Juvenile at Ann Norton:

A bit small but i call it a victory, my freeze damaged spindle i thought was a goner has survived the trunk cut and started a new spear! the white petiole seen above it is about 4 inches tall with no leaves, and was at the cut a week or so ago.  hopefully it survives summer and a few fronds so it gets strength before winter🤞

Lanonia dasyantha, never a dull moment with dasyanthas! 

A nice solid Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons seedling! 

Is this really a Palm?

No, it's a succulent, as it says on the plaque. Common names are often misleading. 

Yes ,  like pony tail palm , nick name only . They are cool though! Harry

I posted on another thread how I did a walk about the garden after watering . Then I ventured down “the hill” where I don’t go very often because it is steep and sometimes I slip and end up on my butt. I had planted a Rhapis Excelsia that was divided from one of my large Rhapis clumps and growing nicely in a pot …..until a huge frond fell and smashed it . Bummer , I stuck it under a Butia Oderata in almost full shade . Looks like it survived! Harry

3 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I posted on another thread how I did a walk about the garden after watering . Then I ventured down “the hill” where I don’t go very often because it is steep and sometimes I slip and end up on my butt. I had planted a Rhapis Excelsia that was divided from one of my large Rhapis clumps and growing nicely in a pot …..until a huge frond fell and smashed it . Bummer , I stuck it under a Butia Oderata in almost full shade . Looks like it survived! Harry

Rhapis are as tough as bamboo, when you want to get rid off them it one heck of a job, they just keep on coming up. You’re one is a testament to how tough they really are! 
Richard 

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Rhapis are as tough as bamboo, when you want to get rid off them it one heck of a job, they just keep on coming up. You’re one is a testament to how tough they really are! 
Richard 

The funny paradox with Rhapis being that, considering the number of complaints bandied about in re its multiplication...it probably fetches one of the highest prices in the palm-market. So maybe the thing is to look at it as a nice money machine! Bamboo certainly wouldn't qualify in that department...

1 hour ago, mnorell said:

The funny paradox with Rhapis being that, considering the number of complaints bandied about in re its multiplication...it probably fetches one of the highest prices in the palm-market. So maybe the thing is to look at it as a nice money machine! Bamboo certainly wouldn't qualify in that department...

An easy seller rhapis, indoors, patio and even the office, shopping centres. It has a well earned reputation for good reason. Just not in my garden anymore, especially in a landscape setting near a house. I much prefer the variegated varieties near the house garden, the green one can take a back of the garden situation. Where it can get out of control and do no harm in taking over small understory palms. But that said a few small individual canes work a treat when thinned out and even a single stem can fool many a palm nut as to what licuala variety is that in the understory!

32 minutes ago, happypalms said:

An easy seller rhapis, indoors, patio and even the office, shopping centres. It has a well earned reputation for good reason. Just not in my garden anymore, especially in a landscape setting near a house. I much prefer the variegated varieties near the house garden, the green one can take a back of the garden situation. Where it can get out of control and do no harm in taking over small understory palms. But that said a few small individual canes work a treat when thinned out and even a single stem can fool many a palm nut as to what licuala variety is that in the understory!

Yes, Richard, it's a great idea, I've been doing that with R. multifida, cut up a pot full of them recently, and now have a couple of delicate little "lollipops" and a few groups of 3 stems each, and you're right, they may cause some head-scratching to visitors...I actually love this genus...and there are some really wonderful species (including R. excelsa and all of its wonderful cultivars. I think this species is unfairly poo-pooed by people due to its cold-hardiness, which is a major plus of course). Most importantly, they're beautiful, easy and always seem to have a place in the garden, even if you have to think about the best spot a little harder than with other palms...

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana a couple of nice seedlings!

And a couple of Geonoma atrovirens seedlings!

And a few chamaedorea seeds on a nice tenella! 

1 hour ago, mnorell said:

Yes, Richard, it's a great idea, I've been doing that with R. multifida, cut up a pot full of them recently, and now have a couple of delicate little "lollipops" and a few groups of 3 stems each, and you're right, they may cause some head-scratching to visitors...I actually love this genus...and there are some really wonderful species (including R. excelsa and all of its wonderful cultivars. I think this species is unfairly poo-pooed by people due to its cold-hardiness, which is a major plus of course). Most importantly, they're beautiful, easy and always seem to have a place in the garden, even if you have to think about the best spot a little harder than with other palms...

Rhapis is the second palm that I fell in love with, first was Howea then rhapis and finally Chambeyronia. Now there are so many to fall in love with there are no favourites anymore! 

Chamaedorea liebmannii is a girl (I think)!

 

Pinanga sarawakensis looking good! 

azalea flowers! 

A couple plants/palms I saw today in London specifically at zsl. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chamaedorea microspadix 

Bactris gassipaes 

Licuala poonsaki

One of our little Chamaedorea radicalis (a gift from @Darold Petty) is flowering for the first time. Interestingly, it is the only one of six that has not yet produced a pinnate leaf.

 

3 hours ago, Foggy Paul said:

One of our little Chamaedorea radicalis (a gift from @Darold Petty) is flowering for the first time. Interestingly, it is the only one of six that has not yet produced a pinnate leaf.

 

I think it might be in trouble Paul. Looks like the inflorescences originate from close to the growth point and come up straight out the top. I’ve seen this a few times myself on other species and there’s occasional reports of it on this forum and I don’t believe I’ve heard of any survival ☹️

52 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

I think it might be in trouble Paul. Looks like the inflorescences originate from close to the growth point and come up straight out the top. I’ve seen this a few times myself on other species and there’s occasional reports of it on this forum and I don’t believe I’ve heard of any survival ☹️

Interesting, thanks for the heads up @tim_brissy_13. I took another picture from a different angle and it appears that you are right. Oh well, if it doesn't survive it won't be the end of the world. I probably planted the six too close together anyway, so culling one or two won't hurt anything.

Copernicia bailyana at Ann Norton:

A couple of chamaedorea plumosa seeds. I might have to send them to @gyuseppe and see how he goes with them! 

Dictyosperma album gracing the skyline. 

Licuala triphylla var stenophylla 

14 minutes ago, happypalms said:

A couple of chamaedorea plumosa seeds. I might have to send them to @gyuseppe and see how he goes with them! 

richard you know i would be very happy !

4 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

richard you know i would be very happy !

Thought it might be one chamaedorea you would be wanting. A super tough chamaedorea species! 

Arenga nana seedlings a rare palm. 

Dypsis poiveana, a lovely little dypsis to have in the garden!