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A few joeys in pots

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happypalms Grand Master

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Another easy palm to grow in containers. Joeys like a substrate thay is very free draining, almost a hydroponic soilless mix coco coir perlite with a bit of good quality potting mix, and lots of liquid fertiliser. There that easy. 

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Binhi Palms Rookie

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What is a joey?

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happypalms Grand Master

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On 9/23/2025 at 9:57 PM, Binhi Palms said:

What is a joey?

Johannesteijsmannia with 4 different varieties, Altifrons, perakensis, magnifica and lanceolata. All beautiful palms highly sought after!

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xtazia Enthusiast

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my slow poke joey is FINALLY opening its second frond. I have had the seedling for getting close to a year now. 

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On 10/25/2025 at 8:28 AM, xtazia said:

my slow poke joey is FINALLY opening its second frond. I have had the seedling for getting close to a year now. 

They like warm soil temperatures, and are slow regardless. Give them cool temperatures and are even slower. 

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11 hours ago, happypalms said:

They like warm soil temperatures, and are slow regardless. Give them cool temperatures and are even slower. 

my joey is adorable though. one of my favorite palms. i keep him warm in my greenhouse cabinet 💕

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happypalms Grand Master

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10 minutes ago, xtazia said:

my joey is adorable though. one of my favorite palms. i keep him warm in my greenhouse cabinet 💕

They are one of my absolute favourite palms. Quite easy to grow just add water. 
And a very rewarding palm to grow! 

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They are beautiful palms! I can only see them in photos, I can't grow them here, but no complaints, I do have some beautiful Phoenix Roebelenii hybrids.

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happypalms Grand Master

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On 10/30/2025 at 4:23 PM, gyuseppe said:

They are beautiful palms! I can only see them in photos, I can't grow them here, but no complaints, I do have some beautiful Phoenix Roebelenii hybrids.

You could grow one by placing it inside in winter until the cold weather has passed. Place it back outside when the temperature reaches around 8 degrees Celsius in the mornings at the end of winter. But iam sure it would be slow in your climate. 

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Hello Richard, 

Isn't a joey hard to grow? Doesn't it need high humidity?

I often read that they die after repotting because of root disturbance.  So would it be helpful to use a big pot already for a seedling?

Maybe I should try one.

Eckhard 

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On 11/9/2025 at 8:47 AM, Palmensammler said:

Hello Richard, 

Isn't a joey hard to grow? Doesn't it need high humidity?

I often read that they die after repotting because of root disturbance.  So would it be helpful to use a big pot already for a seedling?

Maybe I should try one.

Eckhard 

Joeys are easy and a lot tougher than one would think. Treat as any other palm, they need good drainage. I have a few around my garden. All under irrigation it is the best way to grow them, they love water to grow a Joey you have to garden a Joey and work them to get results it’s the best way they respond well to cultivation. My climate gets hot dry weather at times but even the days when the weather gets dry and I can’t get enough water into them. They still manage to take it well. But that’s humidity levels around 65 give or take a few. So they seem to do ok at that level of humidity. 
They don’t like root disturbance when potting up, but I have dug up joeys and out of 6-3 lived.
They seem to have this trait that the runts dont live only the strong amongst them do. I have had many different potting stages and each potting stage they get stronger but the weakest in those batch’s die. You can tell them by their root development and vigorour you kinda spot them. But in the end you get good solid plants so give them a go! 

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@happypalms I think I could actually keep them healthy in this grow room now. Just seeds are unobtainable and I'm still not paying $125 for a seedling. 

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5 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

@happypalms I think I could actually keep them healthy in this grow room now. Just seeds are unobtainable and I'm still not paying $125 for a seedling. 

Crazy prices for a Chambeyronia. I come across seeds now and then and I have palm in town I can collect any seeds anytime I want them. They are quite easy to grow. 

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Just now, happypalms said:

Crazy prices for a Chambeyronia. I come across seeds now and then and I have palm in town I can collect any seeds anytime I want them. They are quite easy to grow. 

Sorry John I thought you meant Chambeyronia. I got a hundred seeds of joeys in customs now. There easy and they are a lot more expensive over there here a seedling goes for $50 to $60 bucks. But yes one would grow for you indoors. 

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1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Sorry John I thought you meant Chambeyronia. I got a hundred seeds of joeys in customs now. There easy and they are a lot more expensive over there here a seedling goes for $50 to $60 bucks. But yes one would grow for you indoors. 

Time for me to fly to Oz and load up the old prison wallet and come back and sell them here. 

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7 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Time for me to fly to Oz and load up the old prison wallet and come back and sell them here. 

Organise a shipping container be cheaper and you make more coin for your trouble! 

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On 11/13/2025 at 3:20 PM, JohnAndSancho said:

@happypalms I think I could actually keep them healthy in this grow room now. Just seeds are unobtainable and I'm still not paying $125 for a seedling. 

4” from Floribunda is $30. Sure there is a minimum order of $100 but you’d be 1/3 there.  Or get 4 for the price that you thought 1 would be and sell 3?  Where there’s a will there’s a way

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2 hours ago, PalmBossTampa said:

4” from Floribunda is $30. Sure there is a minimum order of $100 but you’d be 1/3 there.  Or get 4 for the price that you thought 1 would be and sell 3?  Where there’s a will there’s a way

Ok yeah but then there's another $100 in shipping on top of that. I mean, yeah I'd make it back in a few months or so easy peasy. It's just that initial outlay of cash that's the problem. We'll circle back to this in springtime when hopefully I've got an armada of plants and it's warm enough to buy them. Right now it's just an armada of seeds for the most part. 

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