What kind of palm tree or exotic plant did you buy today, or seeds for one?

[Mazat]

We know the feeling: you're at the garden center or discount store and you spot an exotic plant. Sometimes the plant is in relatively good condition, sometimes not. 

Sometimes the price is too high, and sometimes it's a bargain.

Some of the plants are described, others are not...

Sabine discovered this plant today, undescribed but for 2 USD.

[Than]

2 USD is just enough for the small pot! Good find! I am also in the shopping rabbithole lately.. Just today I was checking my RPS basket, waiting for me to click "proceed to checkout". I managed to stop myself once again 😬

[JohnAndSancho]

In the last week, I've bought a Sabal Uresana (but I'm waiting on either an Amazon refund or an eBay shipment to pay for shipping), some seeds from a wild Cavendish banana, and @WaianaeCrider has mailed me seeds from another exotic Hawaiian papaya. 

[Mazat]

18 hours ago, Than said:

2 USD is just enough for the small pot! Good find! I am also in the shopping rabbithole lately.. Just today I was checking my RPS basket, waiting for me to click "proceed to checkout". I managed to stop myself once again 😬

Thank you very much, Than.

Yes, we know that feeling.

It's like a rush, a joyful urge to order something...

[Mazat]

3 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

In the last week, I've bought a Sabal Uresana (but I'm waiting on either an Amazon refund or an eBay shipment to pay for shipping), some seeds from a wild Cavendish banana, and @WaianaeCrider has mailed me seeds from another exotic Hawaiian papaya. 

Good choice, John. All very interesting exotic species.

It takes patience every time until they all arrive. The anticipation is always a great feeling 🤗

[peachy]

Between the heat wave, violent storms with tennis ball sized hail stones, my crumbling spine, a sick cat and 6 of the little dogs all needing dental work, need I say I have not been buying plants for a long time. Today I needed a fitting to put on the garden hose and ventured into the danger zone , Bunnings. (a hardware and garden chain of stores in Australia) Even though I stayed away from the plant section,  I went in for a peek, just to look of course. Well I found Licuala grandis,  in 20cm pots, about 1 metre in overall height for 22.95 !!  I have 3 or 4 of them already but at that price they were a give away and so I took. Then I saw a Thai Constellation monstera, only in a 13 cm pot and 40 cm overall height, but for $29 I wasn't saying no to that as I have wanted one for ages but wouldn\t pay $300 which is what the slightly larger ones cost.  It was money that should have gone on debts but I felt so good about getting new plants and great bargains that to hell with being responsible for once.

Peachy

[JohnAndSancho]

42 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Good choice, John. All very interesting exotic species.

It takes patience every time until they all arrive. The anticipation is always a great feeling 🤗

Lol it's at the point now where I don't know what I owe @WaianaeCrider - the messages are basically "I found another papaya and ate it, seeds are in the mail" 

[Mazat]

29 minutes ago, peachy said:

Between the heat wave, violent storms with tennis ball sized hail stones, my crumbling spine, a sick cat and 6 of the little dogs all needing dental work, need I say I have not been buying plants for a long time. Today I needed a fitting to put on the garden hose and ventured into the danger zone , Bunnings. (a hardware and garden chain of stores in Australia) Even though I stayed away from the plant section,  I went in for a peek, just to look of course. Well I found Licuala grandis,  in 20cm pots, about 1 metre in overall height for 22.95 !!  I have 3 or 4 of them already but at that price they were a give away and so I took. Then I saw a Thai Constellation monstera, only in a 13 cm pot and 40 cm overall height, but for $29 I wasn't saying no to that as I have wanted one for ages but wouldn\t pay $300 which is what the slightly larger ones cost.  It was money that should have gone on debts but I felt so good about getting new plants and great bargains that to hell with being responsible for once.

Peachy

Wow, what a bargain and beautiful plants, well done, Peachy.

Oh Peachy, I just told Sabine and she had to smile 🤗

We can understand that very well, but we also live to live and not just to constantly pay bills, especially not to the government 😁

The plants give life, joy, oxygen, and therefore much more than a paid bill...

[Harry’s Palms]

I have been in the seed mode lately . Putting a few species in soil to see what “pops up” . No plant buying for a while , since my full hip replacement and subsequent car accident ( nearly totaled my wife’s truck ….”hey , it wasn’t my fault!”)I have been gifted some interesting palm seeds , also collecting on my own with permission. Busy at work and no cycling for another two months so our garden is getting lots of attention . I have been known  , in the past , to frequent the clearance section of nurseries back when they carried more than just Queen palms and Pygmy palms. I used to come home with some real bargains and nurse them back to health . It may soon be time for a “ palm safari” . Harry

thank you @DoomsDave you are a kind person!