Dypsis rosea looking good

[happypalms]

A nice little rosea looking good. It should be fine for winter, this will be its first winter in the greenhouse. I was lucky to get this one at the recent pacsoa show. So far so good it’s tucking itself in for winter. 

[tim_brissy_13]

It will grow fine for you Richard. Tough palm. Does fine for me way down here, just a bit of sun burn which should cease now it’s getting covered by Chambeyronia oliviformis. I would even say it’s a fast grower. 4.5 years from your size to mine at about 3m tall (I’ll deal with the issue of it hitting the eaves after winter 😆). 

[peachy]

I searched every square centimetre of that bloody show and never laid eyes on a D rosea. @tim_brissy_13  I am just a silly woman but before planting near the house I always measure out from the wall so a tall plant will avoid the eaves.  The time saved from that could be spent playing with your new parti colour sleeve Peke.

[Kim]

You will appreciate every stage of Dypsis rosea, it really is a beautiful palm. Mine is lost in a jumble of palms and fallen trees, I have to get right next to it to get a good look.  One is not enough; I should have bought 5.  

 

[Harry’s Palms]

They are spectacular looking palms . I would readily put one in my garden if I stumble onto it. @Kim nice coloring on the crown of that one. Harry

[tim_brissy_13]

7 hours ago, peachy said:

I searched every square centimetre of that bloody show and never laid eyes on a D rosea. @tim_brissy_13  I am just a silly woman but before planting near the house I always measure out from the wall so a tall plant will avoid the eaves.  The time saved from that could be spent playing with your new parti colour sleeve Peke.

Honestly Oeaxhy I didn’t measure this one out because I really didn’t expect D rosea to ever grow well in Melbourne let alone reach the eaves in less than 5 years. A stake and a ratchet strap next spring will slowly fix it up

[peachy]

8 hours ago, Kim said:

You will appreciate every stage of Dypsis rosea, it really is a beautiful palm. Mine is lost in a jumble of palms and fallen trees, I have to get right next to it to get a good look.  One is not enough; I should have bought 5.  

 

Around the time I realised just how pretty these are so did everyone else and due to that I still don't have one.  I envy your space and easy access to the rare and pretty palms.

Peachy

[Harry’s Palms]

Agreed , @peachy , Richard has the connections and space for many rare palms we dream about. Good news is we know what to look for when out looking for new palms to add , the challenge is finding them . In Southern California , I am driving distance to folks who have some rare stuff for sale once in a while , maybe some that I can afford. 🙄Harry

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

It will grow fine for you Richard. Tough palm. Does fine for me way down here, just a bit of sun burn which should cease now it’s getting covered by Chambeyronia oliviformis. I would even say it’s a fast grower. 4.5 years from your size to mine at about 3m tall (I’ll deal with the issue of it hitting the eaves after winter 😆). 

Nice one Tim and if it grows in sunny warm Melbourne, it will be rocket ship up here then. And it looks like a house renovation in the form of eaves removal to me you can’t have the Palm being damaged by the house, the house has to go man, priorities in the right order for heaven’s sake. 

[happypalms]

12 hours ago, peachy said:

I searched every square centimetre of that bloody show and never laid eyes on a D rosea. @tim_brissy_13  I am just a silly woman but before planting near the house I always measure out from the wall so a tall plant will avoid the eaves.  The time saved from that could be spent playing with your new parti colour sleeve Peke.

Oh there’s a story behind getting this one peachy apart from getting my dead grandmother (god bless her),  I had bring in the wife a testimonial story saying that she had always wanted one and Colin was not budging until the wife turned up with that story. Now if Colin wants a peke you might be in luck trading one with him to get a rosea. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Agreed , @peachy , Richard has the connections and space for many rare palms we dream about. Good news is we know what to look for when out looking for new palms to add , the challenge is finding them . In Southern California , I am driving distance to folks who have some rare stuff for sale once in a while , maybe some that I can afford. 🙄Harry

Spend up and buy Harry we only live once. Wait until I go to North Queensland and visit the my favourite growers up there then you will see intriguing rare plants. I don’t mind zone pushing with so many new palm varieties out there someone has to do it and if it encourages and iam sure it has, some growers to purchase rare stuff that they thought would not grow unless seeing them grow out of said grow zones I say push away on the new stuff. You just gotta be prepared to watch a few die but the winners out way the dead, but is till look at those lucky Hawaii growers and think if only. But there is stuff that they cant grow and visa versa. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Kim said:

You will appreciate every stage of Dypsis rosea, it really is a beautiful palm. Mine is lost in a jumble of palms and fallen trees, I have to get right next to it to get a good look.  One is not enough; I should have bought 5.  

 

As usual @Kim your palms are spectacular. If I see a hundred of them iam buying the lot that’s for sure one spectacular palm.