and with trunk the spines are gone. So don't eat seedlings as the turtle! I want to share another spiny monster: Salacca zalacca. This one is from salak - snake fruit. It will have 2 years soon. Close look on spines: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Jo Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hi! My offering is Acanthophoenix Rubra. Grows slowly, and I tend to bring it in on the coolest winter nights.... otherwise it's doing ok for me... Prickly! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 @Jan Jo This one looks fantastic, I must search for some seeds, wow! How old it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Jo Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 29 minutes ago, GrumpyGrower said: @Jan Jo This one looks fantastic, I must search for some seeds, wow! How old it is? Thanks! I too ordered this one from the Canary Islands as a small seedling about 5 years ago now... grows steadily but pretty slowly as you can see. I thought it would be more tender, from what I'd read about them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 10 hours ago, GrumpyGrower said: Can I ask where did you buy? I saw many Thailand sellers offer seeds on eBay. Gloves after year will be necessary. This palm from Seychelles has to be protected from a giant turtle, that's why it does have these incredible spines after germination and with trunk the spines are gone. So don't eat seedlings as the turtle! I found an eBay seller in Thailand who offers viable, fresh rare/uncommon palm seeds at decent prices. PM me if you want to know more about him. I don't promote non-IPS member sellers on PT. He has Pholidocarpus macrocarpa seeds at the moment - beautiful palm related to Livistonas. I was tempted but the spines appear 1-2" long, just a bit too lethal for me. 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 My contribution to this thread would be a palm that I believe to be a Gastrococos crispa, but not sure. It's got spines all over just randomly on both sides of the leaves. Even this small it was a nightmare to repot and it's in a big enough for it topot in which it to stay for some years to come. The little palm has been struggling for some time but now seems to pick up the pace a little. Then there's an Astrocaryum alatum. It appears to only have spines on its first few leaf (petioles) as new leaves don't show any real spines. Aiphanes aculeata seedling. And... 2 www.facebook.com/#!/TotallycoconutsAmsterdam,The Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 hour ago, PalmatierMeg said: I found an eBay seller in Thailand who offers viable, fresh rare/uncommon palm seeds at decent prices. PM me if you want to know more about him. I don't promote non-IPS member sellers on PT. He has Pholidocarpus macrocarpa seeds at the moment - beautiful palm related to Livistonas. I was tempted but the spines appear 1-2" long, just a bit too lethal for me. I'm buying from him too, last time I bought his Pholidocarpus macrocarpus and 4 Borassus flabellifer. He also offer very weird Verschaffeltia splendida which can be a new variety (you can find here thread in this pot section) but I think he has high prices according to the average salary in Thailand. He don't have to go to the job after you buy some items @Kai Thank you so much for your photos!! Gastrococos?? Super monster. Can't believe how some plant can be so spiny as this one. I was trying to germinate some Astrocaryum but without success. Aiphanes is so cool, I have some seedlings too, they are much younger than yours: And your Plectocomia? That's a dream for me. I was trying 2 species from this genus and almost no success. I have only 1 seedling of Plectocomia pierreana but worth it. You have really green fingers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Spines of Verschaffeltia today: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter1 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Spikes! My fav!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter1 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 The Rubra even sports em on the fronds!!! Super cool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter1 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Gru Gru.... ouch! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 On 5/6/2018, 2:12:27, Kai said: My contribution to this thread would be a palm that I believe to be a Gastrococos crispa, but not sure. Looks like Acrocomia (Gastrococos) crispa. I saw thousands of seedlings when I was in Cuba in 2014. Those golden spines covered every part of them and glistened in the sunlight. Beautiful but vicious. 1 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 @Jupiter1 Your palm is truly amazing!! What species, do you have it from seed? Thank you for sharing your photos :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: Looks like Acrocomia (Gastrococos) crispa. I saw thousands of seedlings when I was in Cuba in 2014. Those golden spines covered every part of them and glistened in the sunlight. Beautiful but vicious. Thanks Meg, Acrocomia was the name I was looking for. I'm having trouble keeping up with all the name changes. I liked Gastrococos more, but hey, what can I do? www.facebook.com/#!/TotallycoconutsAmsterdam,The Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter1 Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, GrumpyGrower said: @Jupiter1 Your palm is truly amazing!! What species, do you have it from seed? Thank you for sharing your photos Thanks!! I assume you are referring to my orange stem. It's a phoenicophorium borsigianum. I obtained it as a 4 inch cup from a grower down in South Fl. Couldn't pass them up. Spikes, colors and warts!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Jupiter1 said: Thanks!! I assume you are referring to my orange stem. It's a phoenicophorium borsigianum. I obtained it as a 4 inch cup from a grower down in South Fl. Couldn't pass them up. Spikes, colors and warts!! Soo this is normal? 2 www.facebook.com/#!/TotallycoconutsAmsterdam,The Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanips Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Acrocomia totai 2nd leaf is already showing its fierceness. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGrower Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I found stunning spiny palms in botanical garden (also in pot). This Acanthophoenix rousselii looks very dangerous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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