Cyrtostachys hybrids - Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens Sale

[IHB1979]

Hauled the family to the PSL Botanical Garden sale today. Thank God my wife was with me, If she hadn’t, I may have bought one of these Cyrtostachys hybrids. I didn’t get a chance to speak with the seller or catch the vendor name as the sky opened up and it poured rain. The big one was $2250. I’ve seen lipstick palms but this was the first time seeing the hybrid, really cool.

 

[EricSatBch]

How much were they asking for the one you posted?  I bought a 3 gallon about a year ago from South Florida

[palmsOrl]

You know I'd have to immediately check this thread out!  Now that I read the details, I'm priced out, haha.

-Michael

[IHB1979]

I would be in the doghouse if I had bought it.
The top pic was $2250, bottom pic was around $1050.

The sale was small but this vendor had a nice selection. I’m curious what you paid, Eric? If you don’t mind?

[PJP]

I’ve only seen 15G for sale and they are usually 3.5 - 4 foot tall.  $1800

[cobra2326]

Do these have red new leaves? I've got two of them, from Floridbunda, but neither show any color in the trunk yet, only in the leaves.

[EricSatBch]

11 hours ago, IHB1979 said:

I would be in the doghouse if I had bought it.
The top pic was $2250, bottom pic was around $1050.

The sale was small but this vendor had a nice selection. I’m curious what you paid, Eric? If you don’t mind?

I paid $300 and took a 5 hour drive to get it lol.  Not much color yet, but it has been in the ground for about a year now so hopefully I will see it start to take off.

[IHB1979]

Just now, EricSatBch said:

I paid $300 and took a 5 hour drive to get it lol.  Not much color yet, but it has been in the ground for about a year now so hopefully I will see it start to take off.

That's seems like a great deal! Did you protect the palm during our cold spell a couple weeks ago? 

[EricSatBch]

3 minutes ago, IHB1979 said:

That's seems like a great deal! Did you protect the palm during our cold spell a couple weeks ago? 

The coldest it got here was 38 maybe?  I didn't do anything to it....I was told these hybrids are good closer to low 30s so I left it alone.  It did fine and just opened another frond a few days ago.  

[tropical1]

Does anyone know the vendor name? Would be interested in the size Eric picked up.

 

 

[TomJ]

On 2/13/2021 at 3:29 PM, IHB1979 said:

The big one was $2250

Do they finance??  LOL

[Palm Tree Jim]

Pricey plants.....and nice.

[DCA_Palm_Fan]

1 hour ago, TomJ said:

Do they finance??  LOL

right? lol! 

[palmsOrl]

2 hours ago, TomJ said:

Do they finance??  LOL

I think you are onto something there!

I should have stocked up when I bought my "Lime Lipstick" as they were called plant back in 2009 as a one foot tall little clump for $25.  At the time I had no knowledge of the hybrid and thought I was getting Cyrtostachys elegans.

-Michael