updated photo of Parajubaea sunkha in Florida

[Eric in Orlando]

Here is an updated photo of the Parajubaea sunkha growing well here at Leu Gardens. This palm was planted in March 2003 and has grown well since. The bed it was growing was getting a bit crowded. The Cycas revoluta needed a good trim and the Carex morrowii 'Variegata' grew too well. It reverted to all green and formed huge clumps so they were relocated. Some bromeliads and Stromanthe were added for color.

This palm is probably enjoying the cold spell !

for growth comparision, here is the oldest photo I have of it, from June 2006

[Davidl]

Nice looking palm Eric.It looks like its growing quit well here.

[Kailua_Krish]

Mine is currently about where yours was in 2006, maybe slightly larger. Hopefully both mine and yours continue to do well. I was thinking about this today and wondering how many P. sunkha are there in Florida? Mine also seems to be handling this nasty cold ok, I've been throwing a blanket over it just in case as it is one of my favorites.

-Krishna

[Alberto]

Sorry,but I don´t think its growing that well. Your pics show a difference of growth in 3 1/2 years (jun 2006 - dec 2009). In what kind of soil is it growing?

This is my best sunkha.(Another is somewhat slower...) first pic: april 2006,second pic:nov 2008 (total 2 years and 7 months growth)

[Alberto]

third pic (april 2009)

I need to get another pic now(8 months later)

[iamjv]

Alberto, I think your para sunkha is on roids!

[_Keith]

Here is an updated photo of the Parajubaea sunkha growing well here at Leu Gardens. This palm was planted in March 2003 and has grown well since. The bed it was growing was getting a bit crowded. The Cycas revoluta needed a good trim and the Carex morrowii 'Variegata' grew too well. It reverted to all green and formed huge clumps so they were relocated. Some bromeliads and Stromanthe were added for color.

This palm is probably enjoying the cold spell !

for growth comparision, here is the oldest photo I have of it, from June 2006

Mine looks like your 2006 pictures. I just hope it doesn't face the back to back lows of 19 and 20 some local stations are predicting for later in the week.

[Mark Heath]

Eric,

You have done the impossable!! It is growing fantastic for Florida/subtropical standards!! Some people don't realize that it is next to impossable to grow a pure Parajubaea here!! Good job!!

I have tried and failed many times to grow a pure one, that is why i have a BXP!

Keep us posted Eric.

Mark

[Alberto]

Eric,

You have done the impossable!! It is growing fantastic for Florida/subtropical standards!! Some people don't realize that it is next to impossable to grow a pure Parajubaea here!! Good job!!

I have tried and failed many times to grow a pure one, that is why i have a BXP!

Keep us posted Eric.

Mark

Okay! Now I realize the big difference in climate (soil?) I understand it better.... That wat I posted above wasn´t meant to criticize his sunkha. Only to show they grow a lot faster than that!

[Kailua_Krish]

Mine is one of my slower palms, not as bad as the D. decipiens but still fairly slow. Its nice to know its just because of the climate, not me doing anything!

-Krishna

[Eric in Orlando]

It gets filtered shade a lot of the day, especially in winter when the sun angle is lower. It is right at the edge of tree canopy to the south of it. It has grown healthy but slowly. Also our soil is very sandy but it does get irrigation.

[Exotic Life]

Looks really great!

[PalmGuyWC]

I'm convinced that Parajubaeas require cool night temps to thrive. They grow much faster in Calif. than they do in Florida. They are one of those "nitch" palms that like cool nights, but not to cold. They grow like weeds for me in N. Calif. but my limiting factor is low temps. in the winter. Below 25F they show foliage damage for me, but if you can keep frost off them they will probably take it lower.

Summer heat doesn't seem to bother them, in fact they love it so long as the nights fall into the upper 50's to 60's, and that's typical for me. Mine grow about 6 fronds a growing season, but they come almost to a stop in growth in the winter, but then, so do all my other palms.

Dick

[Geoff]

P sunkha in 05 and in 09 here in California

[Tassie_Troy1971]

I'm convinced that Parajubaeas require cool night temps to thrive. They grow much faster in Calif. than they do in Florida. They are one of those "nitch" palms that like cool nights, but not to cold. They grow like weeds for me in N. Calif. but my limiting factor is low temps. in the winter. Below 25F they show foliage damage for me, but if you can keep frost off them they will probably take it lower.

Summer heat doesn't seem to bother them, in fact they love it so long as the nights fall into the upper 50's to 60's, and that's typical for me. Mine grow about 6 fronds a growing season, but they come almost to a stop in growth in the winter, but then, so do all my other palms.

Dick

Down here should be perfect for my parajubaea . Summer temps are day - 68-85 f with overnight temps between 50-58 f winter is 55f day 32- 45 f overnight.