So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[gyuseppe]

1 hour ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

After 3 years a batch of 100 Brahea sarukhanii seeds from RPS had done nothing. I had basically given up on them. Then this caught my eye today…

Tim I had Brahea sarukhanii, but also these species has been lost, but the last word has not been said, I will try again

[happypalms]

10 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

After 3 years a batch of 100 Brahea sarukhanii seeds from RPS had done nothing. I had basically given up on them. Then this caught my eye today…

Another year and it would have completed the Palm apprenticeship course! 

[JohnAndSancho]

I had to buy these. There's 6 in the pot. I know @N8ALLRIGHT said he has an overabundance of them and God knows I've got the acreage to put them, but the first thing that went through my mind was wow, there's 6 and I can split them up into 1 gallon pots and flip them, and the broken stems I'm trying to water root right now too. So I'm trying to juggle my health, my family's health, I guess I'm serious about this nursery, and it's a lot. 

 

The lumber, I'm building a new grow bench. There's threads on here. Anyway yeah. 

[N8ALLRIGHT]

4 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I had to buy these. There's 6 in the pot. I know @N8ALLRIGHT said he has an overabundance of them and God knows I've got the acreage to put them, but the first thing that went through my mind was wow, there's 6 and I can split them up into 1 gallon pots and flip them, and the broken stems I'm trying to water root right now too. So I'm trying to juggle my health, my family's health, I guess I'm serious about this nursery, and it's a lot. 

 

The lumber, I'm building a new grow bench. There's threads on here. Anyway yeah. 

I didn't forget John, after the 1st frost happens I'll be digging them up. Jack's giant is the one we have that grows like mad. That variety looks nice 

We love elephant ears, probably have 10 varieties. You can never have too many 

 

[Brad52]

A bright bismark on a grey day.

[Jonathan]

On 10/24/2025 at 10:15 PM, tim_brissy_13 said:

After 3 years a batch of 100 Brahea sarukhanii seeds from RPS had done nothing. I had basically given up on them. Then this caught my eye today…

Never give up! Excellent result.

[Husain]

Brahea opening a new frond 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

15 hours ago, Brad52 said:

A bright bismark on a grey day.

Very nice coloring on that one . The silver palms are also great under a full moon! Harry

[Brad52]

4 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Very nice coloring on that one . The silver palms are also great under a full moon! Harry

I let the vendor pick it out and he thought the color was nice on this one.

[happypalms]

Polyandrococus caudescens new leaf. 

[happypalms]

Dypsis louvelli new leaf is worth a bit of attention. And in flower no seeds yet but Iam hopeful one day. 

[tim_brissy_13]

Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii in bloom. @happypalms what sex do you think?

[happypalms]

37 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii in bloom. @happypalms what sex do you think?

You have a nice boy congratulations, paint the garden blue!

[gyuseppe]

Alocasia over 30 years old

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, happypalms said:

You have a nice boy congratulations, paint the garden blue!

Here’s a pistillate flower. 

[tim_brissy_13]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Here’s a pistillate flower. 

Thanks Richard. I was 99% sure but don’t have a female to compare. Ever collected pollen from these? I shook the inflo a bit and wiped my fingers across flowers but saw nothing. Maybe not ready yet? Any tips for collection would be appreciated. 

[happypalms]

54 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Thanks Richard. I was 99% sure but don’t have a female to compare. Ever collected pollen from these? I shook the inflo a bit and wiped my fingers across flowers but saw nothing. Maybe not ready yet? Any tips for collection would be appreciated. 

There tricky to get pollen from, pretty well much catch them on the day. You have to observe daily. Not an easy one.

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, happypalms said:

There tricky to get pollen from, pretty well much catch them on the day. You have to observe daily. Not an easy one.

Also Tim sometimes you get no pollen, for some reason or other I get a few of all my chamaedoreas not producing male pollen. And you can see in adscendens that they have been heavily cropped and tire of continual seed production. And need a rest with signs of not flowering and nutrient deficiency signs, not all of them it I learnt the signs of the genus, living so close to them and seeing them almost daily for 25 through observance I have learnt the certain characteristics of chamaedoreas in my garden, a great thing to learn studying the genus of chamaedoreas. There a wonderful genus of palms. 

[Husain]

Royal palm dropped a frond showing this 

 

 

[JohnAndSancho]

On 10/25/2025 at 4:41 AM, N8ALLRIGHT said:

I didn't forget John, after the 1st frost happens I'll be digging them up. Jack's giant is the one we have that grows like mad. That variety looks nice 

We love elephant ears, probably have 10 varieties. You can never have too many 

 

Oh it wasn't a pressure post at all, my dude. 

Anyway a little self serving but does it count if what caught my eye is a grow bench I built? And I lied. There were 7 in the pot. I got a behemoth and 6 1 gallons to sell. But for Mississippi Dept of Agriculture nursery laws I have to keep them for 4 months. There is some nsfw language in my videos, unless you work in retail or the DMV, in which case the language is totally acceptable. 

[Husain]

When coconut palm frond becomes orange 

 

[Tracy]

Sunrise on a pair of Chrysalidocarpus was captivating this morning.   The Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis weepy form in the foreground and taller Chrysalidocarpus pembanus behind it.

[Husain]

My Washingtonia filibusta

 

[happypalms]

Caryota maxima towering through the canopy 

[tim_brissy_13]

Lepidorrhachis glowing in the sunlight poking through the canopy. 

[happypalms]

8 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Lepidorrhachis glowing in the sunlight poking through the canopy. 

Nice one @tim_brissy_13but do I recognise the super rare palm the deadas asa doornalis palm on the left or is it the common frozenas deadas. 🤣

[tim_brissy_13]

18 hours ago, happypalms said:

Nice one @tim_brissy_13but do I recognise the super rare palm the deadas asa doornalis palm on the left or is it the common frozenas deadas. 🤣

It’s Geonoma stricta subsp melbournensis. The melbournensis subsp is known for its striking brown colour 🤣

[tim_brissy_13]

This caught my eye:

My largest Chamaedorea liebmanii is maturing. I just checked and I received the seed for this 4 years ago. I remember these being quite slow to germinate so I’m guessing this is about 3.5 years from seed. Another gender reveal on the way. I’m hoping my other 2 I’ve just planted next to it aren’t too far away from catching up and I can have a seeding group. 

[happypalms]

6 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

It’s Geonoma stricta subsp melbournensis. The melbournensis subsp is known for its striking brown colour 🤣

Beautiful brown colour almost a dead leaf look🤣

[Jonathan]

4 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

It’s Geonoma stricta subsp melbournensis. The melbournensis subsp is known for its striking brown colour 🤣

That would be camouflage colours in my garden!

[John hovancsek]

This colpothrinex and calyptrocalyx pulled my attention when walking the garden after work 

[Harry’s Palms]

11 hours ago, happypalms said:

Beautiful brown colour almost a dead leaf look🤣

But isn’t that typical of the Deadilensis Browniopsis? I’ve seen a few in my time in my own yard! Harry

[Harry’s Palms]

@John hovancsek Striking color on that! Harry

[JohnAndSancho]

It took me ~1 week to fill this bench up. Now I need to build another one and buy more lighting. 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

But isn’t that typical of the Deadilensis Browniopsis? I’ve seen a few in my time in my own yard! Harry

True good point I think @Jonathan in Tasman has a good collection of them in his garden. He’s quite proud of them and continually has them popping up every winter🤣

Richard 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

It took me ~1 week to fill this bench up. Now I need to build another one and buy more lighting. 

Like they said in jaws you’re going to need a bigger bench! 

[JohnAndSancho]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Like they said in jaws you’re going to need a bigger bench! 

Just got home with more lumber. 😬

[happypalms]

A pretty decent Joey palm caught my eye in the Sydney botanical gardens! 

[Husain]

Bismarckia opening a new frond