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Brahea new spear 

 

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dalmatiansoap Grand Master

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December banana Bee 🐝 in action 

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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My Chambeyronia’s first inflorescence! It has gotten spathes before but they usually just fall off. Harryimage.thumb.jpg.5d567453ba9516ff98372b43b90b35a4.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.f25679e23dcd11e223c223a90e2ae648.jpg

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Husain Veteran

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More from my latania collection 

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happypalms Grand Master

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

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happypalms Grand Master

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

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happypalms Grand Master

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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. Harryimage.thumb.jpg.5d567453ba9516ff98372b43b90b35a4.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.f25679e23dcd11e223c223a90e2ae648.jpg

You might be a Chambeyronia dad soon hey Harry! 
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Brad52 Mentor

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

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gurugu Proficient

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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.

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Nico971 Collaborator

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

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UK_Palms Grand Master

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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...

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

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

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Dry-summer Oceanic / Warm summer Med (Csb) - 9a

Average annual precipitation - 18.7 inches : Average annual sunshine hours - 1725

Brad52 Mentor

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

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Hilo Jason Grand Master

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

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happypalms Grand Master

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

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

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6 hours ago, Brad52 said:

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

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

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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@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

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9 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

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

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

Mazat Grand Master

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December banana Bee 🐝 in action 

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Great, a super bee 🤗

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Mazat Grand Master

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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! 

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Wow 👍 

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Mazat Grand Master

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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.

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happypalms Grand Master

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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! 
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happypalms Grand Master

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A couple of nice acanthophoenix rubra popped up and said what about us today! 

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Hilo Jason Grand Master

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11 hours ago, Brad52 said:

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

Yeah, I am always chopping new shoots so there is only a select amount of trunks. Otherwise I feel like they get a bit messy and the red coloring ends up being hidden. 

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Brad52 Mentor

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12 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Yeah, I am always chopping new shoots so there is only a select amount of trunks. Otherwise I feel like they get a bit messy and the red coloring ends up being hidden. 

I’ve been lacking the courage to chop some of mine. The Renda almost looks to me like I might be able to separate it so I may get a little more courageous, but I like what you’ve got going on there.

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realarch Grand Master

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Thinning our canes is also my preference as a mature clump looks a bit weedy. The original plant sends out numerous runners and trying to propagate was hit and miss. Success rate for me was rather low, but faster than from seed.

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realarch Grand Master

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Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana. Looking stellar this morning. 

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1 hour ago, realarch said:

Thinning our canes is also my preference as a mature clump looks a bit weedy. The original plant sends out numerous runners and trying to propagate was hit and miss. Success rate for me was rather low, but faster than from seed.

Tim 

I also want to thin to help with hydration in these once again droughty times...

Hilo Jason Grand Master

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11 hours ago, Brad52 said:

I’ve been lacking the courage to chop some of mine. The Renda almost looks to me like I might be able to separate it so I may get a little more courageous, but I like what you’ve got going on there.

I hear you, I was hesitant at first but happy I ended up doing it. I like the clean look and it shows off a lot of color this way 

happypalms Grand Master

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12 hours ago, realarch said:

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana. Looking stellar this morning. 

Tim

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You done it again, I don’t know how you do it, all I know is you better stop looking at your palms and making them grow so fast, absolutely gorgeous palm! 

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Nico971 Collaborator

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My three young Areca Gupyana. Same mother plant, same seed batch, but big difference in growth. Same potting mix, same place in the garden 

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happypalms Grand Master

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A nice salacca to give the gardener a bit of trouble when pruning! 

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UK_Palms Grand Master

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These photos are from 2024 but here is the Washingtonia Robusta at the Lost Garden of Heligan in Cornwall…

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And one of the biggest Filifera’s in the UK in north London (greenhouse below for scale)…

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I’ve only just seen these updates, even if they are from over a year ago. It’s a shame that I can’t get more recent photos from this year!!!

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Dry-summer Oceanic / Warm summer Med (Csb) - 9a

Average annual precipitation - 18.7 inches : Average annual sunshine hours - 1725

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C pembana from 2 gal? 4 years was eye catching today.

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Husain Veteran

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Chamaedorea adscendens spike potted up 

The seed was a gift from Mr. Richard, thank you brother @happypalms

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29 minutes ago, Husain said:

Chamaedorea adscendens spike potted up 

The seed was a gift from Mr. Richard, thank you brother @happypalms

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I will say at this point how cool is that, well done, theres a few popping up around the world in different locations now! 

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happypalms Grand Master

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29 minutes ago, Husain said:

Chamaedorea adscendens spike potted up 

The seed was a gift from Mr. Richard, thank you brother @happypalms

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I will say at this point how cool is that, well done, theres a few popping up around the world in different locations now! 

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Husain Veteran

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Bismarkia in the rain 

 

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JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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Apparently my alocasia is gonna flower. IMG_20251220_100309.thumb.jpg.ea4c6213e86d6b4aad9ac91c563a4efd.jpg

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Mazat Grand Master

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On 12/19/2025 at 8:53 PM, realarch said:

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana. Looking stellar this morning. 

Tim

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Beautiful 🤗

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