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Hints of Spring ..Part 2?..
Silas_Sancona replied to Silas_Sancona's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
...At the old house.. Sidewalk Shorty.. Remember, Desert is a dry, boring place with nothing interesting to see or grow.. ...So don't move here 🤣 -
Palm ID, Katakolo Greece - Beccariophoenix?!
quaman58 replied to Janni's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Me too, Alfredii -
Who is Growing Acanthophoenix rubra?
flplantguy replied to Kim's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
We have extremes but the averages aren't too bad, and my well water is very good for all of them so far (and the orchids don't brown tip on roots), so I'm hopeful. Biggest issue so far was overcare (water and frequency) on other species causing fungus, so I need to leave them alone somewhat lol -
Palm ID, Katakolo Greece - Beccariophoenix?!
Jonathan replied to Janni's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I don't think so...the leaf plane is all wrong...agree with B. Alfredii. - Today
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Bromeliads 2026
Jonathan replied to Looking Glass's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
It's quite amazing really, but makes it very difficult to ID species or varieties if they're unknown! I can't think of another group of plants, off hand, that respond so dramatically to growing conditions? -
Why not grow orchids?
bubba replied to Matt in SD's topic in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms
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Irrigation the key to success in my garden
ZPalms replied to happypalms's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I want irrigation for my palms so bad, hand watering sucks because it takes so long to make sure each palm is getting what it needs. I would to encourage more growth especially before winter to make sure they have a lot of leaves ready to go -
lol we haven't had a long stretch like that in a while! Usually we'll get a few days of fog before it burns up and things dry up. Long stretches of it cause havoc with a lot of stuff - the tropical stuff stops growing/begin to die off, cacti (which have no issue with the temps) start to have fungal issues and rot. I had a couple of astrophytums just melt - despite being in bone-dry soil. They developed rot and it spread almost immediately throughout the plant. Same thing happened to a big Lophocereus. Luckily I caught it in time and was able to salvage a small piece which I'm now going to root. The whole inside became a stinky, gelatinous mess.
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Transplanting Older Sabal
CentralFloridaGal replied to CentralFloridaGal's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
2 years later.... It has yet to recover a full frond spread. The initial fronds that were cut down to the cigar shape did grow out but died shortly after. It still grows green fronds, but slowly. Hoping this summer will be it's year to come back with a full spread. -
Palm ID, Katakolo Greece - Beccariophoenix?!
Zeeth replied to Janni's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Nice find! I agree with Beccariophoenix, I would specifically say it looks like B. alfredii to me. -
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Chrysalidocarpus Onihalensis in Florida
RiverCityRichard replied to RiverCityRichard's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I had seen another post about them hating tap water in the crown. Makes sense! I’ll put it in a mostly sun and sandy spot with a dripper at the base. Palm has been in full sun more or less in the backyard and hasn’t seen burn. Thanks brother -
Chrysalidocarpus Onihalensis in Florida
RiverCityRichard replied to RiverCityRichard's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Truly beautiful palms man! I am envious of your climate -
Palm ID, Katakolo Greece - Beccariophoenix?!
dalmatiansoap replied to Janni's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Parajubaea -
Matt, your observations of similar growth rates even in different climates and obvious success to support it should encourage an explosion of Acanthophoenix palm-growing elsewhere. I had previously avoided most (not all) spiny palms, but was lured into this species after seeing a really beautiful -and tall- example in Bo's old garden. @flplantguy -- Go for it. Seems like your temps are similar to Hawaii. I wonder about wet/dry periods? My garden depends solely on rain, which is usually plentiful.
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Palm ID, Katakolo Greece - Beccariophoenix?!
Janni posted a topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Hi everybody I was just browsing googlemaps to have a look at places, that I know are interesting for palm enthusiasts in Greece. In this case, there is a very nice private property with lots of palms. Just next to it, I discovered that particular specimen (see link below), that looks a bit like a Cocos, but I think it is a Beccariophoenix. I would rule out Cocos Nucifera, because I don´t think the climate in Katakolo would support a Cocos in long term. Can anyone confirm this? Other suggestions? Λεωφ.Ομήρου - Google Maps -
Good, I guessed right. 👍
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At First I Assumed They Were Coconuts…
Kim replied to Kim's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Yes, Kyle is very good with palm IDs. -
For some, Florida drought is getting very "extreme"
SubTropicRay replied to SubTropicRay's topic in WEATHER / CLIMATE
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At First I Assumed They Were Coconuts…
realarch replied to Kim's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Hey Kim, Kyle’s ID might be on the money. Check out Hydriastele costata in your Palms of New Guinea book, looks like it might be endemic to that region. Tim -
Queen palm spear pull round 2
PalmatierMeg replied to TropicsEnjoyer's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
Sentiment plays no part in this issue. The State of Florida deems queens to be Class II invasives and discourages their use as landscape palms. Fortunately more and more people are paying attention and seeking palms less likely to inflict environmental damage. One benefit of all the major hurricanes we've experienced since 2017 is that these storms ultimately take out sickly, neglected and aging queen palms. They've been dropping dead ever since Ian in 2022 and are not being replaced. Win-win. -
I have been overseas for a bit so here is mine. Hard to get a good shot of it as I tend to plant everything too close.
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Sounds very familiar to us in the PNW. 😄 Great pics!
