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Subject of what to do about lower leafs on a Jubaea Palm that is browning up or dead but won't fall off has been discussed many times. But recently I have realized after doing a little experimentation, that it is best to leave a dead leaf on the trunk until if falls off on its own. If a dead leaf is cut leaving a stub behind, the stub will persist for very long time often many years. But if the dead leaf its allowed to remain it will fall off much sooner than if cut to stub. Reason for this is the dead leaf is constantly pulling away from the trunk from gravity much more so than a cut stub, allowing for the attached fibers to break one by one until there is nothing holding the leaf to the trunk. Forcing a leaf or stub away from the trunk should never be done, because it increases the chance of infection entering the wound. The Jubaea prepares in advance of a natural leaf breaking away from the trunk by retreating living tissues in the scar area so that when the leaf suddenly breaks away the wound it is already mostly healed and ready to harden off. The same principle probably applies to many other Palm Species with normally smooth trunks. Climate, health and other factors do influence whether a leaf will break away from its trunk cleanly but trying to force a leaf or stub off the trunk is risky to the health of the palm.

Floribunda Palms & Exotics Summer 2026 Price List Update Suchin Marcus with Joey altifrons We are excited to refresh our price list for the peak growing season with some new species and updates that we hope you'll enjoy. Thank you for supporting our mission of improving biodiversity in ex situ plantings and preserving these beautiful and rare plants; we have some exciting garden updates. Adonidia dransfieldii A rare cousin of the famous Adonidia merrillii, this species from Borneo is starting to make its way into cultivation, bouncing back from the first discovery of 14 plants in 1998. We are thrilled to be a part of that conservation effort, and now you can be too! Hyophorbe vaughanii Another critically endangered showstopper cousin of famous landscaping palms (the 'bottle' and 'spindle' palms), this palm has been a labor of love to bring to cultivation. While conservation efforts in Mauritius are underway, the number of plants in the wild is shockingly low. Looking for this species for sale online has gone from an impossible task to a reality! Chelyocarpus ulei This gorgeous palm has started to produce prolific amounts of fruit and grows well, so we are currently able to supply it in commercial quantities. It makes a great statement in the garden and has the beauty of a pinwheel leaf palm, without the thorns. Geonoma atrovirens Almost every palm enthusiast has the same reaction when they see this species in the garden: "What is that, and how do I get it?!". As a flagship palm at Floribunda, we are happy to say that it is back on the list, add this holy grail palm to your nursery / garden today! Garden update We are deeply humbled and forever grateful to Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew and Aarhus University for their effort and collaboration in describing two new species of Chrysalidocarpus from the garden. You may recognize these species as they have been for sale for some time, but "sp. 'bef'" and "sp. 'Dark Mealy Bug'" are now officially described as Chrysalidocarpus comptus and Chrysalidocarpus marcusorum, joining the list of legendary palms that have been named with the help of garden material at Floribunda. Read the paper co-authored by Paola De Lima Ferreira, John Dransfield, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, and William J. Baker below to learn everything there is to know about these mysterious species: https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.758.3.1 All these and many more, including two new Zamia species, one of which is the rare Zamia inermis. https://floribunda.xyz/pricelist Joey altifrons, Metroxylon amicorum, Euterpe sp. Orange Crownshaft, super mottled Lanonia, gallon size Vonitra and Kerriodoxa, the rare Vietnamese Licuala dakrongensis, and much more! Want to be the first to know when a new price list is live? Sign up for our mailing list! Jeff marcus with Chrysalidocarpus marcusorum Euterpe sp. "Orange Crownshaft" Metroxylon amicarum

I just wanted to say for all the work that you and suchin have contirbuted to the palm world ... I am ecstatic that they have named a palm after you both!! may your business thrive as your palms do. cheers! tin

Colin sent me a batch a couple of years ago and all rotted out within a few weeks. Maybe check the seed and if still firm I think there’s still hope. Maybe just tweak temperature or moisture level and see what happens. Or put in a new or refreshed mix.

@Tyrone my ‘Red velvet’ hapala from Colin were also quite quick to sprout. About 6 weeks to 2 month, although they are still sporadically coming up now 5 months later. Overall around 60-70% rate. I had them on 26C heat mats. Germination medium was my standard fertile potting mix; a mix of premium potting mix, coco coir, perlite, volcanic rock dust and akadama. I went the fertile mix just based on gut feel and that some New Cal species seem to have specific mineral requirements from a young age. I suspect it wasn’t a big factor but I didn’t have a sterile control.

I offer four plants, grown from RPS seed. I ship via USPS Priority Mail with tracking anywhere in the 48 contiguous US states. The price is $35 plus $17 shipping, payable by PayPal. PM me for my PayPal address. The pot size is 4x4x6 inches and the palms need to be moved up a pot size, or better, ground planted. I have let them get a bit too large for my standard shipping box, 4x4x24 inches. Therefore the tallest frond and/or spear may be bent in the box. This will not affect future growth. I may delay a few days for shipping, rather than make four trips to the post office. Thanks for reading !

I thought they were quite fast to germinate, it took about 2 months for them to pop. I was surprised actually at how fast they germinated!

Trithrinax brasilensis growing in my Jax FL garden

I run into the same thing. Only a few years ago, I could handle working outside all day in this. Nowadays, not so much. My washer and dryer stay busy keeping me stocked without clothes to do yard work. The photos of the yard look impressive. You'd almost think we weren't in a drought. The gardens should peak in about 3-4 months - just in time for the CFPACS Fall Meeting.

I most certainly did save them with a gentle relocation program. I got my eye on a few more spots that need renovation, and I get to use the machine to dig up more rocks for those projects 😁 Richard

Absolutely no idea why, I have a friend and she cuts a leaf of a palm and leaves the petiole on, she must think that it will grow new leaves like a tree branch. I continually tell her that it’s incorrect but she keeps on doing it, the same with my neighbour cutting half of the good leaves off any palm he sees. Even in my job in the fruit industry I see new workers coming in too prune the trees and they leave 3 inch stubs cutting incorrectly when they should be close to flush cuts at a set angle, I tell them wait until a few years time and you have this mass of hard wood with stubs all over it that’s impossible to prune of, not only is it incorrect but also dangerous for the pickers poking eyes and catching your hands causing bleeding. Some people have no concept of how to work with plants when they think they know how. I gave up in the end wasting my time telling them, and I certainly didn’t like getting their row of trees next pruning season making my job harder while they pruned the trees I did last season wrecking all my good work! Richard

mine produces lots of fertile seeds

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Hello :) , 3 days ago I soaked the seeds with warm water inside a container. Today on 6th of July 2026 I started to plant them each one in a small pot! Don't worry I'll always update on this palm whenever I can!

Hi! I would realy need help with identifying this phoenix palm species. I got this palm from my mother-in-law. I asked her numerous times if she recalls where she got it and what species it is. Once she said that it could have been grown from a seed, which she found in a park, but doesn't know from which tree species it is (there were many). The plant is almost 10 years old and potted. It has a yellowish colour and slightly arching leaves that resemble phoenix canariesis. It also has a basal sucker that looks nothing like phoenix canariesis, which does not produce them (I know beacause I have some) and the leaf scales of the main trunk are starting to fall. The trunk is also just 20 cm thick which along with the sucker strongly favours phoenix dactylifera. The leaves are bright green, not silvery as in most date palms, but also not dark green as in canary ones. One difference is also the spear which opens when the entire leaf is out (canariensis opens leaves much quicker). Thak you!

Ohh noo poor palm😭, I am really sorry about that happened, perhaps it must have been growing pretty well there!

Not always true.

Lucky you. I got 35 minutes of light rain today so that is a win for me. And yes I do time it with my phone. Probably only 1/10” but anything is appreciated. This was the first day that I did not water aside from a few pots When I was coming back from Enchanted Gardens on Saturday I drove through a substantial storm. Plus it was dark and thundering when I arrived there and was worried I wasn’t going to have time to look around. When I got home I asked if we got any rain? Standard Response - No, it was sunny here the whole time you were gone. The six rainy weeks we had I was beginning to think that I had gone overboard planting all the central Texas staple plants. I’m not regretting that now. Same old weather patterns at my house. Thunder and dark clouds in the area pretty much daily but the rain always goes around me.

This bronze flushing Encephalartos sclavoi is pushing up what appears to be a cone. It is late in flushing this year based on prior year's when it has flushed in May. What is interesting is the color of what appears to be the cone which is just becoming apparent. Last year's flush is pictured first as it was a big one that just kept giving. Last pair of photos are what I think is the cone with the novel color. I see in Loran's book that E sclavoi "mature" female cones are yellow to tan, while "mature" male cones are yellow to pinkish yellow. I'm a bit surprised by the color of this pre-emergent cone, whichever sex it turns out to be. I can't help wondering if the color of the normal flush is playing into the early stage color of what appears to be a cone.

Today it caught my eye that for the first time in close to three years probably I planted new palms yesterday. It’s a hoot to get back out there again. The vendor suggested that I keep the.Licuala triphylla potted since it’s so small. He said you’ll never see it, but I am gonna try to make sure it stands out a bit. Anyway, I planted it and the other three in an area that I’ve started working on again, now that I can walk around the yard pain-free.

Damn. I must have done something wrong then. I tried to give them the best care too. 🙁

Hello :) @Hu Palmeras , Thank you for the insights, I really appreciated it! Yes those ingredients are really useful to make palms healthier! But since I do not have that stuff yet, so perhaps I'll just growing it using simple organic potting mix, anyway my Foxtail has doing its job fine :)

The planting looks a little unusual surrounded by pavers. Tell us about soil conditions, fertilizer, watering and how it was planted. It usually takes 2 years to recover from moving

Awesome Richard. I got some from Colin as well. Mine haven’t germinated yet. How long did yours take to wake up? I just noticed the date 02/02/26. Mine went down on 24/02/26 but I haven’t used a heat mat. I’ve had them in the heater room where the temp fluctuates between 22C and 28,30C. I hope they eventually come up with my gentle gentle fluctuating temp approach.

Gorgeous palms and flowers @edbrown_III + @gyuseppe !

Just picked up 2"+ at the garden in Katy 🤩. That'll keep things wet for another 10-12 days at least, plus looks like there is more to come. I did end up going to Katy Thurs evening to water the sensitive rainforest stuff. The ground was still moist so probably wasn't quite necessary yet (and of course it rained 0.3" the next day). So the tally for hand watering this year starts at 1. Hopefully not more than a handful in total!

Putting the new property machine to good use, a recent investment for landscaping my property an excavator. And I should have purchased it years ago. With so many new palms and exotic plants in the collection I have a lot of landscaping to do. Raised beds with good quality soil is the only way to go in my environment. The original garden was done in this landscaping manner. Dig the whole are and remove the rocks, and use them for landscaping. Backfill with soil and plant. Even the kookaburras have worked out that the excavator means disturbed soil and all sorts of critters to eat , iam sure I have a few exotic palms to fill this section up with!

A red spear just formed on my palm. Is there a way to show a short video of it?

That’s beautiful but what kind of palm is that?

It’s beautiful, my friend. Make sure you have a good growing medium: humus, pine bark, peat moss, and perlite, plus fertilizer. Mix all of that with leaf mold. That way, you’ll have great-looking palms.

Awesome! I agree , rare to me is something I would like to have in my garden but can’t find. Those are some nice seedlings . Growing them from seed makes them precious. Harry

The pair growing near me are boy and girl so seeds one day!

They are still coming up after 11 months, they sat on the heat mats for about 9 months, in a community pot with a plastic bag over them. Coco coir perlite mix, just slightly moist. So dont give up on your seeds originally there was about 30 seeds and i would say at least 95 percent germination rate. The seeds were locally sourced as a gift.

That's a really nice one! It's called 'Florida Beauty.' Readily available via Mail Order, direct from Caladium dealers/growers (e.g., Florida Boys Caladiums shows it in bulk on their website and vendors on platforms like Etsy also sell individual bulbs/plants).

Here’s an update on my ones, dead, cold weather got them!

These guys continue upward. Waist to chest high trunks after 5 years in the ground. The tips get a little beat up in all day sun and fairly open conditions, but they are winners in S Florida with a lot of water and fertilizer and extra potassium.

Hello :) , I finally got the V. Splendida seeds today! Their total is actually 6 but the seller gave one bonus! I've soaked the seeds in warm water and we'll just wait in 72 hours. I will always give updates of this palm whenever I can!

Hi Chill, if I were you, I’d plant them in individual pots right after germination. That way, you won’t have to disturb the roots at all during the first year. Feel free to give an update. Under the right conditions, they’ll grow relatively quickly. see you.

Three more Obi Island form, around 5 years from either a 1 gal or 4” pot.

That’s a beauty! Can’t beat the price. Harry

Hello :) , I also really love this palm to grow in my garden, the size really just fitted the landscape. This palm seeds were actually being sale on a local e-commerce here for only $1.5 but sadly it sold out really quickly that I missed the chance to buy :( Btw, I really like the pictures, it looks super good👍

Here's the images of the palm, seeds, and seedlings, I would think these are the only images that i could upload here, maybe a hint of this palm is located in Indonesia or South East Asia, I was wondering if its from the genus of Adonidia or perhaps something else, I would glad if someone could help to name this species :)

Hmm I see, thank you for the image! I believe the photo was taken somewhere in the jungle specifically on West Java.

Thank you for your info! @tim_brissy_13 I also think its not from the genus Ptychosperma or Adonidia as well after I searched along the internet. Adonidia was my guess cause we also got a new species from the Philippines called Adonidia Zibabaoa where its adult age is really simillar to it. Maybe I could posts some of the seedlings closer and clearer soon :)

I have a small quantity of Pinanga subterranea seeds from Indonesia for sale. This is a recently described species, but well known locally in the country. How it escaped science in plain sight for so long is pretty wild, actually! This is the ONLY palm (known) in the world that flowers and sets fruit UNDERGROUND! How exactly pollination occurs is still somewhat of a mystery, but it does happen. Bearded Pigs then root around and find the seeds underground and distribute them. The palm itself is acaulescent, diminutive, and probably easily grown in a deep pot. Seeds are $5/ea. I'm attaching the PDF of the article in Palms from the IPS about it. I also have a moderate quantity of Pinanga crassipes seeds. Young plants have a striking mottled pattern on the leaves, which gradually fades as the plant gets older. As it is a clustering species, new shoots that come up at the base will have mottled leaves for a while also. Seeds are $10/10, $15/25, $25/50, $35/100. Check the prices vs. RPS... this is a limited opportunity because I'm just trying to recoup some losses from my Indonesian adventures, LOL. Shipping is $5 for orders small about the fit in my padded envelopes. Larger orders that will have to go in a box are $6. PALMSv67n2p057-063-Randi-Pinanga-subterranea.pdf

Here are a few photos that I’ve posted before. Of the three I have, two are developing darker leaves and not quite as robust as the third, which continues to throw medium green leaves. They all have new leaves that are different shades of mauve. They are over 5’, (1.5m) tall. Just a killer small palm. Tim

As the cone pushed out and became 3 cones instead of 2, it is looking more like what I would call a light tan color. That matches the description that Loran Whitelock provided in his book for the male cones and these are looking like male to me at this point. Shucks, I was hoping for another female. Lots of male Encephalartos pushing cones in my garden right now including Encephalartos trispinosis, Encephalartos longifolius, Encephalartos natalensis x horridus and the Encephalartos arenarius x woodii. Ironically this is the year my female E horridus appears to be taking a year off from coning and pushed a large flush instead. Well, I can still hope for some others to push out a female cone in the future. My largest Encephalartos princeps still hasn't flushed this Spring or Summer which makes me suspicious that it is building up energy for a cone.