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Today I noticed a coleus hitching a tide on L rupicola I believe this is?

I think you've gotta make your own connections...there are people posting here from all over the world and after a while you figure out who posts stuff relevant to your situation and you hook into that community. As for scientific names...have a look at this current thread to understand why most of us prefer them

A nice bit of new leaf colour on the kentiopsis oliviformis!

You’re welcome, enjoy. I thought you had polar bears because all Tasmanian tigers got eaten by the polar bears. Did they migrate there on an iceberg? look after those baronii there a wanted palm! The palm police will be expecting a written report on the baronii!

It’s one thing to germinate palms, but you need something to put all those little babies in, and both go hand in hand requiring both things to get any sort of results. It’s been a labour of this one project, life getting in the way has halted the completion process. Slowly getting there, this one project will be one of the better ones I have built learning from the past 3 structures refining this one to my liking. Another row of benches and then the floor and a potting bench at one end along with a storage shed the other end. It won’t take long to fill it, I know that much!

I’ve been on here most of my life and I’ve always found it helpful. I agree with the above, I think the key is to filter through to find the stuff relevant to you. Being in CFla, there should be some regular poster who can help. I know I’ve always admired photos from Leu Gardens. Another suggestion - starting a topic with a particular request often helps, e.g if you’ve got a spot in the garden you want to fill with something interesting snd obtainable that would do well in your climate.

I am the most lazy gardener in the world. I grow palms by throwing seeds around my yard, and seeing what sprouts and survives. Brahea edulis is my best success. Here is my largest, which is about 17 years from seed, throwing its first bloom spathe.

You’re the captain of the ship in Tasmania, steer it well and the future of palms will be great for many generations to come!

Archontophoenix never referred to as king palms in Australia...

Palm growing has changed over the 35 years I have been growing them for. Once rare and exotic lytocarum weddlianum is now that common you can’t give the seeds away 35 years ago they were that rare. Now once common is replaced pretty quick by new rare exotic varieties. There are the true exotics from the past thay always remain exotic Johannesteijsmannia, licuala orbicularis, mapu, kerriodoxa iguanura palms Calyptrocalyx they are here to stay as exotics that are not rare. Nowadays growers want the rare unobtainable stuff that is super exotic looking. You could join a gardening club or other type of society’s that are more specific in your interest. They are always looking for new members w are more than willing to share or sell thay specific plant that takes your interest. Think outside of the greenhouse and there is plenty of content material just waiting to be posted!

I haven’t been here 5 years but I have seen plenty of helpful advice on growing of all palms , whether exotic or common. Scientific names are helpful to me as that is what I normally go by . Harry

And Ptychosperma elegans definitely not referred to an Alexander palms in Australia. I’m not a fan of any common name but that one surely takes the cake for the most senseless and confusing!

I had no idea that they emit an odor! I have been down the hill when mine is blooming and never noticed it. My gardener cuts them once they go to seed. The inflorescence is cool looking though . Harry

The gift of giving, I should have been growing them in my refrigerator, at least they would e acclimated for the frozen tundra of Tasmania.

Andrei, CongratuLations on the maturing of your B. edulis! Mine’s roughly ten years older than yours. It flowers profusely but I remove the inflorescence before the flowers open because, honestly, I can’t stand the smell that emanates from them. It’s a strong urine-like odor and attracts flies instead of bees. If the palm were in a more open area, it would likely be okay. Your’s looks to be in a more open area.

Those look lovely . So many palms but so little room here. I am getting hard pressed to find spots in my wee little slice of earth. Harry ‘Most of my near quarter acre is very steep and home to palm root eating gophers!

Two of the finest palms from South America definitely worth having. Germinated the bondaria and they have been slow as seedlings. And the socratea purchased a couple of seasons back. The socratea show a little cool tolerance surviving in the ground and in the greenhouse. Two palms worth growing if you can track them down!

Chambeyronia piersoniorum with a nice new frond - a blue/silver that appears more vibrant in real life than I can capture in photo. Similar colour to its relative C oliviformis but perhaps even more striking.

On Christmas Eve , in Ventura , we were walking around and my wife took this picture of the ground around some Washingtonia palms . We have had a lot of rain and wind . Some very nice coloring on the debris and leaf bases of the palms . Harry

Nice little slice of earth if you ask me. Fantastic view palms and dont spot a friendly gopher or two! You need cycads on that hill, tough reasonably fast growing, and are cool tolerant a lot of cycas species. And if you’re lucky they won’t be gopher food. Richard

With some logistical arrangements and the kind work of @palmtreesforpleasure Mr Colin Wilson. He has arranged for some plants to be sent to Tasmania. So iam kindly donating some Arenga engleri, a jubea chiliensis and some lepidozamia peroffskyana. This is all I can think of at the moment thay will survive the winter freezer in Tasmania. I have also placed in box some gifted plants to @Jonathan his holy grail palms 2 calmus muellerii and 3 black petiole baronii. These will go into his garden. So good luck to all involved in making it possible for the botanical gardens in Tasmania to get a few plants into there gardens. Oh and Jonathan who better not kill the baronii in Siberia!

I like gifting plants, gifted plants have a story about them!

Good thinking 99 as maxwell smart would say, very lucky to get seeds from such a rare palm. I will put one spare plant for you in the back of the greenhouse for you to collect one day! 🌱

Still holding up, a little concerned about the future of the third one. I believe we have only seen 22 degrees so far.

Correct. I've told Richard a million times not to exaggerate!

Looks like quite a few of my palms will be getting the ring this growing season. Here’s a couple: Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus hybrid (consensus is likely x pembanus or cabadae). I believe this is originally from Floribunda seed. It definitely has hybrid vigour just in the fact it is growing here in Melbourne. Next up Chrysalidocarpus baronii Black Petiole/Vokona Lodge. Got a batch of 10 seeds from RPS back in 2018 and all germinated 2019. This is the largest of the bunch but also the least colourful. I’ve got 5 left now and the others are all quite striking in the range from red to black leaf bases and petioles. Always thought they’ve been quite slow, but considering it’s been 6-7 years from seed to producing clean trunk, I’d say that’s not bad.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all ! Stunning photo and cute Santa @pogobob ! Harry Ernie says “Hey!” Looks like time to repot already.

Has this forum gone from semi regional and helpful to worldwide extreme exotics? I cant find anything in between. I scroll pages of cool stuff but nothing I can get or grow here. Nothing I can contribute to either. The whole board is littered with google search terms of unicorn palms in places so vastly different than I could even think of growing. I’m in cfla and should have a ton of interest but I see almost nothing. Can there not be regional boards or what? I feel like the main page discourages anyone searching and looking for guidance or inspiration. Inspiration is what first brought me here. all I see is scientific names in far corners of the world now. Any old timers (5+yrs) feel the same?

At Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach. They have both next to each other in one part of the garden.

Try and get some cycas thourasii, taitugensis, lepidozamia perrofskyana, ecepharlotis all these varieties are super tough die hard varieties, Zamias are tough but require a bit of planning in regards to location. Or if that fails plant a stack of what already is down there to get that jungle look happening. Richard

Nice young Zamia standelyi new leaf flush!

It seems the totals are increasing , or the traps are more efficient . Harry

I woke up and looked out the bedroom window, and bingo living the dream of exotic plants, Hawaii may have the climate for such tropical beauties, but my climate is good enough for me. Just a couple more degrees warmer in winter and it’s on par with a lot of other places for that exotic look!

Here the pure W. filifera and W. robusta only exist in old gardens, now all the ones they sell are hybrids between them

Some interesting colours in there for sure garden, red is one colour that stands out in the Aussie bush garden.

They look familiar, there super tough just add water, and if your lucky from seed I did manage to get a variegated one. They love shade and don’t mind a little morning sun. I have about 500 in pots and so many in the ground, I have worked them out and are easy to grow. And there are a few different varieties available as well.

So the storm has passed . The rainfall total here , after 3+ days of rain is 8.4”! We are getting a break after the storm , with another on the horizon for Newyears. I went outside to check the garden out . The typical debris needs to be cleaned up and weeds need to be pulled . The palms look soooo happy with the soaking ! As I did the walkabout , I could almost hear the joy coming from the frond friends. Harry Chambey’s happy as are the others. Technicolor! Sky so blue. Thanks for joining me , on to the New Year!! Harry

Here’s another big Dypsis / Chrysalidocarpus with its first ring. This came in as Chrysalidocarpus Sp. Ambanja. 2 different palms have come in with this name. I don't hear about this one much.

Wish you a merry Christmas. Here’s Houailou and Hookeri in the background (two, look closely!) after our rainy Christmas Eve. Maybe share a nice palmy Christmas picture, even if the palms are indoors….

A while back one of you knowledgeable persons ID’d this unusual Chamaedorea and stupid me can’t remember what it is. It’s solitary, fruits are tiny and brownish black when ripe, nodes on trunk are bulged and irregular, and leaflets are droopy and a bit irregular. The palm is roughly fifteen years old.

Thanks Alps 🙏

A happy Metroxylon vitiense enjoying its spot in the garden. Seems to have been there a while, would be cool to know how long. It has a lot of growing to do and the room to do it. Those patterned spines are always fun to photograph. Ryan

Anytime of the year for a Chambeyronia, cheers to all!

One of my Royals

I am still growing a Calyptrocalyx Albertisianus that I got from Floribunda palms for about a year now in a gallon pot, he did lose fronds in spring even though I protected him well during winter, he grew a stunted leaf, but now he has grown a new normal looking frond, he adapted to the cold rain and wind very fast. Last winter he faced some drops to 37, but he appeared unfazed. This year he faced 40 and still looked unfazed. Now: A year ago:

The front my my house is L-shaped facing due south, with the bend, blocking west winds. Lots of poured concrete driveway, and big slabs for the sidewalk, a concrete planter, and block/concrete walls. The sun hits it in the AM and bakes the whole area. On cool nights the concrete stays very warm on bare feet all night, and when you walk up to the house, it feels at least 10 degrees warmer near the overhangs and door. Very noticeable. Definitely dramatically warmer on winter nights as the sun angles south. Part of my landscaping was actually set up to block all that sun, as it’s a daytime oven for the other half of the year. Concrete combined with the right sun angle definitely makes a difference. Even though it’s perhaps luck of the draw, you could plan your planting on the circumstances.