MarkbVet Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) These are my latest acquisitions... all 3 are blue colored when mature. Brahea decumbens is a bushy multi-branched palm, and fairly rare. B. clara is very rare, hard to find anything but seeds on the market (I've got those too, if I can get them to germinate hehe). Brahea super silver is a bit easier to find; like decumbens, it is green when small, but can be very blue/silver when larger, especially if grown in bright sunlight. The clara is a 15 gallon plant and about 6 feet tall; the others are 5 gallon. Got them at JungleMusic.net; they're having their fall/winter sale right now so prices were a bit lower than usual. All 3 are very cold hardy (and the clara also is fairly wet-hardy), so I'm hoping to plant them in a few years when I move to So. Oregon. RIght now they'll be in my greenhouse and hopefully grow a bit more in the meantime. First pic is B. decumbens, second is B. clara, 3rd is B. super silver. Edited December 4, 2022 by MarkbVet pictures 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 Looking good. I don’t think any of these are wet/cold enough for us southerners? 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Zone 5 Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 Sweet purchase, that 15 gallon is just wow. Best of luck growing these beauty 🌴🌴 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkbVet Posted December 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Allen said: Looking good. I don’t think any of these are wet/cold enough for us southerners? Zone 8-ish all, with B. clara probably the most moisture-tolerant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkbVet Posted December 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Alex Zone 5 said: Sweet purchase, that 15 gallon is just wow. Best of luck growing these beauty 🌴🌴 Thanks! Been looking for clara for quite awhile. Not cheap, but hopefully worth it. Resembles B. armata eventually, but usually droopier leaves. Much faster growing than armata, so that's a plus! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkbVet Posted December 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 "tis the season..... hehehe! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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