Howea forsteriana - already planted

[Mazat]

Howea forsteriana - already planted, the second gift from otto ...

of course he knew that i had another one in the house. now there are two, one inside and the other outside ...

you'll be fine and i'll help you grow it at a later date, was the message sabine gave me from otto this morning.
he had just planted it yesterday. he also told sabine the whole story about lord howe island where it is found. i think i underestimated him the so called trachycarpus grower in every way 🤔

[happypalms]

Howea fosteriana there are hundreds if not thousands of them in my area being grown! Lord Howe island only a short plane flight away for me, an easy destination to get to! Many old palm growers in my area have many tales  of going to lord Howe and collecting seeds!

[peachy]

What I find strange is that Kentia palms are sold everywhere. I see them in commercial buildings in big pots or sometimes in someone's house but I can count on one hand them amount of times I have seen one planted in a private garden. It is the same as Chamaedoreas, people think they are pot plants only and never think of planting any.

Peachy

[Davidlon]

They’re a little tricky to keep alive for me. I’ve recently learned they need lots of airflow here in Florida.. I’ve lost hundreds of them that I have grown from seed. They take a while to germinate unless you help them. I think I will try some again because they are very beautiful.

[Harry’s Palms]

1 hour ago, peachy said:

What I find strange is that Kentia palms are sold everywhere. I see them in commercial buildings in big pots or sometimes in someone's house but I can count on one hand them amount of times I have seen one planted in a private garden. It is the same as Chamaedoreas, people think they are pot plants only and never think of planting any.

Peachy

Here , they are in a lot of gardens and planted around commercial buildings. The curious thing to me is the price , still expensive to buy . I guess the slow germination , even in the greenhouses. Harry

[Harry’s Palms]

50 minutes ago, Davidlon said:

They’re a little tricky to keep alive for me. I’ve recently learned they need lots of airflow here in Florida.. I’ve lost hundreds of them that I have grown from seed. They take a while to germinate unless you help them. I think I will try some again because they are very beautiful.

You are not alone , they are a bit fussy in Hawaii as well. Here , they grow like crazy . They need a more temperate climate . A cool night time temperature really helps . Even in summer , our nights are cool . We also get afternoon breezes almost every afternoon. Harry

[peachy]

53 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Here , they are in a lot of gardens and planted around commercial buildings. The curious thing to me is the price , still expensive to buy . I guess the slow germination , even in the greenhouses. Harry

Not very expensive here. About the same price range as Bangalows and Alexanders

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, peachy said:

What I find strange is that Kentia palms are sold everywhere. I see them in commercial buildings in big pots or sometimes in someone's house but I can count on one hand them amount of times I have seen one planted in a private garden. It is the same as Chamaedoreas, people think they are pot plants only and never think of planting any.

Peachy

The nursery I worked in years ago sold them a multiple plants for the indoor plant hire business in Sydney. Yes there are thousands planted in industrial areas hotels large complex blocks resorts, pretty well much most places that require landscaping done. In my area on the coast you do see a few around in front yards, but I think that’s a coastal thing where they wanted a palm that takes salt air. I do see a lot of coconut palms around by the beach front areas as well. But the good old kentia stands out in coastal towns, the one you don’t see much of is the bellmooreana var it’s rare and much better looking in my opinion, once again they are around my area due to the kentia nursery that was here 35 years ago. I grow a few fosteriana but it’s the bellmooreana iam intrested in long term.

Richard 

[Tyrone]

3 hours ago, happypalms said:

The nursery I worked in years ago sold them a multiple plants for the indoor plant hire business in Sydney. Yes there are thousands planted in industrial areas hotels large complex blocks resorts, pretty well much most places that require landscaping done. In my area on the coast you do see a few around in front yards, but I think that’s a coastal thing where they wanted a palm that takes salt air. I do see a lot of coconut palms around by the beach front areas as well. But the good old kentia stands out in coastal towns, the one you don’t see much of is the bellmooreana var it’s rare and much better looking in my opinion, once again they are around my area due to the kentia nursery that was here 35 years ago. I grow a few fosteriana but it’s the bellmooreana iam intrested in long term.

Richard 

There’s heaps growing in coastal southern wa towns. In fact they do better in Albany than Perth. Even inland in towns like Pemberton, the old karri forest timber areas, Kentias do very well.

Now when it comes to belmoreana their scarcity is simply a supply issue. I went to the nursery on LHI and asked them if I could source some belmoreana from them and they don’t even grow them. They are only interested in forsteriana mainly for the indoor plant trade. The lady their said that belmoreana don’t really grow well on the mainland, which is not true. I ended up getting 1000 seed from RPS. Ironic that it’s easier to get an Australian palm from overseas. 

Im planting heaps of belmoreana around the property here. A beautiful palm. 

[peachy]

11 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

There’s heaps growing in coastal southern wa towns. In fact they do better in Albany than Perth. Even inland in towns like Pemberton, the old karri forest timber areas, Kentias do very well.

Now when it comes to belmoreana their scarcity is simply a supply issue. I went to the nursery on LHI and asked them if I could source some belmoreana from them and they don’t even grow them. They are only interested in forsteriana mainly for the indoor plant trade. The lady their said that belmoreana don’t really grow well on the mainland, which is not true. I ended up getting 1000 seed from RPS. Ironic that it’s easier to get an Australian palm from overseas. 

Im planting heaps of belmoreana around the property here. A beautiful palm. 

i have found that for some reason or other that Belmoreana cannot take any neglect in the early years, while Kentias are pretty tough. Once established they are equal to each other.

[happypalms]

37 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

There’s heaps growing in coastal southern wa towns. In fact they do better in Albany than Perth. Even inland in towns like Pemberton, the old karri forest timber areas, Kentias do very well.

Now when it comes to belmoreana their scarcity is simply a supply issue. I went to the nursery on LHI and asked them if I could source some belmoreana from them and they don’t even grow them. They are only interested in forsteriana mainly for the indoor plant trade. The lady their said that belmoreana don’t really grow well on the mainland, which is not true. I ended up getting 1000 seed from RPS. Ironic that it’s easier to get an Australian palm from overseas. 

Im planting heaps of belmoreana around the property here. A beautiful palm. 

Bells are easy to grow I don’t know if my soil is similar to lord Howe being so close to the island as far as the crow flies. I find them tough as and easy. There are some beautiful ones in my area. I guess they like my climate! I visited a nursery in pert once omg it was lacking so many different varieties of plants and that was 20 years ago. Crazy to have a quarantine state in our own country. I understand the WA wild flower industry and weeds getting out of control. But I can’t see Joey palms becoming a weed in any hurry there!

[donalt]

I've always loved kentia palms but so few do well in Florida due to the long, intense heat and sun. Recently I bought a 7gallon pot of 4 lentils and will plant them in a shade protected area of the back yard.  Wish me luck! If anyone is looking for these palms, call MB Palms in Orlando.

Leu Gardens, Orlando, has some nice kentias which do well in partially shaded areas of the gardens.

[Mazat]

3 hours ago, donalt said:

I've always loved kentia palms but so few do well in Florida due to the long, intense heat and sun. Recently I bought a 7gallon pot of 4 lentils and will plant them in a shade protected area of the back yard.  Wish me luck! If anyone is looking for these palms, call MB Palms in Orlando.

Leu Gardens, Orlando, has some nice kentias which do well in partially shaded areas of the gardens.

good luck, donalt.

we like this kind of palm also very much.

here they are rather one of the more expensive palms. we are grateful for this gift 🤗