PALMS IN POTS
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I've been looking for a Kentia Palm for sometime now, but all the nurseries in my area only seem to stock Majesty, and occasionally Areca, or Bamboo palm. Most people seem to agree that Kentia and Parlor Palm are the best houseplants, but I can't seem to find either of them for sale anywhere in my area. It seems people would rather buy a cheap Majesty palm, even though its chances of survival when grown indoors aren't that great. I understand that Kentia and Chamaedorea Elegans are slower growing, and thus more expensive, but I'd be happy to pay more for a palm actually suited to being a houseplant. Does anyone know of a nursery or other retailer in the Mid-Atlantic that …
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Seed ID
by Palmensammler- 4 replies
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Hi all, could someone please identify these seeds? Received them as C. costaricana but I' m sure the aren't. Thanks Eckhart
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Palms in Miracle Gro potting mix issue
by newtopalmsMD- 2 followers
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I have planted several cold hard palms (Trachy's and Sabals in 3 and 5 gallon pots) in all purpose Miraclegro all purpose potting mix with the idea of letting them overwinter one more winter before polanting in teh spring. But I have discovered that this mix is low in potassium and some trace nutrients. Has anyone else done this and then emended the mix by adding nutrients? If so how much should be added? Or should I just find a better potting mix and repot? Thanks
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Chinese fan palm as die backs
by newtopalmsMD- 2 followers
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Hi, Separating (partially) some big box Chinese fan palms and planting them as die back in zone 7a. Some are about 2 feet tall to frond tip, and others have petioles that are 4 feet with pretty big fans. Should I expect the smaller plants to never really get any bigger than they are (kind of like hostas)? Should I expect the big ones not to regain their petiole height but continue to produce large fans? (Just thinking of where to locate them) I assume there is no special care for these things. Just lots of water (especially since its July!) and slow release palm fertilizer? Then after the really cold weather starts cut them to the ground and cover with leaves…
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My seedlings of beccariophoenix alfredii
by Ilovepalm- 1 follower
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Hi! This is my five seedlings of beccariophoenix alfredii. Seedlings have half a year.
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Just picked up a 7g bottle palm
by Rickybobby- 17 replies
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Today I finally got a chance to pick up my new hyophorbe lagenicalis. The health of all the palms of the nursery looked good. Too my surprise when I yanked it out of the pot to put it in something more decorative I noticed a huge amount of I think slug eggs. So I hosed them out with warm water for quite a while and I’m prettt sure I got 99 percent of them. Hopefully everything works out. For now the palm will be in my palm room for two more weeks. At that time the lows here will start to get warmer. Our days are beautiful right now but just a few odd days of high 30s are enough to keep it inside
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Potted palm suggestions
by OC2Texaspalmlvr- 2 followers
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Looking for suggestions for a potted plant that does well in Houston summers and it would get full sun . Doesn't have to be hardy at all as I can bring it inside for winters. Right now I have a bottle palm that treat in this manner which loves our summer heat and humidity. I really wanted a burretiokentia viellardii but don't believe it could take full sun ? I'm open to all ideas and if you have pics of your potted palms that works even better =)
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W robusta seedling leaf tips turning yellow
by SilverDragon- 8 replies
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So my biggest W robusta seedling has been doing well, but recently it's leaf tips have been turning yellow. It's in a pearlite peat mix and gets light for at least 8 hours a day from grow lamps. Additionally it is on a heated mat with others. I water it when it gets dry, which is almost once a day. Maybe I'm overwatering it? Pot size? Should it go outside perhaps? Help is appreciated.
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Another Canadian palm steal!
by Rickybobby- 1 follower
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Went to Lowe’s today to get some fish emulsion and low and behold in the middle of the nursery was this clump of adonidias for 35 bux!!! All the ladies there said it was doing well! Not doing welll a tad of sun burn l the new spears look great. What a deal. This is going to my parents trailer by the lake
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Seramis mix for pseudophoenix sargentii
by Eric the red- 1 follower
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My indoor container ranch has transitioned outdoors
by Rickybobby- 15 replies
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This is year 2 for me doing an indoor ranch. Last year I kept everything Indoors. This year I have in vested in a folding table that I can put in the shed in fall. So anyway here is my palms minus trachycarpus which are still inside and my (picks) are in decorative pots by the pool. The spot has been chosen for a few reasons. Eh it’s on the east side of the house in a courtyard. So it’s sheltered from the strong west winds here. Also it will get some sun from 10am till mid aft and give them shade as well. But I’m hoping the heat will be good we had a bad cold wet spring but now we are good into summer. 80s everyday and I hope to get them to take off more now than they wer…
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Germination of palms 2
by petquack77- 4 replies
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Hey guys, I just started my second germination of palms which is a retry from the failure of my first. I think my main issue was watering too much. I don't want to mess this up and had a few questions before retrying again. Here are my questions. 1) How many times do I water the seeds? once a day? once a week? And how much water do they require? 2)how much light do the seeds require a day? 3) what is a good temperature setting to having on my heat pad? 4) I bought plant growing soil discs that are used for plants and flowering. Do these work with palm seeds? I'm growing a few Washingtonia Robustas and Windmill palms . Thank y…
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Yellowish Dypsis lutescens?
by SilverDragon- 1 follower
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Got this palm (or rather six individual plants potted together) from a garden center a few months ago. Put it in a palm mix (well draining, pearlite, etc) with a little fertilizer (Palm tone). Can't help but feel it's looking a little yellowish or too light green. It hasn't produced any new leaves since I've brought it home, and it's been in the part sun of my northern facing backyard.
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Potting Tutorial.. Screens in your drain holes
by Silas_Sancona- 12 replies
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Yesterday in a topic made in the main forum regarding concerns related to critters having access to the drain holes in potted palm / plant specimens, forum member @Gonzer made an excellent point, which, for one reason or another, isn't mentioned much.. but is a very valuable technique for helping to keep soil from slowly eroding from pots, and is a great way to keep out insects or other small animals which can get into the soil. Thought i might add to his point w/ some pictures.. While the topic was concerning Bees accessing the drain holes for a drink, here at least ..and in Florida, insects such as Ground dwelling Cockroaches, sometimes referred to as "Sand Roache…
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Brown Spots on Phoenix Theophrasti
by acaipalmseeds- 10 replies
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It's been a wet year here in Michigan, so I haven't watered as frequently as I would in a normal summer. The soil drains quickly. Do these spots look like a result of too little or too much water? Bad nutrient mix? The soil is topsoil, palm soil, and some manure. It seemed to do great all winter indoors. I read on here that it is a thirstier form of Phoenix, so I have my doubts about overwatering causing a fungus.
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Germination of palms
by petquack77- 5 replies
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Hey guys , I'm very new to this forum and am new in germinating seeds. I'm currently germinating a few palms tree seeds. A few of them are windmill palms and the rest are Washingtonia Robustas. I'm on week 2 of germination as we speak and have seen some sprouting. The sprouting of my palms I've see are very questionable though. I have been seeing weird white very thin mushroom looking plants growing from the dirt and was wondering what they are exactly? These little things also stay alive for a day and end up just dying later during the day. Is this normal process of germination? Anything helps. Thanks guys
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Washingtonia robusta dying
by Flajko- 10 replies
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Hi everybody! I got this palm a year ago and it was doing great in the beginning, but after some time leaves started drying out faster than new ones grew. Here is a picture from a year ago: And now... I had a problem with bugs at one point, so I treated it with neem guard oil which got rid of the bugs. Aside from loosing leaves even the new ones look pale compared to normal. I tried adding "phostrogen" to the water a few times but it doesn't appear to help. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but I can't figure out what. I live in Dubai, day temperatures vary from around 20C(68F) during winter to more than 45C(113F) during summe…
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My palm room is getting anxious to finally go outside!
by Rickybobby- 18 replies
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My adonidia and large bottle are growing an inch plus a week. It’s been such a bad spring and winter. I can’t wait to get them outside. Looks like this Wednesday 70s and no more rain even some heat coming!
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Worlds smallest coconut in the smallest pot?
by Rickybobby- 2 replies
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Ok you all know my drill and my bucket of hot water routine. The bucket method is used to get store bought seedlings germinated and roots established to pot. Well today I have an interesting specimen. This guy germinated on me back in late winter store bought. One of the interesting things about this guy is that he has stunted and been slow. He throws a root stub out and then another. Also barely any water left. Which is strange so he has thrown me a curve. But being in the bag this long with no air circulation and no medium posses a challenge so today I decided to put him in the smaller pot possible. With my mix is course pool filter sand and a tad of coco coir just to k…
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Could someone help ID this fan palm?
by evaldas5211- 3 replies
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Hello, I got this fan palm in February in a local supermarket (Lidl) and at first I thought I was getting a Washingtonia Robusta, which I really wanted to own, however now I don't think it is one. As I understand a W. Robusta has to have these strings on the leaves which mine does not... I thought it was because it's a young specimen, but I looked at many pictures online of W. Robusta and even seedlings seem to start to develop those "hairs" quite early. Thanks!
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Trachycarpus fortunei found in mid France
by Rickybobby- 3 replies
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My parents are doing a river cruise through Europe and my mom sent me this pic of these massive Trachycarpus fortunei in pots at 48 degrees latitude in France pretty cool. That’s a lot to move around
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Chamaedorea woodsoniana - no real growth
by Palmensammler- 1 follower
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Hi, what am I doing wrong? Always when a third leave opens an old one dies. Is this typicall or a deficit in nutrients, humidity or something else? Palm is watered regulary and sprayed each second day. Location is the bathroom so humidity is normaly a little bit higher. Eckhard
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Couldn’t resist this coconut today
by Rickybobby- 7 replies
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One of my other local nurseries got a few coconuts. The roots were growing out the bottom couldn’t help myself. Used brand new pool filter sand. Seems like it drains amazing hopefully this palm will live it. My little girl for scale
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Started a community pot of dypsis lutescens
by Rickybobby- 4 replies
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I brought these seeds back from Dominican Republic 3.5 weeks ago and so far I have 80 percent germination instead of separate containers I’ve done a community pot since space is getting tight. Here’s a few cool pics to follow of there journey its hard to see because of the hairs but there are roots started and even some green on one
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My C.metallica is 10 years old!
by Howeadypsis- 3 replies
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I was looking through old photos and I realised that it's 10 years since I sowed the seeds that were sent to me, I believe from someone on here! How time flies!
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