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Hyophorbe vaughanii wow! Already a looker at that size.

Another night well below forecast. 33.6 and dropping. This winter is absolutely horrible. It's hard for it to usually ever get this cold and it just happens almost daily now. I guess it's the new normal.

Drove by the washie last saturday and my sister took these photos since I was driving, It’s looking decent. I’m guessing the ice storm messed up the left side petioles but looks fine overall.

So happy to see them coming to life! Harry

Trying to hide in the background. Doesn't get much attention but really cute flowers.

You might be right, I have left it to its own devices as it seems to do well left alone but could probably do with a bit more feeding.

Once again a leak in the irrigation all summer had produced a cone in this cycas sp, and I have no idea as to what this. Thanks in advance.

No I don’t have the problem of yellowing when they cone. Could be that your plant needs is a long way from and lacking the nutrients required when in cone. I have one advantage and that is there native to area so rather spoilt in that they are virtually growing wild on my doorstep so to speak. That fern does look like an Australian native?

Odds seem to be against you, it may not make it but think of it as a lesson. A basic but very important lesson: palms should not dry out completely. Also, young ones don't tolerate freeze well and should be brought indoors when very cold. These two facts represent 70% of what you need to know to grow palms. It may make it however. Keep it in a warm and bright spot and make sure the soil doesn't dry out completely.

Just passed the space station and heading out 🙂

Good on your son for having an eye for palms, and loving his mother gifting her with one of Mother Natures finest palms. Unfortunately I don’t think your motherly gift will make it. Console your son and thank him for such a lovely thoughtful gift. And as for not having a green thumb we have all killed our plants sometime or other!

Thanks @happypalms its about 23 years old grown from a seedling. While I'm at it, just curious if yours suck all the energy out of their leaves before coning. This is the 3rd time this has coned and it has done it every time. While I'm the subject of this plant can anybody identify the fern that decided to spontaneously colonize the caudex. It has got to a Revoluta next to it but hasn't caught on to the Cumminis in front yet. It doesn't appear to have slowed down the Peroffkyana but curious if I should stop the progression.

LOL here I just put them in a pot w/some potting mix, stick them in the shade house and BOOM a month later Iʻve got lotta seedlings. Ah, thatʻs why Iʻm in paradise (except for the darn CRB trying to eat so many of my palms.) Let me know when you ready for more.

I guess it's fully waterproof too?

I know this is kind of early but has anybody planted anything yet? i'm dying to plant stuff right now but it's way too early. If So please send pictures i would love to see them!

This is what the spring predictions are looking like. Let's hope this will be true 🙏

Two things: They hate soil drying out and they don’t like being frozen. Yours looks both frozen and dried out. Keep it warm and well watered. There needs to be a drain hole in the pot as well. Keep it by a bright window or under a grow light. You can trim off anything brown. If it recovers, it’s going to take some time to do so.

No rest for the weary…

Already 31 degrees outside at 10:00pm. 🥶 forecast is 33 🙃 had to go rush out and bring in more plants cause I don’t know how much the temp will really plummet at this point!

Would Cerotazamia and Zamias grow well for you, such a beautiful garden deserves a bit more eye candy?

They will gain some hardiness with size! Also I think it’s worth mentioning that with radiation Al freezes the air can be quite a bit colder a few feet above the ground versus 15 or 20 feet up, or higher. its ideal if palms receive protection of some sort for the first 2 to 3 winters so they can grow in girth and height.

I love that lutescens of yours the trunk is such a bamboo looking thing. A very distinct variety! Richard

Finally my long awaited decipiens seeds are germinating, they have come the long way around to Australia, so a big thank you goes out to @Harry’s Palms in sunny California. He went to all the trouble of collecting them and seeing them on their way to sunny Australia. From there they were distributed to a few local growers. And the rest down by myself. There has also been a few others still germinating on the heat mats. Lanonia dasyantha large form another batch I had are coming up. The decipens where not placed on the heat mats just the warm summer temperatures got them going!

That should be called “wilthestiltensis”!

From left to right: Hyophorbe Vaughanii, Basselinia Pancheri and Chrysalidocarpus Arenarum in the ground (in the same order as above): And last but not least is a small Pseudophoenix Sargentii. This is a full sun location next to the house so I’m looking forward to seeing this grow. thanks for looking