Another South American palm lytocarum weddlianum

[happypalms]

The forgotten lytocarum from South America as usual taking a back seat to the more exotic South American palms. They are flowering again as the weather cools down and the days are getting shorter triggering the flowering response. An easy palm to germinate and grow. If the rains stay away I might get a good pollination with the help of the bees.  I usually collect and germinate the seeds. They are such a lovely palm and quite predictable in growth and size fitting into most gardening situations. A beautiful palm from Brazil that will always have a spot in my garden any day. 

[Mazat]

33 minutes ago, happypalms said:

The forgotten lytocarum from South America as usual taking a back seat to the more exotic South American palms. They are flowering again as the weather cools down and the days are getting shorter triggering the flowering response. An easy palm to germinate and grow. If the rains stay away I might get a good pollination with the help of the bees.  I usually collect and germinate the seeds. They are such a lovely palm and quite predictable in growth and size fitting into most gardening situations. A beautiful palm from Brazil that will always have a spot in my garden any day. 

a beauty 🤗

[Brad52]

Not forgotten, these 3 have dropped copious amounts of seed but no seedlings under them.

[JohnAndSancho]

I've got a baby. I had 2 more - mom dropped one, and the other one has started to lean in its pot and I guess I was too aggressive in standing it back up. But they're so elegant and I had to have one after seeing Pal Meir's thread on them. I just wish mine grew like his. Maybe I need to find water from some mystical random well. 

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On 5/28/2025 at 5:25 AM, Brad52 said:

Not forgotten, these 3 have dropped copious amounts of seed but no seedlings under them.

Beautiful and in a bit of sun. Must be all that tropical rain in Hawaii looking after them. Rats eating the seeds perhaps.

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22 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I've got a baby. I had 2 more - mom dropped one, and the other one has started to lean in its pot and I guess I was too aggressive in standing it back up. But they're so elegant and I had to have one after seeing Pal Meir's thread on them. I just wish mine grew like his. Maybe I need to find water from some mystical random well. 

For such a small to medium palm there fantastic. Leave the one you have on its side it will make a fantastic specimen. 

[JohnAndSancho]

59 minutes ago, happypalms said:

For such a small to medium palm there fantastic. Leave the one you have on its side it will make a fantastic specimen. 

Oh I stood that one up. I had it for years and it never grew much. It didn't like it and died. It's mulch now. I've got one I bought last year. I keep thinking it's time to pot it up and then I remember how long Pal Meir kept his in tiny pots. 

[Brad52]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Beautiful and in a bit of sun. Must be all that tropical rain in Hawaii looking after them. Rats eating the seeds perhaps.

Yes, all day, direct sun and these just endured a very dry period in about 4” of soil before you hit solid lava so I think they are pretty tough.  But we rarely get above 82F so a kinder, more gentle direct sun than other places Ive lived.

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8 hours ago, Brad52 said:

Yes, all day, direct sun and these just endured a very dry period in about 4” of soil before you hit solid lava so I think they are pretty tough.  But we rarely get above 82F so a kinder, more gentle direct sun than other places Ive lived.

Tougher than an old leather boot I would say. You lucky Hawaii growers!