8 hours ago, mlovecan said:

Foxtail are dead simple around here. Not many around but they are rockets. Take the heat as well.

Veitchia should also be easy for you

6 hours ago, Than said:

Veitchia should also be easy for you

Never tried Merillii which may be a challenge - discarded a real nice one when I left Germany,  easy to find in Netherlands. I've had a couple of small seedlings of other species that never made it into the ground.

42 minutes ago, mlovecan said:

Never tried Merillii which may be a challenge - discarded a real nice one when I left Germany,  easy to find in Netherlands. I've had a couple of small seedlings of other species that never made it into the ground.

Adonidia merillii is probably more sensitive than Veitchia Joannis. You can find Veitchias at some nurseries over Europe, even in relatively large sizes. If it makes it, it is a stunning plant. My favorite.

11 hours ago, Than said:

Adonidia merillii is probably more sensitive than Veitchia Joannis. You can find Veitchias at some nurseries over Europe, even in relatively large sizes. If it makes it, it is a stunning plant. My favorite.

I had a bunch of different seedlings from baypalms.eu. A lot were exotic and rare Dysis species and some were Vetchias. If they were big enough, they went in the ground. Most of the smaller ones never made it that far. 

Funny how you would be thrilled to have Vetchias. I've never given them much thought. My dream palms are Areca Vestiaria and tropical Pinanga species. The former, I have a source lined up.

Maybe they wild work but minimum, they will be a massive challenge.

My climate is a bit warmer than yours. Funny thing about this hobby is you're less likely to grow the stuff you know you can grow and more likely to grow the stuff you probably can't.

 

 

6 hours ago, mlovecan said:

Funny thing about this hobby is you're less likely to grow the stuff you know you can grow and more likely to grow the stuff you probably can't.

Well, the challenge is part of the thrill. 

Pinanga is indeed stunning! I'm curious to see how it does in your climate. 

Areca vestiaria... no words needed. I really hope it makes it so I can see one live one day hehe.

A big plus about Veitchias is how fast they grow. In few years you'll have a palm tree in your garden. 

From Pietro's website, which I trust most, about A. vestiaria: cultivable in the tropical and humid subtropical climate zones, where it can stand drops of temperature, only if exceptional and short-lasting, up to about +5 °C, but not averagely low temperatures for long periods. It requires a semi-shady position and well drained soils, preferably sandy, rich of organic substance, from slightly acidic to neutral, maintained constantly humid

12 hours ago, mlovecan said:

I had a bunch of different seedlings from baypalms.eu. A lot were exotic and rare Dysis species and some were Vetchias. If they were big enough, they went in the ground. Most of the smaller ones never made it that far. 

Funny how you would be thrilled to have Vetchias. I've never given them much thought. My dream palms are Areca Vestiaria and tropical Pinanga species. The former, I have a source lined up.

Maybe they wild work but minimum, they will be a massive challenge.

My climate is a bit warmer than yours. Funny thing about this hobby is you're less likely to grow the stuff you know you can grow and more likely to grow the stuff you probably can't.

 

 

I also had many loses from small seedlings I tried to grow from seeds. The mistakes are many. Wrong soil, overwatering, underwatering, simple neglect and the worst, the summer heat. I lost more small seedlings under the scorching cyprus sun than in the winter.

Areca vestiaria will be a challenge not only in the winter but also during the summer heat. Areca vestiaria, cyrtostachis renta, lemurophoenix halleuxii, neoveitchia, dictyocaryum and many other beautiful palms we can't grow here. But sometimes common palms can also be beautiful.

Archontophoenix alexandrae

 

 

Yes, I definitely lose most seedling to symmer heat. Some species I have lost even as juveniles in the extreme heat. One day, it hits them. You can see somthing is wrong but no amount of water will aloow then to recover. I had three veri healthy triangle palms. One died mid-August each year.

I get the colored new spear on some of my Archontophoenix. It happens in the coldesr partest of the year and looks freat.

I have a lot of the standard stuff grown in California. My garden could be described as "full". However, when I travel to tropical locations and see exceptional colored species. I just need to try them as well. I would't try Cyrtostachis renta as I know it would fail. Areca Vestiaria and less tropical Pinanga species may possibly work.

A small update of my coconut. We had a lot of rain this season but also one day we had a crazy hailstorm that I've never seen before. The hail was more than ½ inch in diameter. I had some damage on some palms and some fruit trees. The cocos survived without to protect it. Next year I should cover the soil on the rainy winter days as somebody suggested here. As I see, the best for my climate is as dry as possible soil in the winter and a lot of water in the summer. Now that the weather is hot, I water it daily. If I would start from the beginning I would do things differently learning from my mistakes. I hope to see others with similar climate with mine here in south mediterranean give it a try.

2 hours ago, Stelios said:

A small update of my coconut. We had a lot of rain this season but also one day we had a crazy hailstorm that I've never seen before. The hail was more than ½ inch in diameter. I had some damage on some palms and some fruit trees. The cocos survived without to protect it. Next year I should cover the soil on the rainy winter days as somebody suggested here. As I see, the best for my climate is as dry as possible soil in the winter and a lot of water in the summer. Now that the weather is hot, I water it daily. If I would start from the beginning I would do things differently learning from my mistakes. I hope to see others with similar climate with mine here in south mediterranean give it a try.

Hi Stelios,

I’m amazed that your Coco survived this year's brutal spring. The palm looks great! Have you seen the other one near the mall lately?

2 hours ago, Gringo said:

Hi Stelios,

I’m amazed that your Coco survived this year's brutal spring. The palm looks great! Have you seen the other one near the mall lately?

Tha

2 hours ago, Gringo said:

Hi Stelios,

I’m amazed that your Coco survived this year's brutal spring. The palm looks great! Have you seen the other one near the mall lately?

Thanks. It was a brutal spring and hopefully it will survive a few more of these. Last time I saw the other coconut was still great, but it was a few weeks ago. I think it should be still great.

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I recently moved to Cyprus and found this one in Paphos today. not sure it has been posted before but it seems like it is growing well.

16 hours ago, JohnnyKarelian said:

I recently moved to Cyprus and found this one in Paphos today. not sure it has been posted before but it seems like it is growing well.

Yes, this coconut looks great. Well grown when you see it in person. It must have a good microclinate in that area. It's closer to the sea. My coconut is a bit more inland. It looks also like a green tall variery. Mine is more yellow. Maybe more sensitive. I wish people would try more coconuts here.