R. regia variants?

[byuind]

I was out in the yard today giving everything the Saturday lookover and I noticed that one of my Royals appears to have a much more “red”appearance than the others. I have 5 total and this is the only one that shows this coloring at all.

 

I am wondering if this is perhaps a Puerto Rican variety? So Boriquena i guess it would be called?

Did i get lucky on this one?

 

 

 

[James B]

I had one in my old garden that had bright purple red crown shafts after the old boot came off. 

[Fusca]

On 1/6/2024 at 10:10 AM, byuind said:

I am wondering if this is perhaps a Puerto Rican variety? So Boriquena i guess it would be called?

It might be borinquena if the coloring on the trunk itself is cinnamon colored.  It seems too early to tell at this stage.

[byuind]

On 1/7/2024 at 1:05 PM, Fusca said:

It might be borinquena if the coloring on the trunk itself is cinnamon colored.  It seems too early to tell at this stage.

Well these are all boring answers lol

[Fusca]

1 hour ago, byuind said:

Well these are all boring answers lol

If it makes you feel any better I've grown both regia and borinquena from seed and the borinquena always had more red coloring to the new sprouts.

[byuind]

15 hours ago, Fusca said:

If it makes you feel any better I've grown both regia and borinquena from seed and the borinquena always had more red coloring to the new sprouts.

Makes me feel way better… because now I can dream! I wanted one and maybe I already have one!

[Fusca]

2 hours ago, byuind said:

Makes me feel way better… because now I can dream! I wanted one and maybe I already have one!

If it is borinquena you'll also notice a faster growth rate and less cold hardiness.  I imagine in St. Augustine you'll have some cold testing at some point.  

[byuind]

2 hours ago, Fusca said:

If it is borinquena you'll also notice a faster growth rate and less cold hardiness.  I imagine in St. Augustine you'll have some cold testing at some point.  

About how much less are we talking? Like 5 degrees or more than that?

[Fusca]

On 1/9/2024 at 5:44 PM, byuind said:

About how much less are we talking? Like 5 degrees or more than that?

Not sure - you might want to check out Jeremy's latest spreadsheet in the thread below.  Hopefully you can find some experiences close to your area.  In the "Freeze Damage Data" forum Joe Palma stated a definite difference in hardiness he has personally seen in palms he has grown but he didn't give specific temperature differences.