PsyPalm Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 Hey guys! I live in Seattle and today I walked through the WA State Convention Center downtown for the first time since covid hit and noticed they completely overhauled the indoor plantscaping and botanical design, a large part of it being the addition of a series of absolutely stunning howea forsteriana specimens. The largest was about 25 ft tall and solidly trunking which was a delight to examine as this is by far the biggest I have ever seen in real life. Just wanted to share some photos on here, I know I'm always looking for examples of larger/more mature howea specimens indoors so I thought some of you might find it fascinating 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piping plovers Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) On 11/15/2021 at 8:11 PM, PsyPalm said: The largest was about 25 ft tall and solidly trunking which was a delight to examine as this is by far the biggest I have ever seen in real life. Just wanted to share some photos on here, I know I'm always looking for examples of larger/more mature howea specimens indoors so I thought some of you might find it fascinating PsyPalm, great interior landscaping there-WA State definitely did not cheap-out on quality plantings. I wish all interior landscaping used large kentias, they really take things to the next level in quality exotic plantings. For those of us outside the tropics, It’s like having the look of coconut palms without the hassle and difficultly of growing large coconut palms in an interior environment. I took these pics several years ago at a restaurant that opened into an enormous light-filled courtyard. photos below are 3 large kentias in an interior mall/office skyscraper space with soaring interior courtyard skylights. It was in a very swank Washington, DC location, a little dated now but got the idea that money was no object in designing these spaces decades ago. Edited December 5, 2021 by piping plovers Grammar 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyPalm Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 @piping plovers these are gorgeous specimens! I love seeing howeas this size indoors, they look really good standing alone in those big planters. Nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piping plovers Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 I was at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania this week and saw these beautiful Howea forsterianas in the conservatory display houses. Some of the largest multi- planted I’ve ever seen indoors. In that elegant setting with the orangery -type palladium windows they gave this gilded age luxe vibe. just gorgeous—-this is why you grow forsterianas indoors. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oasis371 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 I am equally obsessed with these indoors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piping plovers Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, teddytn said: Fantastic price on this Howea! Where is this located? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAndSancho Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 I just killed another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddytn Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, piping plovers said: Fantastic price on this Howea! Where is this located? At Hewitts garden center Franklin, TN. They had quite a few for sale, that was the nicest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimmie Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 This is my forsteriana. Two years ago it outgrew my kitchen and it now "lives" in a shop where I am watering it twice a week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piping plovers Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Fantastic specimen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyPalm Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 @wimmie what a beauty!! Is is grown in pure leca or is that just a soil topper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Tex Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 There are a few at an old hotel in new jersey that have to be 60+ feet tall, I need to find a photo... 1 Inground- 1x Syagrus romanzoffiana 2x Livingstona Chinensis 5x Phoenix Robelleni In Pots- 3x Sabal Mexicana 5x Phoenix dactylifera 4x Sabal Palmetto 3x Livingstona Chinensis 3x Ravenea Rivularis 6x Cycas Revoluta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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