Hydriastele pinangoides starting to flower

[Brian]

This palm gets a bit too much sun this time of year and is more exposed to the sea breeze so it doesn’t always look its best. I fertilized it recently and now it’s starting to flower for the first time. 
Please share photos of yours if you grow this palm.

 

 

[Harry’s Palms]

I don’t have one , not sure it would even grow here . I sure enjoy looking at yours, quite colorful. Harry

[realarch]

Brian, I had one for years and it never did look that great. I’d feed it, spray it mulch it, and it always looked kind of just so so. I finally just cut it down after ten years of a less than optimal existence. Don’t miss it at all. 

Just sharing my experience, you may have more patience. Good luck. 

Tim

[Brian]

Thanks for sharing your experience Tim. Mine looked really good when I had it in the shade house but I planted it out in the garden a few years ago in a spot that is too exposed to the sea breeze. If I run out of patience I might try to move it to a more protected area and see how that goes. 

[STLOUISPALMGUY]

If you get some seeds from it, I would love to try and grow them. I can then send you pictures of the babies 😂 

[WaianaeCrider]

Planted a 1 gal pot from FB 2 years ago in pretty much deep shade on a terraced hillside.  It's doing quite nicely there.  To young to think about flowers but it's happy with 40 minutes of water twice a  week.  To bad the birds up above like to poop on it from time to time. LOL

[Brian]

Nice leaf form Steve!

[WaianaeCrider]

4 hours ago, Brian said:

Nice leaf form Steve!

Mahalo.  Moved a LOT of rocks when I was younger.  LOL