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So What Caught Your Eye Today?

The Gerg

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donpachino1983 Enthusiast

donpachino1983

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Growing up in Florida I was always surrounded by palms but never really appreciated them til I saw this beauty at Fairchild botanical garden. 

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Silas_Sancona Grand Master

Silas_Sancona

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A few thingzz found while wandering around at 6:30AM.

Tiny Pindo  (  ..Dancer..  ...Couldn't resist  🙃 )

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Chunky Pygmys

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And their bigger friends a few houses up..  Continuing the tradition of Perfect Pygmys,  in the desert. 


How bout them beauty Queens in the background of Shot #1 ayh?       ..Yeahhh, we're headed there next..

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A closer look at the mysterious BDT = ..Bizzare Desert  Triangle < ...An Obvious play on something else  > 

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Where did it come from?  Mars?  a trip to S.D.?  The truth is out there.. Somewhere..   

Odd that it's planted in front of an apartment, rather than a private home..



Mule at dawn.   ....Now that's a beauty Queen :greenthumb:

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flplantguy Mentor

flplantguy

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Morning checkup showed this frond popped open overnight.  Stunning and now i can see how long they last red in summer heat. 

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OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

OC2Texaspalmlvr

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Ol Metallica at it again, not sure if its male or female. What I do know is there all the same go figure .... 

T J 

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T J 

Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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Sun grown so not quite as dramatic, but fun just the same. My Chambroynia just starting to openIMG_0315.thumb.jpeg.035a4a9ceb624dfe9c1bf70cb8a81432.jpegIMG_0318.thumb.jpeg.65ce9797e3787f2e811248d17f75362b.jpegIMG_0321.thumb.jpeg.4d7248007e3428e152c39a7a860bca44.jpegThis was this afternoon. Harry

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Scott W Veteran

Scott W

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While walking out of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum after attending a graduation ceremony,  this unique, uber rare cross species hybrid caught my eye...a Coconut cycad!!!  🤣🤣🤣

Seriously though...I don't understand what some people are thinking when they create fake plants....

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

Harry’s Palms

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59 minutes ago, Scott W said:Seriously though...I don't understand what some people are thinking when they create fake plants....

I think there are a few reasons , cold hardy , they take full sun , drought tolerant, no trimming or fertilizing , no repotting, and not too many pests . Harry

Scott W Veteran

Scott W

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@Harry’s Palms true, but at least stick to one and not merge several types into one 🤣

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Silas_Sancona Grand Master

Silas_Sancona

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Traffic,  Full Moon,  and some " City "  Mex Fans..  


Might have to take an evening stroll down to the mall / freeway overpass  this weekend to do some more test shots..

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Hilo Jason Grand Master

Hilo Jason

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First flower on this Chrysalidocarpus Hovomantsina Hybrid

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John hovancsek Veteran

John hovancsek

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JLM Grand Master

JLM

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The bizzy is showing off this afternoon. The bright silver/blue caught my eye from inside the house! As you can see it is recovering well from defoliation back in January.

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Palms - 1 Bismarckia nobilis, 2 Butia odorata, 1 BxJ, 1 BxJxBxS, 1 BxS, 1 Chamaerops humilis, 1 Chambeyronia macrocarpa, 1 Chamaedorea microspadix, 1 Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, 1 Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, 1 Livistona chinensis, 1 Livistona nitida, 1 Phoenix canariensis, 2 Phoenix roebelenii, 2 Ravenea rivularis, 1 Rhapis excelsa, 1 Sabal bermudana, 3 Sabal palmetto, 4 Syagrus romanzoffiana, 8 Trachycarpus fortunei, 4 Washingtonia robusta
Total: 39

SM458 Enthusiast

SM458

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These Bismarck palms in Home Depot...I wish they could grow in my area. 😢

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sgvcns Experienced

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Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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4 hours ago, sgvcns said:

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I am so sorry about the damage!
 

However, I look forward to more resilience photos.
 

I hope this individual of such a great species survives!

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Cindy Adair

RiverCityRichard Community Regular

RiverCityRichard

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Not sure if variegation or mottling due to shade, but organizing the shade house today this small Licuala Spinosa caught my eye.

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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A 50 foot plus Bismarckia next to a similarly tall African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) at Four Arts:BAE25F52-3080-4699-ADED-654EC6021D03.thumb.jpeg.78f000b8f12dade3c6a35f75dc8910e6.jpeg

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What you look for is what is looking

sgvcns Experienced

sgvcns

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Drymophleous olivioformis in seed hopeful stage. Struttin. But not moving. 

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Brian Experienced

Brian

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This Ravenea hildebrandtii caught my eye as I was watering today and I started to wonder why we don’t see more of these. 
 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Satakentia liukiuensis:

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What you look for is what is looking

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Large Bismarkia next to a large Royal:

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Brian Experienced

Brian

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Today this Licuala spinosa caught my eye. I never imagined it would get this big. 
 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

Tracy Grand Master

Tracy

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A palm I purchased as  Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis at the time) "Jurassic Park", which is opening a new frond drew my attention the last couple of days.

 

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Tracy, What species is that beauty?

What you look for is what is looking

Billeb Veteran

Billeb

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15 hours ago, Tracy said:

A palm I purchased as  Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis at the time) "Jurassic Park", which is opening a new frond drew my attention the last couple of days.

 

 

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, bubba said:

Tracy, What species is that beauty?

Looks like Dypsis Pilulifera to me!  😂

(the forever argument about Jurassic Park continues…..)

Looks good @Tracy. what kind of sun exposure does this guy see? I’ve got a FB plant I give bright indirect sun but not direct and it seems to like it.
 

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Ahhh Tracy, that is nice. Looks terrific.

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

Tracy Grand Master

Tracy

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9 hours ago, Billeb said:

 

Looks like Dypsis Pilulifera to me!  😂

(the forever argument about Jurassic Park continues…..)

Looks good @Tracy. what kind of sun exposure does this guy see? I’ve got a FB plant I give bright indirect sun but not direct and it seems to like it.
 

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Thank you Dale.  The palm in question gets full sun from early am through mid afternoon with some filtering in late afternoon due to taller palms to the west.  I think I planted it in 2015 and know it was a 1 gallon when planted. 

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Fifteen foot Pygmy Date at ANSG:

 

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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This caught my eye today, a photo I took about 18 months ago, but forgot to actually post it....it just shows how damaging a bushfire can be to palms...if you look closely, you will see maybe a hundred or more Livistona victoriae growing...some in healthy shape and others burnt to  a crisp!

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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A gaggle of Carpentaria acuminata at ANSG:

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bubba Grand Master

bubba

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John hovancsek Veteran

John hovancsek

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The flower on this pinanga speciosa 

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Brian Experienced

Brian

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Today it caught my attention that my Bismarckia nobilis “Mayotte” is in serious need of maintenance. I keep a lot of potted plants below it so when a frond falls there’s always the risk of it smashing something. It’s a difficult job cleaning him up but I got to get on it before the tropical storms start.

 

 

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John2468 Mentor

John2468

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The rain brings out the orange on my bottle palm.

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Palmiz Mentor

Palmiz

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Still can't tell if this is Koghiensis or Dumasii,  whatever it is i love it.  It was bought as a hapala, but clearly not

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tim_brissy_13 Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Palmiz said:

Still can't tell if this is Koghiensis or Dumasii,  whatever it is i love it.  It was bought as a hapala, but clearly not

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Woah! That’s a serious bonus buying a palm already as nice as hapala and ending up with an even more stunning and rare palm! Just my two cents, doesn’t quite look like koghiensis in form to me. I don’t have any experience with dumasii but could be based on photos I’ve seen.  

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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

Palmiz Mentor

Palmiz

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2 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Woah! That’s a serious bonus buying a palm already as nice as hapala and ending up with an even more stunning and rare palm! Just my two cents, doesn’t quite look like koghiensis in form to me. I don’t have any experience with dumasii but could be based on photos I’ve seen.  

If it is a dumasii, I might just have to dig up the small one I bought as a dumasii and search for a real Koghiensis

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Brian Experienced

Brian

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This Calyptrocalyx elegans caught my eye today.

 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

bubba Grand Master

bubba

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