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Butia purpurascens finally on it's definitive place

Alberto
Alberto
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My Butia purpurascens grown from seed +- 10 years ago. Today I finally transplanted it to it's defiinitive place in the palmetum. As seedling it was mislabeled as (BxJ)xS and was not exactly the ugly duck but the weird one and also slow growing. I planted it outside the garden and it surprised me when more and more I realized it wasn't a hybrid but a Butia without spines. I remember I bought B. purpurascens seeds at the time. Somebody changed labels probably. It's my only one I grew from that batch of seeds.  It always surprises me that a species from the very hot tropical cerrados of Central Brazil will grow at 1030 m altitude in South Brazil in a fresh to cold and humid subtropical climate!

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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    I removed some of the lower fronds and infllorescences

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    Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

    Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

     

    I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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    Fruits

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    Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

    Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

     

    I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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    Lovely Butia. My little one is about 3' tall now. I was lucky enough to get it from a palm seller in CA who dropped out of eBay and may be out of business. A very pretty and hard-to-find spineless Butia that looks delicate but is surprisingly tough.

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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    :wub:

     

    On my wish list! Impossible to find  as PM pointed out above! 

     

    Looks great, glad it’s got a new home! 

    2 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

    Lovely Butia. My little one is about 3' tall now. I was lucky enough to get it from a palm seller in CA who dropped out of eBay and may be out of business. A very pretty and hard-to-find spineless Butia that looks delicate but is surprisingly tough.

    PalmatierMeg: I think I got my B. purpurascens years ago from the same source as you (Coconut Climber on eBay?). Mine's also about 3 ft. tall and finally putting out fully pinnate fronds. I'm keeping it in a pot until I figure out the best place in the yard for it. You're right, it's not an easy species to find and seeds are pricey. :bummed:
    32 minutes ago, Hillizard said:

    PalmatierMeg: I think I got my B. purpurascens years ago from the same source as you (Coconut Climber on eBay?). Mine's also about 3 ft. tall and finally putting out fully pinnate fronds. I'm keeping it in a pot until I figure out the best place in the yard for it. You're right, it's not an easy species to find and seeds are pricey. :bummed:

    That's the guy. I was kind of sorry to see him go. He had some interesting stuff despite rather high prices and cutesy names he used rather than Latin binomials.

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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