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Iguanura palms

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June 12Jun 12

The iguanura genus, I was quite surprised when I discovered they would take a little cool weather. A zone push winner that I lucked up with. The only thing that they really require is water and lots of it in the ground, I sit them in shallow trays of water they are one palm that doesn’t tolerate dry feet. It took me a little time to work them out but I got there! iguanura sanderianum Iguanura wallachiana Iguanura paddle leaf

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June 12Jun 12

Good job there , Richard. Did you grow that from seed? Harry

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June 13Jun 13

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On 6/13/2026 at 7:10 AM, Harry’s Palms said:
Good job there , Richard. Did you grow that from seed? Harry

Unfortunately no, tube stock purchased, seeds of these are very rare in my area. Wallichiana I have 250 seeds in customs at the moment. I think they have a short shelf life and need to be sown as soon as possible after harvest. The iguanura Wallichiana will be the first lot of iguanura seeds I will try to germinate, that is providing I get them through customs.

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21 hours ago21 hr

That's impressive. Iguanura isn't a genus most people would think of when talking about cold tolerance, so it's always interesting to hear real-world experiences that challenge the conventional wisdom. It sounds like the key was figuring out their moisture requirements some palms will forgive a dry spell, but others really let you know when they're unhappy. Thanks for sharing your experience; it's useful information for anyone experimenting with less common species. For people trying to identify unusual palms or compare species I have found https://botanapp.com/identifier/palms to be a great palm tree identifier.

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17 hours ago, Kreps said:
That's impressive. Iguanura isn't a genus most people would think of when talking about cold tolerance, so it's always interesting to hear real-world experiences that challenge the conventional wisdom. It sounds like the key was figuring out their moisture requirements some palms will forgive a dry spell, but others really let you know when they're unhappy. Thanks for sharing your experience; it's useful information for anyone experimenting with less common species. For people trying to identify unusual palms or compare species I have found https://botanapp.com/identifier/palms to be a great palm tree identifier.

That’s pretty well much what I thought until they proved me wrong with a few different varieties. Even the ones in the ground now in my winter are opening new leaves, and sitting in a tray of water in the greenhouse. Like most varieties of palms there are always exceptions in the genus for ones that will tolerate cool conditions, Calyptrocalyx are one example.

You just never know until you try. Iguanura palms took me a little time to work out how to grow them, but the reward for cracking their code was worth it!