What’s getting planted @happypalms thread

[happypalms]

I shall start this thread, this way when I plant a few more things in the garden it will be found here, and what a joy it will be, theres a lot to planted! 
So the new plants for today are kerriodoxas and chamaedorea adscendens a little reindhardtia gracilis a philodendron hose buono and a Zamia variegata. This little batch should get the garden looking good from the deck. 

[Harry’s Palms]

Sometimes planting in Fall or Autumn is nice . A bit cooler and still time to get settled before cold weather.

  I didn’t wait for Spring to add soil/ refresh container for Ernie . Yesterday I lifted him out of his pot , not root bound but soil disappearing. I added a few more pebbles to the bottom of the container along with a mix of potting soil and perlite. It seems Ernie likes to “eat” soil, hmmm. Harry🤔

[happypalms]

18 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Sometimes planting in Fall or Autumn is nice . A bit cooler and still time to get settled before cold weather.

  I didn’t wait for Spring to add soil/ refresh container for Ernie . Yesterday I lifted him out of his pot , not root bound but soil disappearing. I added a few more pebbles to the bottom of the container along with a mix of potting soil and perlite. It seems Ernie likes to “eat” soil, hmmm. Harry🤔

For me basically anytime is a good time, with the exception of mid summer, unless iam planting in raised beds with irrigation all summer, otherwise summer can get unpredictable in my climate and you can go 6 weeks or more without any rainfall, and when the temperatures are above 35 degrees Celsius for most of that 6 weeks it spells  disaster for water loving palms. 
Ernies are top little palms, just check and make sure you don’t have earthworms in the container that can be problematic, underneath my benches in the nursery there is always soil there from the container plants either from plants falling over, the hose washing soil out or just bits that’s fall out of the bottom of the container. And iam pretty sure you have a male Ernie there.

Richard 

[Mazat]

On 3/2/2026 at 2:51 PM, Harry’s Palms said:

Sometimes planting in Fall or Autumn is nice . A bit cooler and still time to get settled before cold weather.

  I didn’t wait for Spring to add soil/ refresh container for Ernie . Yesterday I lifted him out of his pot , not root bound but soil disappearing. I added a few more pebbles to the bottom of the container along with a mix of potting soil and perlite. It seems Ernie likes to “eat” soil, hmmm. Harry🤔

great, Richard.

[Mazat]

On 3/2/2026 at 2:51 PM, Harry’s Palms said:

Sometimes planting in Fall or Autumn is nice . A bit cooler and still time to get settled before cold weather.

  I didn’t wait for Spring to add soil/ refresh container for Ernie . Yesterday I lifted him out of his pot , not root bound but soil disappearing. I added a few more pebbles to the bottom of the container along with a mix of potting soil and perlite. It seems Ernie likes to “eat” soil, hmmm. Harry🤔

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[happypalms]

A few more palms to go in, a couple of the pacsoa show purchases. 
No need to overwinter these ones they a tried and tested winners in my garden. Dypsis procera 3 out of 5, 2 more to plant Dypsis ambositrae grown by Lyn Crehan a quality grower of exotic plants. Schippia concolor chamearops humillis

[Harry’s Palms]

The Dypsis palms are always a welcome addition for tropical landscaping even in a temperate climate like mine . The Chamaerops are a proven winner just about anywhere , that one is a clumper. Mine is still single stemmed after almost 30 years , either way , a nice dependable palm. 
   Glad you are planting once again , you came home with some beauties there. Harry

[happypalms]

On 3/12/2026 at 12:32 AM, Harry’s Palms said:

The Dypsis palms are always a welcome addition for tropical landscaping even in a temperate climate like mine . The Chamaerops are a proven winner just about anywhere , that one is a clumper. Mine is still single stemmed after almost 30 years , either way , a nice dependable palm. 
   Glad you are planting once again , you came home with some beauties there. Harry

Some beautiful palms in that haul, dypsis palms are such a great palm for my climate. Such exotic varieties available and the smaller varieties are just so beautiful. Summer is over so planting time again and with no shortage of stock plants iam a planting. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

Another beautiful wet humid afternoon after a 39 degree Celsius day (most likely 42 in the sun with 85 percent humidity). So it’s a good time for planting some more of Mother Natures gifts. Another 5 years and one tropical paradise. kentiopsis oliviformis Stangeria eriopsischameadorea metallica dypsis procera draceana goldieana cycas deboansis or a x multipinata ceratozamia subrosephylla 

[happypalms]

Another fine afternoon for planting palms in the garden. Always a fun job, somebody’s gotta do it! kerriodoxa elegans Zamia variegata stenocarpus pandanus sabinara magnifica Chuniophoenix nana Cham Ernest augustiidypsis rivularis lytocarum weddlianum satakentia liukiuensis hypohorbe langenicaulis

[happypalms]

Another afternoon gardening, planting away. Some more garden eye candy! licuala triphyllajapanesese rhapis  hakusetsuntakhara anthurium hookerii Ernest augustii Pinanga sarawakensis cycas deboensis x multipinata Calyptrocalyx yummutumune 

[happypalms]

Just a couple of common ones today with a special dypsis brevicaulis. Along with a rainforest tree. Chambeyronia macrocarpa lytocarum weddlianum beccariophoenix Madagascariensis dypsis brevicaulis cordyline Australis

[happypalms]

At it again planting more plants.Calpytrocalyx spicatusptychosperma wotoboho rothmania longifoliapandanus sp

[tim_brissy_13]

Think the Beccariophoenix looks like B fenestralis rather than B madagascariensis. 

[SeanK]

On 3/15/2026 at 3:46 AM, happypalms said:

Another afternoon gardening, planting away. Some more garden eye candy! licuala triphyllajapanesese rhapis  hakusetsuntakhara anthurium hookerii Ernest augustii Pinanga sarawakensis cycas deboensis x multipinata Calyptrocalyx yummutumune 

Thirst traps to tempt the weak.

They're beautiful after a rain.

[SeanK]

If something is cold-hardy, I'll plant it Sept-Oct here so the sun is lower in the sky. Marginal stuff is planted now.

[Harry’s Palms]

Lots of good stuff in there . You’ve been busy! Harry

 

 

I JUST LOVE THIS THREAD!

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Think the Beccariophoenix looks like B fenestralis rather than B madagascariensis. 

I always get the two mixed up, originally I purchased some from Rich as north and south beccariophoenix, but has little windows forming. 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, SeanK said:

Thirst traps to tempt the weak.

They're beautiful after a rain.

Oh Draceana goldieana I can’t get enough of them absolutely beautiful plant, and yes they do love the water! 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, SeanK said:

If something is cold-hardy, I'll plant it Sept-Oct here so the sun is lower in the sky. Marginal stuff is planted now.

Super rare exotic I will plant at the end of winter, but it’s fair game for anything to get planted now right up until next summer, planting all winter, but autumn is the best time for me in my climate! 

[happypalms]

11 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Lots of good stuff in there . You’ve been busy! Harry

 

 

I JUST LOVE THIS THREAD!

There is some good stuff in here, iam even starting to look at this thread and say oh that’s where I planted that palm, I better get back and water it after I forget where I planted them! 
Richard 

[tim_brissy_13]

5 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I always get the two mixed up, originally I purchased some from Rich as north and south beccariophoenix, but has little windows forming. 

Yeah it used to be confusing. I remember the days when B fenestralis was known as B madagascariensis incorrectly, and B madagascariensis was known as B ‘no windows’. Both are great palms for the landscape. 

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Yeah it used to be confusing. I remember the days when B fenestralis was known as B madagascariensis incorrectly, and B madagascariensis was known as B ‘no windows’. Both are great palms for the landscape. 

At least they haven’t changed there name to some other obscure name. They had the sense to stick with beccariophoenix north south or windows or no windows, A B or c. 

[happypalms]

Today the big sallehana I purchased at the recent pacsoa show went in the ground, I have others in my garden so iam confident it will live they are quite tough, there only weakness is lack of water! 

[Mazat]

On 3/2/2026 at 2:51 PM, Harry’s Palms said:

Sometimes planting in Fall or Autumn is nice . A bit cooler and still time to get settled before cold weather.

  I didn’t wait for Spring to add soil/ refresh container for Ernie . Yesterday I lifted him out of his pot , not root bound but soil disappearing. I added a few more pebbles to the bottom of the container along with a mix of potting soil and perlite. It seems Ernie likes to “eat” soil, hmmm. Harry🤔

Wonderful, Harry. both the name and the palm tree 🤗