happypalms Another day in paradise in the garden

[happypalms]

I can tell just by looking at the male flowers when they are ready to collect just by the colour of the flower. And the female has a tiny little stigma and by the triangular splits. Through observation over the years you learn! So if you have a few adscendens spare in the garden give it a go, you can always store the pollen in the refrigerator until the females are ready! 

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18 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

If I were there , I would do you a favor and take those off your hands. You would never have to worry about them , they would be well looked after!🙂Harry

I even divide and relocate my plain ole non-variegated Excelsia . This one came from my garden last year and is now enjoying life down the hill in the shade of a large Butia and Brahea. I could put that one you don’t want right near it ! It’s just a matter of thousands of miles between us, hmmm. Harry

Unfortunately no seeds available from a variegated rhapis. And I don’t think there will be one in the Xmas stocking this year either again unfortunately. I would think the green rhapis would take a lot of sun in your climate, be a great screening palm down the bottom of the hill. 
But iam still going to rip out all my green rhapis in time!

Richard

[Harry’s Palms]

Good job , man . I love the look of that young Dypsis with the “ larger than life” leaflets . Much like the Basilonga.   Howea are always a favorite in the garden , they grow very well in just about any climate and moderately fast after the first few years . I have planted so many around the garden , even in the sun . They seem to come around and eventually grow to be great canopy palms for the others. Harry

[Phoenikakias]

Nice closeup pictures

[joe_OC]

One of my favorite Chamaedoreas.

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7 hours ago, joe_OC said:

One of my favorite Chamaedoreas.

I can’t get enough of them. RPS has them for sale seeds from my garden! 

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8 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Nice closeup pictures

I need a macro lens!

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14 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Good job , man . I love the look of that young Dypsis with the “ larger than life” leaflets . Much like the Basilonga.   Howea are always a favorite in the garden , they grow very well in just about any climate and moderately fast after the first few years . I have planted so many around the garden , even in the sun . They seem to come around and eventually grow to be great canopy palms for the others. Harry

Some nice easy growing palms in that lot. Good pioneer palms to help that canopy later on. The Areca is the one of main interest going into the collection in the ground. 
Howea are proven winners for many years and a good reason why they are. Living in area that had a lot of Howea species planted many years ago I grew up with them being the common palm planted around town.

Richard

[gyuseppe]

On 10/18/2025 at 10:52 AM, gyuseppe said:

Richard I had about 50 Chamaedorea neurochlamys, and I liked them very much, I don't have even 1 left, I hope yours will produce seeds soon, I know I can rely on you for future seeds

 

[happypalms]

Putting a few more in the ground to get the garden going. Give it a few more years and a bit of water and things will be looking good. Also planted a maprang an edible grit in the mango family. dypsis spsatakentia liukiuensis hetrospathe barfordi maprang 

[Mazat]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Putting a few more in the ground to get the garden going. Give it a few more years and a bit of water and things will be looking good. Also planted a maprang an edible grit in the mango family. dypsis spsatakentia liukiuensis hetrospathe barfordi maprang 

🤗

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15 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

 

Your old collection must have taken a lot of work. Such a shame your lost them. 
I have only gotten a few seeds over the years of the neurochlamys.

[happypalms]

So happy about the three little seedlings I germinated. Such a beautiful palm the minuta, I was lucky enough to get viable seeds from a single plant. It’s flowering again now so hopefully I get a few more seeds! 

[Harry’s Palms]

I hear that Dypsis can be slow to germinate . It has only been two months for my Decipiens seeds and I’m already checking them weekly . It looks like it may be Spring before I see sprouts . About like Howea seeds , I guess. Those are special little palms you got to germinate , good work. Harry

[Harry’s Palms]

No rust on your shovel , just keep digging holes and planting! When the blade gets rust , time for more work! Harry

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39 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I hear that Dypsis can be slow to germinate . It has only been two months for my Decipiens seeds and I’m already checking them weekly . It looks like it may be Spring before I see sprouts . About like Howea seeds , I guess. Those are special little palms you got to germinate , good work. Harry

These ones were definitely slow I almost gave up on them. But I did read one post on hear that it took a long time. Decipiens I have never germinated before, so not sure how long they take. But one would think 3 to 6 months perhaps a bit more. They are special plants, it’s difficult to import viable seeds when the seeds are small, the smaller the seed in general the shorter the viability. So lucky to get the seeds, this is one reason why they are rare with difficulty in germinating imported seeds.

Richard 

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46 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

No rust on your shovel , just keep digging holes and planting! When the blade gets rust , time for more work! Harry

I had my first shovel I purchased 35 years ago go into retirement a few back it was worn completely down with only about 3 inches of metal left and a scallop shape. I loved that shovel and miss it dearly. Now I have my father’s shovel I inherited and it’s treasured even more. It’s funny how a gardener feels about his shovel something special it’s your best friend In the garden!

Richard 

[gyuseppe]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Your old collection must have taken a lot of work. Such a shame your lost them. 
I have only gotten a few seeds over the years of the neurochlamys.

yes more than 25 years, almost everything lost!

[Harry’s Palms]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

These ones were definitely slow I almost gave up on them. But I did read one post on hear that it took a long time. Decipiens I have never germinated before, so not sure how long they take. But one would think 3 to 6 months perhaps a bit more. They are special plants, it’s difficult to import viable seeds when the seeds are small, the smaller the seed in general the shorter the viability. So lucky to get the seeds, this is one reason why they are rare with difficulty in germinating imported seeds.

Richard 

Good to know that about seeds. I have some Chambeyronia Hookeri in wee pots right now . The seeds were bright red and laying on the ground near the most beautiful Chambey I’ve seen . The seeds are much larger than Howea seeds . I have hopes that they will sprout , in time! Harry

[Harry’s Palms]

Yep , my shovel and hand spade get regular use even on my little slice of earth here . Like you , I have rocks in my soil that need to be coaxed out of the way so I can put a new baby in the ground . When I hear that horrible sound of the shovel hitting the rock , my hand spade takes over to carve the soil around the rock. I see all the plants you put in the ground on a regular basis , no surprise the trusty shovel needed to retire . Better than letting it rust into oblivion. Maybe hang it in one of your greenhouses as a momento . Harry

[Jonathan]

Nice work Richard...are these from the plant you bought that was already fruiting? I wonder how old that palm is??

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2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Nice work Richard...are these from the plant you bought that was already fruiting? I wonder how old that palm is??

I purchased the plant that was flowering and lucked up. Then the one I already had flowered so I had two flowering pretty well much one after the other. They are both flowering now and I harvested seeds of both of them not long ago. So more to pop up I hope. They are cool tolerant and being small you would be able to overwinter inside easily. If my memory serves me correctly I think the seller was saying 15 years old or that might have been my dypsis louvelli I got from them. 
As I said to Harry it’s difficult to germinate very small imported seeds for reasons you are aware of. Actually how did you go on that brom seed you got from me?

[peachy]

C neurochlamys used to available readily but like many other desirable species they seem to have vanished from the market.  They are on my list to get but not for a couple of years yet. (need some others to get bigger first) 

I was in a local nursery yesterday just for a look,  yes okay I bought a caladium,  saw the usual foxtail, bottles, bangalows,  some type of coccothrinax labelled mexican hat palm and C ernesti augustii by the dozen !! Not a Bismarck or Majestic to be seen. There were a few C cataractum and Rhapis in the indoor plant area.   Good to see a few of the more unusual palms coming back and to see the arse end of a few 'so many they are boring' species.

Peachy

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1 hour ago, peachy said:

C neurochlamys used to available readily but like many other desirable species they seem to have vanished from the market.  They are on my list to get but not for a couple of years yet. (need some others to get bigger first) 

I was in a local nursery yesterday just for a look,  yes okay I bought a caladium,  saw the usual foxtail, bottles, bangalows,  some type of coccothrinax labelled mexican hat palm and C ernesti augustii by the dozen !! Not a Bismarck or Majestic to be seen. There were a few C cataractum and Rhapis in the indoor plant area.   Good to see a few of the more unusual palms coming back and to see the arse end of a few 'so many they are boring' species.

Peachy

Good to see your out and about plant shopping. The days of the small real nurseries are far gone for now. And even the big non commercial chain store nurseries have nothing but common garbage plants. If it’s in demand propagates easily and is cheap to buy and doesn’t die in the new housing estates they sell it. The retail buyer has a lot to learn about about how they are being ripped of by these commercial nurseries who see them coming. If you build it they will come. But good to see a couple of Ernest augustii for sale. 
Richard 

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10 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Yep , my shovel and hand spade get regular use even on my little slice of earth here . Like you , I have rocks in my soil that need to be coaxed out of the way so I can put a new baby in the ground . When I hear that horrible sound of the shovel hitting the rock , my hand spade takes over to carve the soil around the rock. I see all the plants you put in the ground on a regular basis , no surprise the trusty shovel needed to retire . Better than letting it rust into oblivion. Maybe hang it in one of your greenhouses as a momento . Harry

That shovel I had did some work alright, planting thousands of plants. Even the trusty pair of secauters are a wanted item being ever faithful and much loved. . I have now moved up to the good old digging bar now for those tough spots to break through the rocks. If there’s a gap in my garden I know it’s there for a reason rocks and lots of them. 
Richard

[happypalms]

Such a beautiful palm and there are some real stunners out there in palm land. Let’s see them again. You could plant hundreds throughout the garden and have a wonderful tropical look every step you take. I have got about 20 planted throughout the garden so far and will planting more! 

[happypalms]

I see now why I love my garden so much just like the test of us all. I see the hidden beauty in photographs I take. It always amazes me. it’s a beautiful gift a garden, one that is treasured. Just look at the gardener behind the garden and you see them in the garden style. 

[peachy]

After growing happily,  although very slowly, my poor Kerri succumbed to the recent heat wave after surviving everything nature threw at it for the last 2 years.  I have decided to sell off a lot of my non palm pot plants, mainly for much needed space and a more realistic work load.

Peachy

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2 minutes ago, peachy said:

After growing happily,  although very slowly, my poor Kerri succumbed to the recent heat wave after surviving everything nature threw at it for the last 2 years.  I have decided to sell off a lot of my non palm pot plants, mainly for much needed space and a more realistic work load.

Peachy

What iam devastated, omg the poor kerriodoxa peachy my possum I shall have a replacement for at the next pacsoa show.  Curse you hot western winds! 
Richard

[happypalms]

The dasyantha one palm that suits my growing style well. There a beautiful palm another great understory palm that does well in my garden. They do like water and will drink as much as you give them provided the drainage is there. And cool tolerant along with growing at a steady pace. Definitely worth planting in the garden. 

[Jonathan]

12 hours ago, happypalms said:

I purchased the plant that was flowering and lucked up. Then the one I already had flowered so I had two flowering pretty well much one after the other. They are both flowering now and I harvested seeds of both of them not long ago. So more to pop up I hope. They are cool tolerant and being small you would be able to overwinter inside easily. If my memory serves me correctly I think the seller was saying 15 years old or that might have been my dypsis louvelli I got from them. 
As I said to Harry it’s difficult to germinate very small imported seeds for reasons you are aware of. Actually how did you go on that brom seed you got from me?

No good unfortunately with the  brom seed...it has a short viability and just took too long to get to Australia I think.

On the other hand I've got three Chuniophoenix nana up so far, so happy with that, plus some C hainanensis from Tim popping up, so not all doom and gloom!

[Harry’s Palms]

If I were to see that , not knowing its identity , I would’ve thought a Licuala of some type . I never would guess.Very attractive palm there ! Harry

[PalmatierMeg]

Awww. I love those little ankle biters. I've tried them several times - potted only - but they didn't survive long term. I can't figure out why not. Do they prefer cool nights over tropical swelter?

[Harry’s Palms]

 So sorry to hear @peachy , we are having hot , dry winds this morning. The humidity drops , winds blow , and temps rise . I watered very well yesterday , soaking the ground good , but there is very little we can do for high pressure systems that suck the moisture out of everything. For us , in Southern California , Fall is not the best time . About 8 years ago we had a heat wave come through that lasted a few days , temps above 100f every day . It ended up killing my large Rhopalostylus Sapida in the courtyard . I loved that palm , grew it from a seedling . It was about 10’ tall when it died . Harry🤬

[Hu Palmeras]

Those Kerriodoxas Elegans are beautiful. Truly admirable, and whoever cultivates them will be their owner and master of these exotic luxuries. Mine are already sprouting from their long slumber. Up with you, growers, for the seeds must awaken from their long sleep!

[Than]

Wow, that's a forest, not a garden. Beautiful

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Than said:

Wow, that's a forest, not a garden. Beautiful

A living ecosystem! 

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7 hours ago, Jonathan said:

No good unfortunately with the  brom seed...it has a short viability and just took too long to get to Australia I think.

On the other hand I've got three Chuniophoenix nana up so far, so happy with that, plus some C hainanensis from Tim popping up, so not all doom and gloom!

That’s another story taking to long! My Chuniophoenix are popping up well. A few around the globe so they too should be popping up as well.

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3 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Awww. I love those little ankle biters. I've tried them several times - potted only - but they didn't survive long term. I can't figure out why not. Do they prefer cool nights over tropical swelter?

There beautiful and so cute. I get high temperatures up to 42 but most summer temps are around the 30s and mid 30s with lows of night temperatures in summer of 14 to to 20 degrees Celsius. Winter lows of 2 degrees and day temps of low 20s. So there can be big temperature fluctuations. The mother plants come from cairns so tropical temperatures all round. You may be just too cold? Or drainage? 

[Harry’s Palms]

Nice pics , beautiful garden / jungle. Harry