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Baby Hospitas

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Well, another 6 months has rolled by, so I’ll update these, with interesting developments…

Three Floribenda Hospitas remain.  Two strongees and a laggard.  Long overdue for an up-potting.  I weeded the pots and cleaned them up today and found this….  
 

Suckers emerging after 2.5 years from strap leafs!   

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The biggest has a full baby sucker growing.  The other strong one is starting one, I think.   If this continues, I guess this then makes these Copernicia Hospita x glabrescens hybrids.  

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The locally acquired, in-ground, true Hospitas are doing well.   The traumatized one out in the open, in all day sun and harsh conditions, continues to flourish and is really beefing up…

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The other, that gets AM shade is growing a little more slowly, but fine…

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The only problems has been slight potassium deficiency at times, which I’ve been keeping up with.  My biggest surprise (other than suckers) is how much water they enjoy.  They tolerate drought spells well, but love water, even minor submersion in standing water in hot weather.
 

 

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    Well, after a couple more years the one “Hospita” out in the open has really taken off. It’s about 9 feet tall, and easily 1 foot in trunk diameter. Now has gnarly spines. I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s mixed with one of the bigger Copernicias, or maybe not. It’s very robust and pics don’t do it justice.

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    The other hospita, partially protected by other palms, it slower and less robust, but still doing fine.

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