So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[gyuseppe]

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

[Palms1984]

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. 

[bubba]

[bubba]

[realarch]

2 hours ago, bubba said:

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

Tim

[bubba]

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]

[bubba]

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

[bubba]

Trying to correct:

[bubba]

[John2468]

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

[realarch]

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

[realarch]

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

[Kim]

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!

[Husain]

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

 

 

 

 

 

[bubba]

[bubba]

[Tracy]

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.

[happypalms]

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! 

[tim_brissy_13]

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 🤣

[Husain]

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

 

 

[happypalms]

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!🪰 

[happypalms]

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

[gyuseppe]

other alstroemeria in bloom

[bubba]

[bubba]

[Husain]

This Latania from several latanias collection

 

 

 

[happypalms]

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

[Husain]

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

 

 

[happypalms]

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

[gyuseppe]

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. 👌

[bubba]

[bubba]

Cocothrinax barbadensis

[John2468]

Caught my bromeliad flowering from the corner of my eye.

[Husain]

This coconut palm from my collection caught my eye

 

 

 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

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 .

[happypalms]

A couple of chamaedoreas anyone! 

[happypalms]

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

[bubba]

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

[bubba]