Livistona australis - flowering

[Tyrone]

Not the rarest of palms but this grouping of Livistona australis have been in the ground for 10 years from 15L bags and the tallest is flowering for the first time. I can see 4 more spathes coming out but there may be more. I’ve got quite a few planted around the place and can’t wait to grow more from my own seed and maybe get a few volunteers around the place. These are pretty tough but you still have to plant them above the high tide mark on my swampy land. They still don’t like being inundated for weeks when small. Maybe when they trunk it’s much less of an issue. I’ve lost a few to drowning but apart from that - bulletproof. 

[gyuseppe]

Tyrone, my plant has been producing seeds for 5 years, it produces seeds every year.

[gyuseppe]

[Harry’s Palms]

@gyuseppe and @TyroneThose are very nice . I really like the look of these palms . Not that common here but they grow like weeds in our temperate climate. Mine is still quite young but growing relatively fast , much faster than L. Chinensis. The combination of the deeply divided and costapalmate frond give it a unique look . I stuck mine on a south facing slope in full sun , no problem at all. It wasn’t that healthy when I got it , but it recovered immediately once planted. Harry

[happypalms]

Nice one Tyrone as a person who has seen them habitat many times (old enduro motorcycles rider) I saw a lot of the in many different locations mostly in wet ares that soak with good rainfall at the bottom of cliffs where the low lying land floods and in almost seasonal swamp country. So in habitat they will tolerate very wet conditions, but these are rainfall conditions not taking into account for drought conditions in Australia and that can be a lot of months over the season of very conditions, and last for years of drought conditions. A lot  like a camel they drink and fill up there trunk full of water stored up for those very dry times ahead.

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Nice one growing in Italy I see, but us Australians grow the best Australis here round @Tyrone @happypalms palms!

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

@gyuseppe and @TyroneThose are very nice . I really like the look of these palms . Not that common here but they grow like weeds in our temperate climate. Mine is still quite young but growing relatively fast , much faster than L. Chinensis. The combination of the deeply divided and costapalmate frond give it a unique look . I stuck mine on a south facing slope in full sun , no problem at all. It wasn’t that healthy when I got it , but it recovered immediately once planted. Harry

Oh to live in the native habitat Livistonia Australis, one lucky Australian iam!