I keep forgetting that the name was changed back to Veillonia from Cyphophoenix…..old habits. Planted out from a 5 gallon back in mid 2017. Been a rather slow grower, but seems to be picking up speed lately. Takes forever for the leaf sheath abscission to occur but it’s worth the wait. 

Tim

Doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks for posting Tim!

New Caledonia has some beautiful palms and that one is very nice. We all know the Chambey’s but there are others that are so nice . I just added a Cyphophoenix Nucele and when the new frond opened , I was a bit disappointed to see that it didn’t have the red emerging leaf . Now that it has been opened for a while , I noticed a copper / green color when the morning sun hits it . 
Your palm seems to have a colorful crown shaft like some Dypsis, so cool. Harry

4 hours ago, realarch said:

I keep forgetting that the name was changed back to Veillonia from Cyphophoenix…..old habits.

I wasn't aware of the revision.  There are a few of these growing here in Southern California.  I think that Matt here in San Diego (University City area) is growing one and some others with some success.  That said, when I hear them refer to the name, the reference is still Cyphophoenix alba.  We need to get up to speed here.

Lovely palm too Tim.  These seem to plug into the medium size spaces; neither too big when they drop a leaf nor are they a small gauge understory palm.

Mr Latzias sent me these pictures of his V. alba the other day Tim. They really are cracking palms.

Who could wait for the leaf to fall off when those gorgeous colours are begging for exposure ?

At the first tiny symptom of an ageing  leaf, I would be underneath it swinging like an enraged chimpanzee.

Now there is a visual for you ~

Peachy

25 minutes ago, peachy said:

Who could wait for the leaf to fall off when those gorgeous colours are begging for exposure ?

At the first tiny symptom of an ageing  leaf, I would be underneath it swinging like an enraged chimpanzee.

Now there is a visual for you ~

Peachy

Paul was braver than I'd be stripping those bases to expose that colour, but boy does it look good.

Hey Tim, took awhile, but it’s turning into a swan.

Harry, it is another New Cal. beauty. Takes some patience though.

Tracy, you nailed it. Just the right size for most gardens. And frond drop presents no damage to underlying vegetation. It does have quite a wide arching crown which only adds to it’s attractiveness, 

Jonathan, Peachy, my palm never looked like Paul’s photo, removing the leaf sheath is almost impossible, believe me I’ve tried more than once. Not anymore, as I’m afraid of exposing an open wound at the sheath/trunk attachment point.  

Tim

I’m growing up a couple in 15gal and will probably plant out nex spring 

I photographed this one at Wahiawa garden on Oahu recently 

Looking good Tim. Such a great palm

This has been in the ground for at least 10 years and the tallest leaf sits about 7-8ft tall. Just now starting to pick up speed. I have others in pots that have grown much faster so maybe it’s just the genes of this particular plant that make it so slow.

Nice pics folks. Mine has gone from 1g to 7gal pretty quickly. I think I’ll up-pot one more before ground planting. I dont trust cold tolerance without a thicker trunk

On 11/8/2025 at 5:10 AM, ellidro said:

This has been in the ground for at least 10 years and the tallest leaf sits about 7-8ft tall. Just now starting to pick up speed. I have others in pots that have grown much faster so maybe it’s just the genes of this particular plant that make it so slow.

Hey Nick, my palm, (photos to start the thread}, looked a lot like the one you posted above. It took, what seems like forever, to drop its early fronds revealing the reddish color. I just had to be patient since knowing what it would eventually look like.

Tim 

This was a small FB 1 gallon in 2016 planted straight out into solid clay.

Maybe a leaf a year at best.  Always seems to be  on the verge of death but starts to grow again. fingers crossed.