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Hedyscepe finally produces seeds

Tassie_Troy1971
Tassie_Troy1971
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My biggest Hedyscepe canterburyana that I grew from seed from the beauty in pogobob old garden is finally setting seed.

Last summer when Tim from Hawaii was visiting it flowered but the seed aborted.

 

 

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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    Oooooh lucky you!! I reckon the seed aborted because Tim looked at them and they just freaked out scared he was going to take them to Hawaii, where they would cook in that tropical paradise! 

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    NOT my fault!

    Tim

    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    1 hour ago, realarch said:

    NOT my fault!

    Tim

    Haha of course not Tim

    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

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    4 hours ago, realarch said:

    NOT my fault!

    Tim

    You're a cruel and heartless man Tim.

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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    Excellent news @Tassie_Troy1971 - hopefully your Lepidorrachis will follow suit shortly!

    Any germination from the NZ sourced Hedyscepe seeds yet?

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

    One palm that has eluded me over the years, I finally got my little cultivation fingers on a few. One in the garden so far. 
    Maybe just maybe if I look at at enough in twenty years time it will be up there with Troy’s, I said maybe! 

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    12 hours ago, Jonathan said:

    Excellent news @Tassie_Troy1971 - hopefully your Lepidorrachis will follow suit shortly!

    Any germination from the NZ sourced Hedyscepe seeds yet?

    Yes

    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

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    11 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

    Yes

    Good!

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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    On 3/27/2026 at 2:28 AM, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

    My biggest Hedyscepe canterburyana that I grew from seed from the beauty in pogobob old garden is finally setting seed.

    How old do you reckon that one is Troy?

    SF, CA

    USDA zone 10a / Sunset zone 17

    Summer avg. high 67°F / 20°C (SF record high 106°F / 41°C)

    Winter avg. low 43°F / 7°C (SF record low 27°F / -3°C)

    480’ / 146m elevation, 2.8 miles / 4.5km from ocean

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    10 minutes ago, Foggy Paul said:

    How old do you reckon that one is Troy?

    Paul I grew it from seed in 2010 

    Old Beach ,Hobart
    Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
    Cool Maritime climate

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