happypalms Another day in paradise in the garden

[happypalms]

A few more germinated seeds that need to be potted up. Lucked up with a few more dypsis minuta popping up. A good germination rate on the large form dasyantha and a few Pinanga spiralis. I used a fork to tease the seedlings out and will repot the rest the next chance I get, I hope this helps @Than it’s an easy process just don’t fuss over them. 

[Harry’s Palms]

Nice spot for those with just a bit of dappled sun peaking through. Harry

[Harry’s Palms]

A very nice yield there . Do you ever suffer initial loss after first potting up? Harry

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Nice spot for those with just a bit of dappled sun peaking through. Harry

It is a lovely spot in the garden, there is only room left there now for smaller understory plants and ground cover plants. Iam leaving room for the other larger palms so they are not lost in all the other foliage. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

23 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

A very nice yield there . Do you ever suffer initial loss after first potting up? Harry

Not a bad haul, yes I do sometimes but rarely and it’s more grower mistake than environmental, I would say more overwatering is the culprit for my loses, with so many varieties and a hankering for watering I have new seedlings in with larger seedlings and it’s just a habit of automatically watering them. Even an empty pot that has soil in it left in with the odd dead ones I water, the eye automatically clicks onto it and before I know it iam watering an empty container. Especially with tiny seedlings you need to really watch the watering, but container choices are critical for success. Round tubes are better than square tubes for seedlings, just an observation I have noticed. I lose more to rats than anything else, pithium and damping off are not a major issue but again watering control is the key to avoid such damage, oh and air flow you need rolling air over the top of your seedlings and plants, let’s just say it’s not rocket science but………

Richard 

[Harry’s Palms]

It sounds like you have a system . With that many plants you would have to. Harry

[happypalms]

On 2/5/2026 at 10:03 PM, Harry’s Palms said:

It sounds like you have a system . With that many plants you would have to. Harry

For me it’s easy and fun. More fun than anything else, Amy grandmother could grow a dead stick, I used to watch her as a kid watering her greenhouse every morning and learnt about winter watering from her. But hey give me hose and I will stand around all day watering just for fun! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

1 minute ago, happypalms said:

For me it’s easy and fun. More fun than anything else, Amy grandmother could grow a dead stick, I used to watch her as a kid watering her greenhouse every morning and learnt about winter watering from her. But hey give me hose and I will stand around all day watering just for fun! 
Richard 

Ps I now have a job on a 200 acre farm and you guessed it irrigation is that job, so lucky I get to do what I love for a job! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

Grew this little tacker from seed, you can definitely see it is not the run of the mill chamaedorea, they are special arenbergiana! 

[gyuseppe]

Richard I had about thirty of them, already quite large, but unfortunately they all died😥

[Harry’s Palms]

A very nice looking Chamaedorea , first one I’ve seen . Is this a clumpier? Harry

[gyuseppe]

and single trunk

[Harry’s Palms]

Thank you @gyuseppe. Harry

[palmtreesforpleasure]

This form may end up another species one day, it was collected by Don Hodel. There is only one seed producing plant in Australia of this unusual form.

Don send seed of it to his friend Ian Edwards in Cronulla NSW who has since passed.

 

Regards

Colin

[happypalms]

21 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard I had about thirty of them, already quite large, but unfortunately they all died😥

You can rebuild your collection, together we all can help you rebuild!

[happypalms]

19 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

A very nice looking Chamaedorea , first one I’ve seen . Is this a clumpier? Harry

You can tell there special, single trunk and a beautiful little palm!

Richard 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, palmtreesforpleasure said:

This form may end up another species one day, it was collected by Don Hodel. There is only one seed producing plant in Australia of this unusual form.

Don send seed of it to his friend Ian Edwards in Cronulla NSW who has since passed.

 

Regards

Colin

I have a few nice ones in my garden, around 5 feet of stem and looking gorgeous!

Richard 

[tim_brissy_13]

4 hours ago, palmtreesforpleasure said:

This form may end up another species one day, it was collected by Don Hodel. There is only one seed producing plant in Australia of this unusual form.

Don send seed of it to his friend Ian Edwards in Cronulla NSW who has since passed.

 

Regards

Colin

This is the first time I’ve seen this fine leaf form with pinnate fronds and I have to say it does look very different to typical arenbergiana at similar size (or the similar nationsiana which I can’t really tell apart). My seedlings are a bit behind Richard’s although growing quickly. 
 

For reference, here’s my C arenbergiana x nationsiana at a similar size. Only then did the fronds start to split and leaflets were very wide (late 2021, early 2022). They still are (last photo from Jan 2025). 
 

[happypalms]

Some of the recent winter plantings are loving the summer heat, just add water! Wallichia disticha Carpoxylon macrospermum Dictyosperma album conjugatum Dypsis rosea Areca Laos dwarfChelyocarpus spVariegated lanonia dasyantha Marojejya darinii Nenga banaensisDypsis lantzeana Dypsis basilonga Dypsis spChambeyronia houalouensis Dypsis utilis Dypsis baby red stem

Another couple of years and the garden will definitely have that tropical look! 

[happypalms]

Nothing like having a collection of pinangas in a few containers! Pinanga sarawakensis Pinanga Pinanga crassipaes Pinanga disticha complete leaf Pinanga rumphianaPinanga densifloraPinanga coronata Pinanga ponapaepinanga Borneo sp

[Harry’s Palms]

It looks like they have settled in nicely. The Dypsis Basilonga must be in a protected area because it looks unscathed . Mine has to be tied up or the delicate fronds break.Harry

[Mazat]

8 hours ago, happypalms said:

Some of the recent winter plantings are loving the summer heat, just add water! Wallichia disticha Carpoxylon macrospermum Dictyosperma album conjugatum Dypsis rosea Areca Laos dwarfChelyocarpus spVariegated lanonia dasyantha Marojejya darinii Nenga banaensisDypsis lantzeana Dypsis basilonga Dypsis spChambeyronia houalouensis Dypsis utilis Dypsis baby red stem

Another couple of years and the garden will definitely have that tropical look! 

They're thriving wonderfully, Richard 🤗

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

It looks like they have settled in nicely. The Dypsis Basilonga must be in a protected area because it looks unscathed . Mine has to be tied up or the delicate fronds break.Harry

Rocking along nicely as they say, if you don’t get frosts a lot has to be said for planting late winter, it works. The palms seem to get enough root development to endure our summers a bit stronger. 
My  garden is quite protected in a way from winds with the large gum trees softening the wind! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Mazat said:

They're thriving wonderfully, Richard 🤗

You would love this climate to garden with,  in comparison to your cold winters our winter is quite mild really. 

[tim_brissy_13]

Some beauties there! P tashiroi must be quite fast, you only got those seeds recently right? It’s definitely one Pinanga I’ll keep an eye on. If I had your climate I’d try to grow them all!

[happypalms]

53 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Some beauties there! P tashiroi must be quite fast, you only got those seeds recently right? It’s definitely one Pinanga I’ll keep an eye on. If I had your climate I’d try to grow them all!

Couple of classics for sure, tashiroi are fast and I had a good germination rate, see how they go this winter as a test! Iam sure you will be interested in one or two👍

[JohnAndSancho]

I think I've got the jungle room dialed in to where I can keep these alive. We'll see if I can get some seeds for a reasonable price later on in the year after I make some room. 

[Harry’s Palms]

That is a nice collection of a palm that I have yet to try , although I really don’t think they would be happy in my environment . Harry

[happypalms]

On 2/13/2026 at 4:57 AM, JohnAndSancho said:

I think I've got the jungle room dialed in to where I can keep these alive. We'll see if I can get some seeds for a reasonable price later on in the year after I make some room. 

That’s the go John, humidity is the only issue indoors. Start with coronata it’s easy and should be available if you look in the right direction, a few of the others might be a bit more difficult and expensive to start with! 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

That is a nice collection of a palm that I have yet to try , although I really don’t think they would be happy in my environment . Harry

You may surprise yourself with a few of them, pinanga sarawakensis I had dead and buried in summer after I purchased the original one, so confident it would die I donated it to the botanical gardens that had a climate controlled hothouse. Coronata would live and disticha in a container protected would live. Just because they are rare and super exotic looking doesn’t mean they are not tough! 
Richard 

[happypalms]

Getting some good rainfall so time to plant a few more plants in the garden!licual triphylla var stenophylla anthurium claudiae Joey magnifica sabinara magnifica draceana goldieana 

[happypalms]

The collection certainly increased last winter and spring, with a lot of new varieties going into the ground. And with the temperature the other day 38 degrees and somewhat hot and dry they faired up nicely. And with some great rainfall in the last couple of days and more on the way things are rather growing well. So if your in the zone push market for some new varieties these ones are tried and tested for cool conditions down to 2 degrees Celsius! lanonia centralisCalyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana Calyptrocalyx yummutumunedypsis spArenga hookeriana Areca songthanhensischamaedorea nubium lanonia calciphilla arenga caudata Wallichia marianneaedypsis spchamaedorea Ernest augustii Johannesteijannia altifrons heterospathe barfordi polyandrococus caudescens synecanthus warscewiczianus Pinanga sarawakensis Chambeyronia pyriformis reindhardtia simplex ptychosperma cunneatumdypsis scottiana 

[Tyrone]

Ahh. Looking good. But to live in a place where 2C is the absolute minimum……, Total climate envy man. 

[Tyrone]

Looking good. What it would be like to live in an area with frequent summer rains and where the absolute minumum is 2C. Total climate envy man.
Its blowing gusty easterlies here and expecting thunderstorms but we may actually miss out on any rain. 😦

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Tyrone said:

Ahh. Looking good. But to live in a place where 2C is the absolute minimum……, Total climate envy man. 

You can give me nothing below 10, that’s my own personal preference! 

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Tyrone said:

Looking good. What it would be like to live in an area with frequent summer rains and where the absolute minumum is 2C. Total climate envy man.
Its blowing gusty easterlies here and expecting thunderstorms but we may actually miss out on any rain. 😦

I think it’s called another day in paradise! I could not handle a climate unfavourable for tropicals, it’s bad enough I can’t grow a lot of super tropicals but to have 0 degrees Celsius and below with frosts no thank you. I would sell up and move, iam lucky I can get away growing what I have for now, I think the game changer was that’s there is so many new exotic species available now as compared to years ago. 

[Harry’s Palms]

17 hours ago, happypalms said:

I think it’s called another day in paradise! I could not handle a climate unfavourable for tropicals, it’s bad enough I can’t grow a lot of super tropicals but to have 0 degrees Celsius and below with frosts no thank you. I would sell up and move, iam lucky I can get away growing what I have for now, I think the game changer was that’s there is so many new exotic species available now as compared to years ago. 

Well , that’s one way to look at it. You certainly have a wonderful collection and the palms you have are thriving . If it were more tropical some of the temperate region palms would not thrive . I learned a lot from my trips to Maui. Palms that I have here don’t make it very long over there , Chrysalidiocarpus Decaryi , Howea Foresteriana and others are temporary , often succumbing to the warm night time temps or high humidity. But that three to one growth ratio…..what’s not to love! Harry

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Well , that’s one way to look at it. You certainly have a wonderful collection and the palms you have are thriving . If it were more tropical some of the temperate region palms would not thrive . I learned a lot from my trips to Maui. Palms that I have here don’t make it very long over there , Chrysalidiocarpus Decaryi , Howea Foresteriana and others are temporary , often succumbing to the warm night time temps or high humidity. But that three to one growth ratio…..what’s not to love! Harry

It’s just unique microclimate I have that helps a lot, plus all the new palm varieties available now. Deep sandy Liam soil is what palms love with good drainage, the ocean air influence a large canopy cover with the Australian bush. These factors alone help the garden immensely. I have a few drawbacks in the fact the gum trees and some very large ones on my property drink all water available and store that water if there is excess for future dry times and a tad cool in winter. But apart from that it’s a palm growers paradise and if you add a bit of garden cultivation with water iam in a palm growers heaven. 
Richard 

[Hu Palmeras]

🤭💪💪

[kinzyjr]

7 hours ago, happypalms said:

It’s just unique microclimate I have that helps a lot, plus all the new palm varieties available now. Deep sandy Liam soil is what palms love with good drainage, the ocean air influence a large canopy cover with the Australian bush. These factors alone help the garden immensely. I have a few drawbacks in the fact the gum trees and some very large ones on my property drink all water available and store that water if there is excess for future dry times and a tad cool in winter. But apart from that it’s a palm growers paradise and if you add a bit of garden cultivation with water iam in a palm growers heaven. 
Richard 

Amen!  Rich, sandy loam for the win.  After this last cold blast, we'll all take your version of cool in a heartbeat