Palm seedlings

[dimitriskedikogloy]

I bought some palm seedlings (adonidia palm) (beccariophoenix alfredii) (king palm) and my plan is to keep them in these pots for a few weeks or months and then repot them in small pots and since I live in a 9b climate I’d like to keep them in pots and bring them in the house for 4 months and the rest im going to keep them outdoors is it possible for them to grow mature and healthy this way and reach 2 to 4 meters in years to come ?

[happypalms]

Nice seedlings, yes it is possible to do what you wish to achieve. Through dedication and a bit of work it will work. Each winter you may have to daily put your palms out in the shade or sun. And each evening bring them indoors and protect them each night. Or if it’s possible you can leave them indoors all winter depending on how good a grower you are. It’s a challenge to achieve what you desire and the challenge will be how good a grower you are to achieve this. You can do it for sure! 

[dimitriskedikogloy]

29 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Nice seedlings, yes it is possible to do what you wish to achieve. Through dedication and a bit of work it will work. Each winter you may have to daily put your palms out in the shade or sun. And each evening bring them indoors and protect them each night. Or if it’s possible you can leave them indoors all winter depending on how good a grower you are. It’s a challenge to achieve what you desire and the challenge will be how good a grower you are to achieve this. You can do it for sure! 

thanks for the advice my room is extremely bright it can get up to 300.000 lux in luminance on a cloudy day and as long as i keep them warm and humid enough i beleve that i dont really have to bring them outdoors. Also i had bad experiences with direct light and i want to try to avoid it should i?

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, dimitriskedikogloy said:

thanks for the advice my room is extremely bright it can get up to 300.000 lux in luminance on a cloudy day and as long as i keep them warm and humid enough i beleve that i dont really have to bring them outdoors. Also i had bad experiences with direct light and i want to try to avoid it should i?

At some time or other your will palms will need a rest outdoors in the shade, the sun will burn them if they have been living indoors.

[dimitriskedikogloy]

8 minutes ago, happypalms said:

At some time or other your will palms will need a rest outdoors in the shade, the sun will burn them if they have been living indoors.

so when i bring them out in the summer i will have to bring them to indirect light and slowly day by day give them some direct light?

[happypalms]

1 minute ago, dimitriskedikogloy said:

so when i bring them out in the summer i will have to bring them to indirect light and slowly day by day give them some direct light?

Yes you will need to acclimate them to the outdoor conditions slowly, best to have a greenhouse.

[Harry’s Palms]

I agree with Richard on this . House plants need outdoor time at least once a week if the temps are good. ( above 50f. ) Look for a shady spot for them. Harry 

[Jonathan]

If your climate is a solid 9b, then the B alfredii and Archontophoenix should potentially grow just fine for you outside...I'd certainly  be giving them a go.

[Stevetoad]

I would watch out for them drying out indoors too. Ive babied a few palms to death. indoor humidity tends to be very dry. I would keep the Archy and B.alfedii outside. the andonidia is going to have a rough time inside or out in 9b. I would also pot them up now. best of luck!

[dimitris]

It has been a really long time since I entered palmtalk , it's not because I'm tired of palms , still love them but seing the variety other fellas can grow in their places makes me feel depressed .

Anyway I am happy another greek guy shares our passion for palms !!! My garden is really overplanted , there is place just for small understory palms but I am amazed from the quality of the palms you bought .  I would like to ask you from where did you ordered them ? 

 

[dimitriskedikogloy]

15 minutes ago, dimitris said:

It has been a really long time since I entered palmtalk , it's not because I'm tired of palms , still love them but seing the variety other fellas can grow in their places makes me feel depressed .

Anyway I am happy another greek guy shares our passion for palms !!! My garden is really overplanted , there is place just for small understory palms but I am amazed from the quality of the palms you bought .  I would like to ask you from where did you ordered them ? 

 

Super happy to find other Greeks here too I ordered them from palms.de 

[dimitriskedikogloy]

On 10/17/2025 at 10:49 PM, Jonathan said:

If your climate is a solid 9b, then the B alfredii and Archontophoenix should potentially grow just fine for you outside...I'd certainly  be giving them a go.

Very risky I thing it’s very close to 9a so I don’t want to take the risk but yeah that’s what I’m trying to figure out