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Show me your Kerriodoxa elegans

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January 29, 20251 yr

I found this 15g baby tucked away in my bamboo, I had forgotten to plant it. Our intern helped plant it. This is a very forgiving plant, I neglected it for 4 years, I had bought it during the pandemic shut down, no water no fertilizer and it's no worse off for the wear.

Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25

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January 29, 20251 yr

She’s a beauty.

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January 29, 20251 yr

They don’t come any better than the kerriodoxa, one of my favourites.

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January 29, 20251 yr

Mine is a little baby but seems to be a steady grower. Didnt even notice the trip here or lose a leaf. I thought your area would be too cool for it though so im glad to be wrong there. Nice palm!

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January 29, 20251 yr

I have a couple of 2 year old seedlings. In the house. Great palms!!! Very forgiving.
I water a lot. They even handle dry heating air.

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January 30, 20251 yr

Kerriodoxa elegans is great for covering areas that you don’t want people to see. I have some that I use to cover a power transformer and a few others that I randomly planted throughout the garden.

18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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January 30, 20251 yr

23 hours ago, flplantguy said:

Mine is a little baby but seems to be a steady grower. Didnt even notice the trip here or lose a leaf. I thought your area would be too cool for it though so im glad to be wrong there. Nice palm!

For such a beautiful tropical looking palm they do take the cold well. I don’t think a frost would be there friend, they grow as far south as Sydney that I know of. A temperature as low as 0 degrees Celsius they would take my ones get 2 degrees Celsius possibly lower.

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January 30, 20251 yr

3 hours ago, Brian said:

Kerriodoxa elegans is great for covering areas that you don’t want people to see. I have some that I use to cover a power transformer and a few others that I randomly planted throughout the garden.

Couple of nice winners there.

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January 31, 20251 yr

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11 hours ago, happypalms said:

For such a beautiful tropical looking palm they do take the cold well. I don’t think a frost would be there friend, they grow as far south as Sydney that I know of. A temperature as low as 0 degrees Celsius they would take my ones get 2 degrees Celsius possibly lower.

I think the hardness may also come from its drought tolerance. A number of my potted specimens were sitting in places where they dried out completely in between more rainy periods and seem to be no worse off for the wear.

Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25