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Dale it's seeding like crazy 🤪 now could be in the hundreds if they all stay on the 2 large inflorescence

As @DoomsDavehas the right idea for you I say just plant it! They are super tough ernies I plant tube stock all over my garden and they grow not a problem!

What a coincidence @Meangreen94z This issue has become again of interest to me, because another grower suspects that seedlings from my bermudana may be hybrids with Sabal rosei, which also exists in my garden, and blooming times overlap. He claims the bermudana seedling from the first seed batch (when I had cut off all flower buds rosei before expanding) is greener and softer, while the seedlings from the second batch (when both palm were left blooming to the end) are bluer with a rougher texture. First picture shows on the left side seedlings from the second batch and on the right one seedling from the first batch. I have also grown seedlings from the first bermudana batch and kept also a seedling of rosei about one from seed set before blooming of bermudana. On the left bermudana seedlings and on the right rosei seedling. And another solitary bermudana seedling on the left compared to same rosei seedling

Look at all the wee Ernie’s !!! The more the merrier , I see. Harry

Chamaedorea Radicalis

You don’t want to spike a royal get a ladder or a pole saw and cut one off!!!

Still undecided Jim. If you see a news report about a dead older guy at the base of a palm tree, just remember that Steve made me do it..

A beautiful part of the world!

I’m guessing you’re joking about the climbing spikes! 🙂

sometimes it helps to climb up there and sniff the flowers. If they smell like Cheetos and Pepsi then that might be the problem. Please let us know what you discover.

Apparently there are two varieties as others have said, but I like the look of the Vietnam variety, but I will be happy with my Thai variety! They seem easy and very compact palm for a specific spot in the landscape. I like them. Richard

Myself I would not use it in containers. And in the soil eventually you get a heap plastic looking gel all through the soil.

Myself I would not use it in containers. And in the soil eventually you get a heap plastic looking gel all through the soil.

It definitely is

A bit of a wow look at that flower moment. 26 years old and I have never seen it flower until today. I dont know what variety it is but it’s one spectacular flower. At first I thought an iris flower!

They seem to be trouble free trees. You’re definitely correct about the sandy soil and rain not a problem. Robur is a fantastic banksia, I have serata on my property the big old growth ones and they are quite spectacular when old, but be warned of them in a bushfire they catch on fire just from the radiant heat. There are some fantastic banksia varieties available. A tree worth growing for sure.

The tropical look so desirable, deep green and fat broad leaves help create that look. I just planted them with that vision. Richard

That’s an rps order, out of 300 seeds I got 220 plants. I do get seeds from my ones in the garden occasionally.

Can someone please identify what kind of bromeliad this is:

Yep. It’s true. I’m the Cheetos.

It’s a real thing guys. Here’s the proof.

Lucky to find both varieties, there would be no chance of finding the Vietnam variety in Australia!

Update on this tall skinny Jack without copious blooms:

Correction I promised! I hope I got it right. I am just a day trader:

I am hopeful that this is a Geiger/Cordia sebestena:

Any idea what this Dioon is? Any enthusiasts opinion would be greatly appreciated.

I have that Vietnam dwarf. I'm getting the Thai dwarf in less than 2 weeks now. Now I'll have both varieties.

What the someone stole it. We all know what happens to a person who steals from a memorial garden……..

Thanks you know your broms a lot better than me!

Iam pretty confident that Tim has helped solve the mystery palm, I do remember now being gifted the palm and when I discovered the tag had faded I came the conclusion from the only words I could see and make out to be was ptychosperma and a guess as to the actual variety from the letter B that was left not faded. It’s not a ptychosperma iam confident of that!

Do you think the name is correct or maybe Ptychosperma bleeseri? If so I would say it is not likely a Ptychosperma because the leafs of many are not pointy.

Yes an easy mistake in labeling rules, how a rare palm can get lost in the collection! Glad you helped thanks.

Actually @tim_brissy_13i worked out how it happened, the mix up was from faded tags written in ink and they fade. I did mention to you a while back about some fading tags from some of your labeled palms I got from you. Always use a pencil this mystery palm is indeed from the late Merc psillakis and it was a gift from him to me! Now that I have worked out how it happened. And this palm is even more special now since Merc gave it too me and it has its name. And something kept telling me about how special it is!

Most palm’s new leaves will open and be somewhat pale before they’ve had a chance to absorb some UV light. Since the leaves on yours are greening up after a short time, that’s likely what’s happening so no worries.

It definitely got through a couple of Melbourne winters without a problem but I never planted it out fully exposed to the elements. Regular A alexandrae are known to go well even down in Hobart so I’m not sure my winters would ever really test them. I’d assume they would be less hardy to hot sun especially in dry climates but again I don’t think I really tested mine from memory I kept it in the shade.

I don’t think it’s a hybrid Will, rather a genetic mutation disrupting the palms production of chlorophyll.

Not sure what temperatures it’s experienced Harry, but Tim had one down in Melbourne for a while so might be best placed to comment. I would guess it’s not as cold hardy as with most “Alba” variants.

This is the first time I've come across this hybrid. Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

It’s the 1st generation now maturing Tim. Ben has plenty 2nd generation in the works so I’m sure you’ll get another chance with this one.

This is what you get for $600 in Australia a stunning Geonoma atrovirens. Worth every cent. Consider if you want that $500 palm, look at what it has taken in years and water to grow it, I don’t hesitate to buy a palm I want if you want that palm buy it!

Yeah, a Royal Palm would have a long bright green crown shaft on its trunk beneath its canopy of fronds. $500 sounds reasonable for a Majesty that big but starting out with a vigorous younger one would probably make more sense.

Just received my L yannanensis seeds from Charway. Well shipped/packed, no floaters, very happy. Great communication and quick shipping as well. Will update here about germination... Matt

my Pritchardia hillebrandii has been producing seed for several years now in Carlsbad. I was just cleaning up the trunk earlier, removing some old retained leaf bases and snapped a photo. I wonder if climate plays a factor in when they produce their first flowers?

A few nice hookeri pictures.

Definitely!

Nice one I like them. Keep on growing.

Here are a few of my Chambeyronia hookerii. They aren’t currently throwing any flaming red leafs but still look nice and are one of my favorites.

Beautiful as usual in the land of Hawaii. Solid looking palms. Chambeyronia will always be a popular palm.

You want’em hookeri? Me give’em hookeri!