The first 2 hippeastrums in bloom this year, I have about 100 in the garden

21 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

@Palms1984 Now that’s “postcard” perfect , right there! One of the many reasons I’m still in Southern California . It was a very warm month for March , following a very wet year . What’s not to be grateful for , warm weather , plenty of rain and happy palm trees. Harry

Yes, it was a perfect picture, I didn’t even need to crop it. 

Not too much rain here in San Diego, but very warm to hot weather all winter long.  I believe I had only two morning lows of 44 degrees this whole winter with many days above 80  and even 90 degrees.  Pretty unbelievable, even for San Diego’s inland urban areas. 

2 hours ago, bubba said:

Mislabeled maybe? The palm in the photo is palmate, Cyphophoenix nucele is not. 

Tim

Thank you for the correction. I have found that some of the palms at ANSG are incorrectly labeled. Do you have an idea what this palm may be? Thank you.

My mistake trying to read small print on labels while loading:

Trying to correct:

Young Nepenthes ‘briggsiana’ a cross between Nepenthes lowii and ventricosa.

8 hours ago, bubba said:

Thank you for the correction. I have found that some of the palms at ANSG are incorrectly labeled. Do you have an idea what this palm may be? Thank you.

Bubba, at first I thought it might be Livistona, but honestly that’s just a guess. Other than that, I haven’t a clue. 

Tim

A nifty diminutive palm from New Guinea, Hydriastele rheophytica. Loves water hence, the name, and  sparsely clumping. 

I remember Brad posting a photo of one in his garden not too long ago.

Tim

3 hours ago, realarch said:

A nifty diminutive palm from New Guinea, Hydriastele rheophytica. Loves water hence, the name, and  sparsely clumping. 

Tim

I have a lot of affection for this elegant palm. And the seeds are so pretty, too!

One of my coconut palm spear caught my eye with its huge size 

 

 

 

 

 

On 3/24/2026 at 5:00 PM, Tracy said:

I just noticed a spathe tip poking out from below an old boot on my Burretiokentia koghiensis.   The two oldest boots were easily removed and I could see another spathe that was previously hidden beneath a boot.  They didn't get an opportunity to fully open since the boots never dropped on their own.  These are the first spathes on this specimen. 

I didn't think this would open sky flowers but I was mistaken.   It is a pleasant surprise to see them.

Dypsis saintlucei in flower, Chambeyronia macrocarpa and hookerii both flowering together, dypsis rosea and a archontophoenix Cunninghamiana with that rare orange leaf for a bit of colour! 

45 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Dypsis saintlucei in flower, Chambeyronia macrocarpa and hookerii both flowering together, dypsis rosea and a archontophoenix Cunninghamiana with that rare orange leaf for a bit of colour! 

I don’t know Richard I think that Dypsis rosea new frond would be much redder down here - send it down and I’ll look after it 🤣

Chamaerops humilis var. argentea (syn. Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera)

 

 

4 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

I don’t know Richard I think that Dypsis rosea new frond would be much redder down here - send it down and I’ll look after it 🤣

Wasnt I meant to get you to send your one up my way, how silly of me to forget about that. Looks like I better get my shovel and plane ticket and mossy on down to the refrigerator they call Melbourne. 
I would drive down but $4000 on fuel there and back, cheaper to fly!🪰 

A nice healthy Hedyscepe Canterburyana. And a group of three new plantings. 

other alstroemeria in bloom

This Latania from several latanias collection

 

 

 

Dypsis procera has tucked itself in. And the grand old Caryota maxima looking rather grandeur at sunset. 

Good progress on chamaedorea microspadix seeds gifted by my brother Richard @happypalms 

 

 

A beautiful tray of Kentiopsis piersonorium. A great rare palm! 

1 hour ago, Husain said:

Good progress on chamaedorea microspadix seeds gifted by my brother Richard @happypalms 

 

 

Chamaedorea microspadix is very common here.
Richard is a very generous person. 👌

Cocothrinax barbadensis

Caught my bromeliad flowering from the corner of my eye.

This coconut palm from my collection caught my eye

 

 

 

 

7 hours ago, bubba said:

Cocothrinax barbadensis

Pretty old palm . Mine is over 20 years old and barely chest high! Harry

They don’t grow very fast here at all. It was very small when I planted it .

A couple of chamaedoreas anyone! 

Oh and I forgot, a nice crop of kerriodoxas all 500 of them, gets my attention now and then!

Syagrus schizophillya/old but not as old as some in the area