SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 I figured I would start a new topic giving an update on some of my palms and other things growing in a Virginia garden. Now that I've had a little more free time, I've been catching up on quite a bit of weeding and such. It's still a work in progress. Hopefully, I can get the photos to load. Ever since getting a different phone I've had some difficulties uploading photos, so trying the computer. 10 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 The Butia odorata, Syagrus romanzoffiana, and Rhapidophyllum hystrix are the only palms visible, but there are 4 Trachycarpus fortunei in there. 11 2 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 10 3 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmsOrl Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 That is a very tropicalesque scene you have created there. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sabal minor 7 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sabal minor (again), a Cestrum sp. in the background if I remember correctly, and another Butia odorata. 7 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Same Sabal minor 5 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sabal minor again and horsetail, which I'm constantly pulling up. 5 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Last one of this Sabal minor 4 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Cestrum sp. 4 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Rhapidophyllum hystrix being engulfed by a lantana (I swear this thing gets bigger every year and it's spreading by seed and vegetatively). 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Yucca sp. 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Cycas revoluta beginning to grow new leaves. 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmTreeDude Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Awesome palms! PalmTreeDude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Gardenia 4 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Cornus elliptica. I couldn't believe how long this stays in bloom when I first got it and I love that it is evergreen. 3 2 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Some kind of citrus. The root stock took over after a navel orange died. It's been in the ground for a few years now and remains evergreen. 1 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Came to visit one of the needle palms 4 2 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Queen palm trunk 3 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Tree frog in the cannas 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Another 2 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sabal Birmingham recovering from most of it's fronds being bitten off. USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Another Sabal Birmingham recovering from fronds being bitten off/ chewed on. 3 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, palmsOrl said: That is a very tropicalesque scene you have created there. Well done. Thank you 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, PalmTreeDude said: Awesome palms! Thanks. I've got so many more that need to go in the ground. One of the pindo palms looks like it's sending up a spathe too. USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 @SEVA Planning on using any Sabal palmetto? Love it! Keep up the nice work! Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, kinzyjr said: @SEVA Planning on using any Sabal palmetto? Love it! Keep up the nice work! Yup. I have one in the ground that I grew from seed. It's not much to look at, but I'll take a pic tomorrow. I have several still in pots (all were grown from seed). In addition to Sabal palmetto, I have Sabal Brazoria, Sabal mexicana, Sabal uresana, Sabal Louisiana, Sabal Tamaulipas, more Sabal minor from my own plants, and Sabal etonia growing in pots. I have Sabal bermudana seeds planted, but they haven't germinated yet. Hopefully they will, but I've tried germinating these in the past without success. 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Looks fantastic thanks for sharing, and way up in Virginia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighNC Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 How long have you had the Syagrus in the ground? You must be protecting it pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 What's chewing your palms? Deer? I would think that a palm would be pretty low on the diet of vermin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 I can't believe that is So. VA. Such a stellar, tropical looking garden. Kudos for your hard work. 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...
mdsonofthesouth Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Lovely garden! LOWS 16/17 12F, 17/18 3F, 18/19 7F, 19/20 20F Palms growing in my garden: Trachycarpus Fortunei, Chamaerops Humilis, Chamaerops Humilis var. Cerifera, Rhapidophyllum Hystrix, Sabal Palmetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmsOrl Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, SEVA said: Queen palm trunk Wow, I don’t even see frogs like that here. Not that they aren’t present, I just usually see toads if anything. Edited July 8, 2019 by palmsOrl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Looks fantastic. The citrus rootstock is most likely Poncirus trifoliata, which is hardy down to zone 5 I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 15 hours ago, SEVA said: Sabal minor again and horsetail, which I'm constantly pulling up. The only time I would ever see horse tale growing on it's own was in pretty wet area's. (This was zone 4b-ish) Are you in a low spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 17 hours ago, RJ said: Looks fantastic thanks for sharing, and way up in Virginia! Thanks. Many folks are surprised at what can grow here, but this part of VA is within the Southeastern Evergreen Forest Region (Coastal Plain from east TX to the James River in VA). I just wish more folks would take advantage of our warm climate. The queen is something I do not expect, of course, but it would be nice to see more of the others. I'll see the occasional palm here and there, but not many until heading to VA Beach. 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 15 hours ago, RaleighNC said: How long have you had the Syagrus in the ground? You must be protecting it pretty well. I planted it in March 2016. It definitely receives protection every winter. USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 12 hours ago, RJ said: What's chewing your palms? Deer? I would think that a palm would be pretty low on the diet of vermin. I can only guess, but I think it was the new dog. I've seen him attempt to chew one of the Sabal minor palms, but did not catch him biting the Sabal Birminghams. I once had deer bite off the leaves and kill a Washingtonia before, but it was a very small newly planted palm. 1 USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEVA Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: I can't believe that is So. VA. Such a stellar, tropical looking garden. Kudos for your hard work. Thank you USDA Hardiness Zone 7b/8a AHS Heat Zone 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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