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Those get massive!!

There's plenty if you consult the South African society or the SA members on facebook Cycadfriends page. They can tell you all about it.

I really must get to Hawaii. I know that overwhelming feeling when you visit an amazing collection!

They grow them in the UK so they should be fine for you. The ones in the UK remain pretty small and grow slowly but they get the freezes that knock them back to the roots. I would expect that you get no frost so albeit slow growing, they should size up over time provided they get enough water.

What is the difference between T. rosea and T. heterophylla?

I never doubted you, it's that there some pretty distinct differences across the city. Just like that NW corner seems to get the worst of the storms every time. They get a tornado and I get a few sprinkles. I've been so tempted to film the radar because I can't even tell you how many times the rain will literally split around me to north and south. The lake seems to be some sort of blocking feature. I'm hoping we get rainier as the summer goes on, because its already worrying.

Agree with Satakentia liukiuensis

All the logos look like Cocos nucifera to me (even the Sabal advert) which, while present in the area are far from common.

This is Tabebuia heterophylla, which is the most widely grown Caribbean native Tabebuia in Florida (Tabebuia aurea is from Brazil). It's a great tree for south Florida, can bloom over a long period of time and does not typically go fully deciduous. It has a naturally compact crown with columnar form and doesn't ever get massive. I don't think it's frost hardy so restricted to south Florida.

Oh no, you have already drenched the soil!

I would think if it were possible Encephalartos woodii would've changed to a female decades ago....

at a botanical garden it is expected that there will be plants everywhere, and people who do damage there should be frowned upon without question… imo

Not Carpoxylon. I’d stop short of saying this is a 100% positive ID since the lighting makes it a bit difficult, but looks like Satakentia liukiuensis to me.

Close-up on the blooms:

Traveler:

Saw this specimen today that is still blooming. It also had a passenger on it's trunk.

Lucky washies shielded from lightning

Sold, Thanks

It seems to have taken the diminutive size of the psammophila. At least this specimen of the batch. Having only visited Bill's garden once, I can still appreciate Tim's comment above about never having noticed it. Bill's garden of delights has so many specimens I know I missed as I wandered in awe.

2 more on the way.

Here's the 2025 data from a Davis station about a mile away from my garden: January 2025 : 4.48" February: 3.85" March: 2.27" April: 3.89" (6 rainy days, 4 over 0.10") May: 4.78" (8 rainy days, 8 over 0.10") June: 7.47" (14 rainy days, 10 over 0.10") July: 2.30" (7 rainy days, 4 over 0.10") August: 6.25" (15 rainy days, 8 over 0.10") September: 3.79" (6 rainy days, 5 over 0.10") October: 2.84" (3 rainy days, 1 over 0.10") November: 0.01" December: 2.14" 2025 total: 44.07" which is near average January 2026: 2.71" February 2026: 2.07" March 2026: 1.50" (yes missed that rain you mentioned, but got another rainy day a few days later) See I'm not crazy. We just have vastly different 2025 experiences 😝. No complaints from me!

Any chance you will ship a 1.5 gallon? It looks like they can only be picked up in San Diego right now.

Just goes to show that hybrids are not always faster.

I see the drought monitor map weekly and I have been one level ahead, but it looks like its showing us even right now. My Colocasias are already starting to go crispy, so I have been watering them. I mulch heavily, I got around 40 yards last year. That's 4 truck loads. I've already put down a couple of yards, but will be calling for a truck soon. I use the triple shredded hardwood, it breaks down into pretty decent soil. But it disappears a little too fast.