So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[Husain]

Brahea new spear 

 

[dalmatiansoap]

December banana Bee 🐝 in action 

[Harry’s Palms]

My Chambeyronia’s first inflorescence! It has gotten spathes before but they usually just fall off. Harry

[Husain]

More from my latania collection 

 

[happypalms]

Dypsis weeping form onilihanses with a few seeds and a new flower! 

[happypalms]

Kerriodoxa elegans new leaf and some lovely colours in the trunk of a Cham hookerii after the leaf has fallen! 

[happypalms]

On 12/15/2025 at 5:18 AM, Harry’s Palms said:

My Chambeyronia’s first inflorescence! It has gotten spathes before but they usually just fall off. Harry

You might be a Chambeyronia dad soon hey Harry! 
Richard 

[Brad52]

Today I can almost see the Mauritia but still photo bombed by neighbors.

[gurugu]

I saw these Spathyphyllums growing in pots under an eave of a house outdoors and facing north in a 9b USDA zone. They have been there for a long time. Several years now.

I thought they were only suitable for 10b zones .

Maybe keeping the winter rain out is the key. Since I live in a 10A zone, I'll try them outdoors in my garden.

[Nico971]

First flower on my calyptrocalyx. Some of my palm are becoming adults 🥲

[UK_Palms]

London CIDP's may actually have the biggest crowns of any I have ever seen anywhere.

Absolutely gigantic and full of fronds. This one in Egerton Terrace on latest updates. There is a 15 foot trunk hidden in there...

 

I am going to need to update properly on some of these soon..

 

This one properly trimmed up to reveal the trunk...

[Brad52]

Today it was Bismarkia, C nucele, and tall dracaena, then Obi Island, then Metroxylon.

[Husain]

Latania in the rain 

 

[Hilo Jason]

Heterospathe Barfodii showing off a new red leaf and trying to compete with the Cyrtostachys 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Hilo Jason said:

Heterospathe Barfodii showing off a new red leaf and trying to compete with the Cyrtostachys 

Whoa. Nice one! Iam now keeping all the ones I have and planting them!

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Brad52 said:

Today it was Bismarkia, C nucele, and tall dracaena, then Obi Island, then Metroxylon.

Argh man! Your just got to many beautiful palms,  iam of to the garden hose now to water my palms. Lucky Hawaii growers!

[Harry’s Palms]

@happypalms yes , they have amazing climate and the growth rate is triple what mine is , but all is not perfect there. There are challenges there as well . My friend has 5 acres on Kauai ( northern end of the tropics ) and he has many palms but also challenges. Harry

[Brad52]

9 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Heterospathe Barfodii showing off a new red leaf and trying to compete with the Cyrtostachys 

Lovely!  Jason have you culled some of the offsets from the C renda?

[Mazat]

On 12/14/2025 at 5:55 PM, dalmatiansoap said:

December banana Bee 🐝 in action 

Great, a super bee 🤗

[Mazat]

On 12/16/2025 at 6:13 AM, happypalms said:

Kerriodoxa elegans new leaf and some lovely colours in the trunk of a Cham hookerii after the leaf has fallen! 

Wow 👍 

[Mazat]

Sabine discovered this about 100 meters away from Arbon harbor: Washingtonia robusta wrapped in thick fleece by city gardeners. 

Very close to the building.

Not sure if that's enough?

She told me, it's never windy or cold there, and she often walks past it.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

@happypalms yes , they have amazing climate and the growth rate is triple what mine is , but all is not perfect there. There are challenges there as well . My friend has 5 acres on Kauai ( northern end of the tropics ) and he has many palms but also challenges. Harry

The volcanic soil with the good warm weather a palm growers Mecca. There is a place in Australia just 2 hours north of my area and it’s an old exstinct volcano mount warning and those gardens around there grow pretty well just a bit cool in winter but it’s a palm Mecca as well. One beautiful are to live! 
Richard