happypalms So you want a bit of tropical colour

[gurugu]

I bought mine last summer. It is still in a pot but I am going to plant it in the ground next spring.

Could it survive in a 10A zone? 

What's your opinion?

[happypalms]

21 hours ago, gurugu said:

I bought mine last summer. It is still in a pot but I am going to plant it in the ground next spring.

Could it survive in a 10A zone? 

What's your opinion?

Good stuff you have one as well, I got my one from a tropical plant growing in cairns Australia and assumed it was one of those super tender tropical plants that die in the first cold day, until I had some garden visitors from the tropical plant society in Sydney Australia, upon talking and looking at my plants this one come up in conversation, and the good news is it’s growing in Sydney quite well and is a trouble free plant that grows very easily. I was super scared of planting my one until I heard this information. 
So yes it should live for you but don’t let it dry out or it wilts big time real fast I was told so a wet place with drainage. And it likes bright light no sun, medium shade. We will both find out what it grows like soon I guess🌱

[gurugu]

4 hours ago, happypalms said:

Good stuff you have one as well, I got my one from a tropical plant growing in cairns Australia and assumed it was one of those super tender tropical plants that die in the first cold day, until I had some garden visitors from the tropical plant society in Sydney Australia, upon talking and looking at my plants this one come up in conversation, and the good news is it’s growing in Sydney quite well and is a trouble free plant that grows very easily. I was super scared of planting my one until I heard this information. 
So yes it should live for you but don’t let it dry out or it wilts big time real fast I was told so a wet place with drainage. And it likes bright light no sun, medium shade. We will both find out what it grows like soon I guess🌱

Thanks for the info.

Glad you tell me not to plant it in the sun, because I was going to.

It looks to be pretty similar to Canarina Canariensis in terms of culture and care. I'll plant this latter one in the shade, as with Dalechampia.

[Palms1984]

On 12/9/2025 at 1:20 AM, happypalms said:

A lovely little flowering plant, with tiny pink butterfly like flowers. A true gem of a plant for the understory with bright shade! 

It’s beautiful! Is it a shrub?  I’ve had the purple wings (Dalechampia aristolochiifolia)  vine for 16 years and it blooms heavily all year. 

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, gurugu said:

Thanks for the info.

Glad you tell me not to plant it in the sun, because I was going to.

It looks to be pretty similar to Canarina Canariensis in terms of culture and care. I'll plant this latter one in the shade, as with Dalechampia.

Not a sun lover just bright light, but it is a beautiful little flower, I even have my one now with a couple of seeds on it, it will be interesting to see how they go.

[happypalms]

32 minutes ago, Palms1984 said:

It’s beautiful! Is it a shrub?  I’ve had the purple wings (Dalechampia aristolochiifolia)  vine for 16 years and it blooms heavily all year. 

I think it’s a small shrub for bright light understory. I might have to look up the aristolochiifolia, it sounds interesting.

[happypalms]

I will put this one to the palmtalk jury. A simple question should get a simple answer. So is it variegated or not variegated? Lepidozamia peroffskyana and if it is variegated holy cow pats Batman, but I won’t write home to mum about this one just yet! I will see what the jury verdict is! 

[John2468]

Looks like it to me ✅

[wimmie]

Wow, Richard, I would say that it tends to go variegated. Wait and see what the next new growth will tell you! I love variegated plants, got a lot of variegated Citrus. Regards, Wim.

[SeanK]

Sure looks it.

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

14 hours ago, happypalms said:

I will put this one to the palmtalk jury. A simple question should get a simple answer. So is it variegated or not variegated? Lepidozamia peroffskyana and if it is variegated holy cow pats Batman, but I won’t write home to mum about this one just yet! I will see what the jury verdict is! 

I vote variegated.

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, John2468 said:

Looks like it to me ✅

Thank you jury member 1

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, wimmie said:

Wow, Richard, I would say that it tends to go variegated. Wait and see what the next new growth will tell you! I love variegated plants, got a lot of variegated Citrus. Regards, Wim.

I will most certainly be keeping an eye on this one for sure 👍 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, SeanK said:

Sure looks it.

Thanks jury member number 2 

[happypalms]

10 minutes ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

I vote variegated.

Well jury member number 3 has sealed the fate of said variegated peroffskyana. 

[Dan64]

The question should rather be, is it a one off or something genetic and able to be passed on. From what I’ve seen its stripes that are genetic and splotches that are not. So looks like the real real deal to me

[happypalms]

47 minutes ago, Dan64 said:

The question should rather be, is it a one off or something genetic and able to be passed on. From what I’ve seen its stripes that are genetic and splotches that are not. So looks like the real real deal to me

I got the seeds from my own garden so I will keep an eye on that plant. If is able to pass on the trait I will be waiting a long time to find out, 25 years or more for them to cone! 

[Dan64]

10 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I got the seeds from my own garden so I will keep an eye on that plant. If is able to pass on the trait I will be waiting a long time to find out, 25 years or more for them to cone! 

A very long time!

[Brad52]

I have one palm sold as variegated - Manila palm and it looks like this.

I know from bamboo that seedlings and young plants sometimes can have random gold striping on a few leaves but generally those faded as the plant matured so perhaps time will tell with yours.

 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Brad52 said:

I have one palm sold as variegated - Manila palm and it looks like this.

I know from bamboo that seedlings and young plants sometimes can have random gold striping on a few leaves but generally those faded as the plant matured so perhaps time will tell with yours.

 

Lovely palm, I just germinated some adonidia merriillii that are the variegated varietie and the first couple of leaves are just starting to show the variegated lines. The perrofskyana doesn’t appear to be a nutrient deficiency the first leaf had a stripe and then the second showing more colour, but as you say they can fade and revert back, I will keep an eye on this one!

[PalmBossTampa]

I’ll keep my hopes up for you that it remains variegated. Look so for now 

[peachy]

It's not a heavy variegation but a variegation it is.  The colour contrast is too strong for a nutritional or whatever shortage.

Peachy

[happypalms]

A couple of Hawaii form Tacca growing well aka green Tacca. A bit of warm weather has them growing along well. Come winter they will be lifted and stored ready to plant next spring. 

[Dan64]

The common name of Green Bat Flower is pretty cool! 

[happypalms]

22 hours ago, Dan64 said:

The common name of Green Bat Flower is pretty cool! 

Yer it’s an easy one to remember, I was hoping I didn’t have to lift them every year, I would just rather leave them and forget them, but alas my cool climate would rot the corm. 

[happypalms]

A couple of climbers for the garden making the best of the free real estate using the palms or trees as a totem to climb on. A nice monsters uno and a philodendron Jerry horne, they will look good in a few years time adding to the tropical look of the garden. 

[happypalms]

On 12/14/2025 at 10:32 PM, peachy said:

It's not a heavy variegation but a variegation it is.  The colour contrast is too strong for a nutritional or whatever shortage.

Peachy

The queen has spoken thank you our queen! It shall now be known in the kingdom of Peachys pooches and kitty Kats as the variegated one! Thank you 

Richard the court jester!

[happypalms]

An interesting plant the calla lily, quite tough and a good choice for cold climates dying back each autumn and recovering for next summer! 

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

On 12/20/2025 at 7:32 PM, happypalms said:

An interesting plant the calla lily, quite tough and a good choice for cold climates dying back each autumn and recovering for next summer! 

I love the color of your calla lily. I've got a yellow one and a purple and cream one. Here's the yellow:

 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

I love the color of your calla lily. I've got a yellow one and a purple and cream one. Here's the yellow:

 

It came from a company that specialises in bulbs. From a new release batch. A nice brilliant yellow one you have there! 

[happypalms]

Adding a bit of colour throughout the garden with the monstera, and a nice bit of leaf texture and shape with the philodendron. Give them five years and they will be doing well in the eye candy tropical look!

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

31 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Adding a bit of colour throughout the garden with the monstera, and a nice bit of leaf texture and shape with the philodendron. Give them five years and they will be doing well in the eye candy tropical look!

I especially love that variegated one!

[happypalms]

On 12/27/2025 at 9:15 PM, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

I especially love that variegated one!

It would be one for a protected hothouse in your climate, only problem is they get rather large.

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

8 hours ago, happypalms said:

It would be one for a protected hothouse in your climate, only problem is they get rather large.

I saw some at a garden center the other day. They weren't cheap! $50 for a quart sized pot, maybe a tad bigger than that. 😳 

[happypalms]

7 minutes ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

I saw some at a garden center the other day. They weren't cheap! $50 for a quart sized pot, maybe a tad bigger than that. 😳 

That’s reasonable price, get on down to that garden centre and get one actually get two you won’t regret it! 

[metalfan]

I have an old Bob See but it tends to get lost in the Anthurium clavigerum. Can you spot it?

[happypalms]

14 hours ago, metalfan said:

I have an old Bob See but it tends to get lost in the Anthurium clavigerum. Can you spot it?

I can see it, beautiful plant! 

[ZephyrColwyn]

On 12/27/2025 at 9:43 AM, happypalms said:

Adding a bit of colour throughout the garden with the monstera, and a nice bit of leaf texture and shape with the philodendron. Give them five years and they will be doing well in the eye candy tropical look!

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Looks great already - that combo really gives it a lush, tropical feel. In a few years it’s going to look amazing once everything fills in.

[happypalms]

A nice gift of some seeds has seen them grow to fruition. Definitely a beautiful little tree worth growing, a great understory plant fitting in well. Thanks Gary! 

[happypalms]

Talk about a beautiful plant, a real zone push winner iam glad a have a go. Living through winter in the greenhouse not a problem not too bad for a plant from Borneo. 
Not in the ground yet but iam confident it will make it one more winter in the greenhouse then in the ground in a deep shaded spot.