Flamethrower struggling! Any ideas?

[Vic008]

So got this flamethrower about 6 months ago, started out fine but over the really rainy winter and cold winter (for the area) here in Long Beach California it’s looking a ragged.

some background…Transitioned it to full sun over 3 months and the last 3 months in full sun has been getting progressively worse.

It has a spike that was growing pretty fast until about December then almost completely stopped. Has been fertilized with fertilizer spikes and I water it about every 3 days with drip irrigation for about 3 min for a total of about 2 gallons.   
 

I’m pretty new to growing palms started last fall any direction would be appreciated. Thank you! 
 

 

[Merlyn]

I think the flamethrower is getting...er...torched by the sun.  Here in Florida they are not full sun palms, even with the humidity at nearly daily thunderstorms.  Even with the coastal humidity in Long Beach, I think they are a shade-only palm.  Hopefully some CA people can chime in and give you better info.

[Beachpalms]

I have an 8 year old flamethrower in central florida that is very healthy. It get  full sun all day. It will just take some time acclimating. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

Too much sun, Victor. It’s a juvenile and would be best situated in full to partial shade. As an adult, Flamethrowers can tolerate more sun but still look best in the shade. I have twelve of them in my Bay Area garden, all in full to partial shade except for one that’s in a sunnier position. It’s the only one that burns in the summer even though it’s been in that position for years. 

[Harry’s Palms]

I am in Southern California. My Chamberoynia is in the sun most of the day . It burns but looks healthy. The color is nice dark green. I planted it as a seedling and it was sheltered from the sun by a canopy of other palms . Now , 25 years later , it has outgrown the other palms and found the sun. In the summer , where I am , we have arid summers and it shows on the older fronds. It is still a beautiful palm. Yours is still very young and 3 months is nothing as at that age , it is very slow growing . It will improve after a year or two , but slowly.  Harry

[happypalms]

Palms will sulk when being grown in a container then planted in the ground Jim is also on the money with the full sun make a wire cage place some shade cloth over the top of it which will take the pressure of your palm in the sun giving the roots time to establish after a couple of new leaves it should be fine to remove the shade cloth keep the water up to it and use seaweed extract to fertilise with