A few seeds are setting on the lytocarum in garden. A fantastic palm that’s easy to grow. Super tough and very forgiving. I would say a bit slow growing to reach maturity in a subtropical climate. But once they get there they don’t look back. Very predictable and a great learning palm to grow, just put them in the shade as seedlings and away they grow.

Another species I murdered in the early days by over potting and drowning!

Must give them another go at some stage, beautiful little palm that should grow ok down here, if slowly 🐌

7 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Another species I murdered in the early days by over potting and drowning!

Same here 🫣

10 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Another species I murdered in the early days by over potting and drowning!

Must give them another go at some stage, beautiful little palm that should grow ok down here, if slowly 🐌

Super easy to grow, don’t break there roots! Don’t overpot! And don’t overwater!

Seeds will be coming your way soon!

Remember we aim to please @happypalms, and provide only the best sometimes🤣

3 hours ago, dalmatiansoap said:

Same here 🫣

Definitely let them dry out a little in containers!

In the sixties and seventies a very popular houseplant here in The Netherlands, named Cocospalm. Unfortunately, we don't see them anymore!

2 minutes ago, wimmie said:

In the sixties and seventies a very popular houseplant here in The Netherlands, named Cocospalm. Unfortunately, we don't see them anymore!

Intresting bit of history for the lytocarum in the Netherlands. Thanks for sharing.

Richard, back in the seventies, I was in my twenties😎 and very much interested in (sub)tropical plants for my apartment. We were only used to houseplants like Howea forsteriana, always referred to as Kentia palms, the little Cocospalm and Chameadorea elegans. Because of the increasing prosperity after WWII, the planttrade tried to introduce new houseplants like the Chrysalidocarpus lutenscens. That elegant little palm with it's yellow leafstalks was not an instant success, precisely because of that yellow leafstalks; potential buyers thought that the plants were not healthy! Nowadays it is widely accepted as a houseplant.

Back in the seventies , I too was in my twenties , @wimmie ! The plants I grew were not palms 🙄, they were on the illegal side …..hmmmm.

In more recent times , 1990’s until now , the whole palm availability spectrum is different . That which was common at any nursery is now very uncommon. Harry

Agreed Harry, in the trade, there isn't much activity as far as new introductions are concerned. Nevertheless, there is nowadays much more to choose from! In the early 2000's I even found Cyrtostachys clusters at Howea-cluster prizes and of course, I had to buy one! 🥳 Never seen them in recent years.