Iguanura wallichiana, GF and paddle leaf

[happypalms]

There are a couple of iguanura that tolerate the cool weather, at first I had them in the hothouse thinking that was what they needed to survive in my climate and all that did was give me dried leaf edges due to lack of humidity. Iam still reluctant to plant them in the ground. I will wait gor them to have survived about 4 winters, which will give a bit more confidence in them surviving winters in the ground and hopefully they will be a bit bigger. 

[peachy]

My little Iguanura is having it's first outdoor winter, but at the first sign of distress he will be back indoors. We had 3 nights of 5c this week and tonight is expected to be the same.  So far he is doing fine. I think the reasonably warm days are compensating.

Peachy

[happypalms]

56 minutes ago, peachy said:

My little Iguanura is having it's first outdoor winter, but at the first sign of distress he will be back indoors. We had 3 nights of 5c this week and tonight is expected to be the same.  So far he is doing fine. I think the reasonably warm days are compensating.

Peachy

I was surprised as to how cool tolerant they were for such an exotic tropical palm. A zone push winner. But the jury is still out just like the mushroom killer time will tell if it really grows well or struggles.

Richard 

[Mazat]

1 hour ago, peachy said:

My little Iguanura is having it's first outdoor winter, but at the first sign of distress he will be back indoors. We had 3 nights of 5c this week and tonight is expected to be the same.  So far he is doing fine. I think the reasonably warm days are compensating.

Peachy

safety first, that's a good thought on your part. 

[Harry’s Palms]

Looks like it is doing well , even a pup coming on that one. Harry

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Mazat said:

safety first, that's a good thought on your part. 

There pretty special and rare. Are you allowed to import live plants?

[happypalms]

17 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Looks like it is doing well , even a pup coming on that one. Harry

They are slow to get a move on they like high soil temperatures and water. 
Richard

[Mazat]

22 hours ago, happypalms said:

There pretty special and rare. Are you allowed to import live plants?

partly yes. There is a so-called species list with the non-permitted species that are considered invasive (opinions differ so much).

A friend of mine ordered Hyophorbe lagenicaulis from the USA 2 years ago in the fall of October and it went through customs and everything.

However, he had watered it so heavily when it arrived that it soon died. The roots were rotten. He asked me when it was too late.

I look at the current species list again.

 

[Mazat]

22 hours ago, happypalms said:

There pretty special and rare. Are you allowed to import live plants?

Certain plants can only be imported from third countries with a phytosanitary certificate. Anyone wishing to import such plants must have the plant and its phytosanitary certificate checked by the customs authorities when entering Switzerland.

Updated on August 14, 2024

Richard, my colleague just told me that he ordered through etsy.com because he knows someone who works there and it worked this year with flowers. From that point of view, the import should work.

[happypalms]

12 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Certain plants can only be imported from third countries with a phytosanitary certificate. Anyone wishing to import such plants must have the plant and its phytosanitary certificate checked by the customs authorities when entering Switzerland.

Updated on August 14, 2024

Richard, my colleague just told me that he ordered through etsy.com because he knows someone who works there and it worked this year with flowers. From that point of view, the import should work.

Sounds a bit like a typical customs logistical nightmare to me like most rules and regulations.

[Mazat]

38 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Sounds a bit like a typical customs logistical nightmare to me like most rules and regulations.

yes, the thinking of the authorities is unfortunately very small checkered here, often