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Body shape = long / narrow, and oval shaped, + long antennae, + Leg that looks like it has bristles / hairs on it ( Easy to see Via the shadow cast, at roughly the 6:30 position in the shot ) + translucent Elytra / *Tegmina < * specific to Cockroaches > ..The scientific term for the harder, outer / anterior wings of various insect groups, inc Beetles and Cockroaches = Subfamily Blattinae or Ectobiidae member Cockroach sp. A quickie in Roach Anatomy / Morphology: Kind of creepy ( ...for those folks who are creeped out by them at least ) ....but, Not SAPW.

Jonathan, we need better images of the dog.

Jonathan, it was your comments from 14 years ago on Palmtalk that made me go to Peases Lookout for Bangalows because the two times before that I visited Eungella I went the other way near the sky window and Broken River and I found mainly alexandrae. I didn’t know there was anything up Dalrymple road. All the palms at Peases Lookout appear to be this purple Bangalow. I was really stumped when I saw the ones at Peases Lookout and ventured further up Dalrymple Rd to find stunning rainforest and a place loaded with purple Bangalows. The next day we drove the entire length and started walking an overgrown track to Mt Dalrymple but only went 300-400m because the track was so overgrown and the sign said you need a topographic map, a gps, and good first aid because you’re on your own up there. We weren’t prepared, but I’d love to one day do that entire walk. After Peases Lookout as you go higher the alexandrae are very hard to find if not no longer there. What was interesting is that the Calamus stop as well up the Dalrymple road. So if you are growing the ones from Peases Lookout you have the purple version. Once my eyes had been opened to the purple Bangalow I went down to Broken river and found a few of these purple ones there and found some seedlings which matched the ones at Peases Lookout and further up but that forest was dominated by alexandrae ( a beautiful version too). I found seedlings that matched the purple seedlings at Broken River ( green underneath and no ramenta). I even found a juvenile Bangalow that was the traditional full green with small ramenta. So maybe there are 3 types of Archontophoenix growing up there. It pays to look at the details. So Jonathan, it was thanks to you that I found these. Your ones are the purple form. Any pictures? What do the leaf undersides look like.

I have over fifty mature or maturing Archontophonix of various variety and they ALL have two spears at a time before one opens.

New update on my palms in San Antonio zone 9a. 4 years into my hobby, I've experienced multiple casualties due to severe freezes but also bugs , the ox beetle that was responsible for killing one out of two of my Trachycarpus fortunei this year . BOTH have been attacked. My wellness check on my palms are increased by the recent event"s" that I had with the ox beetle. Terrible insect !! Other than that my only survivor is still growing and shows no signs of damage "yet"( pic1) . I've planted 3 Sabals this year. 2 Palmettos (pic2,3) and 1 Defuniak (last picture) Growing all at a normal speed . I don't zone push anymore so all I have are the bread and butter palms of San Antonio. I uploaded some pictures of my Phoenix dactylifera, Chamaedorea radicalis, Chamaerops humilis, Sabal minor, Washingtonia filifera ( 3 of them) , Washingtonia robusta (hybrid) and a couple of Butia Odoratas. All growing very well , especially the ones that I have in a ground for at least a year. Butias grow quite fast for me but the real winners are my Robusta and Filiferas. For height and width comparison I used my flip flops and a broom since nobody is here to take a picture for me.

A line up of today's potential favorite but I just couldn't decide. Encephalartos blue arenarius, Encephalartos inopinus and Cycas multifrondis.

A nice little 18 year old dypsis louvelli goes in the garden at the end of winter. I have been waiting a long time to plant this special one, one rare palm!

Trachycarpus fortunei growing in a Japanese garden in the Netherlands.

My wife and I went for a walk along the lagoon that seperates Leucadia from Carlsbad, on the Carlsbad side this morning. We used to walk and ride bikes along the lagoon before there was much development to its north so have seen it change over nearly 40 years. This morning's walk was just another step in the changes as the many Phoenix canariansis that naturalized along the lagoon's shoreline showed the devastation from the South American Palm Weevil. There are still some young CIDP's but most of the older large ones are now stumps or transitioning to becoming stumps. It is sad to see but I decided to capture it and share it in some photos. The progression of the SAPW....

I was trimming a couple of old fronds off my Chrysalidocarpus decaryi this evening and just as one came down to the pavers a weevil appeared. It seemed to come out of the removed leaf base which came with a dead inflorescence. I didn't see it emerge but it was under the leafbase immediately as it came down. I haven't heard of them going after any Chrysalidocarpus. I had just removed the dead boot from my adjacent Chrysalidocarpus decipiens. It is a bit worrisome. Smashed the weevil immediately since I don't want it to escape.

These are my 2 favorite Cycads today.

Have’nt seen a grasshopper on my plants in a couple years but early season flushes from around April through June I have to be vigilant inspecting new flushes for caterpillars. This year was’nt bad as I only found about 5 of them. They are very small but can do alot of damage!

It's an experiment. I honestly would like to relocate it. It's too close to the mailbox lolm

All the coconuts in CA right now are in private homes but I would love to show you mine if you’d like to see haha. My biggest just has a couple inches of trunk /is 3 years old only. If you’re looking for a lot of public coconuts, definitely Los Cabos in Mexico, it’s a short flight down and a vacation spot.

Here we go, A cunninghamiana var dalrymplensis! These were abandoned in small tubes for many years in a deep dark corner of the greenhouse, as I'd given up on planting anything at South Arm that needed water. When we bought our new place a few years ago, with it's abundance of water I banged them into these big pots without any expectations, but they've rebounded nicely and are ready to go in the ground. Not sure how different they look from any other Bangalow at this stage but time will tell.

Yep, I've got a rostrata in zone 6b. It's planted on a hill with lightly amended soil and clay. It's unprotected and doing well. I did dig a small channel and filled with gravel to help drain away any moisture over the winter. My best spot is already taken by a yucca schotti so I was a little apprehensive on its placement but it sailed through it's first winter w/o a hitch. Where you are in zone 8 I probably would plant it now but I'd make sure it was in a well draining spot with full sun. Assuming it's not a little plant,if it is what's it hurt to keep it inside for the winter . Mine was planted from a 5gal in the spring.

@MarcusH that filifera in the front has really put on some size this year, same thing for that Trachy.

Ideally the palm would do best planted in the ground. They spread their roots very far out from the palm’s base. If that’s not possible, a bigger pot will be beneficial. The palm looks healthy right now and the spaces between the leaf scar rings on the trunk indicate that it’s getting watered well. As for your cquestion about the spears, hits not that another spear forms “off of” the older one. Both spears originate from the palm’s growing point and are attached to each other. The smaller one has a smaller spear attached to it also and so on but it’s just not visible yet. The double spear phenomenon is characteristic of Archontophonix as well as other palm species after the juvenile stage. Younger palms typically open a new frond before a new spear appears.

I’m not a botanist, just a humble horticulturist, but if this version of purple Bangalow was named, I reckon Archontophoenix cunninghamiana var dalrymplensis would be a good one for the purple picabeen. Naming things is purely academic though. The real fun is in the growing.

Hi Chris, thanks for giving us an update on some of the Queen palms that were planted in recent years along the Riverwalk. As I mentioned before , those palms were planted on borrowed time and have absolutely no chance to survive here for decades , as a matter of fact since 2021 the survival rate of Queens are anywhere between 1 and 3 years. To give you my 0.2 cents and I'm speaking about personal experience, I say just keep walking next time you see them at the BB store. It is not worth it !!! Waste of money and all the work that comes with it to remove it. Slow recovery from freezes and look like crap for most time of the year after the fronds were burned from the past freeze. Stick with Sabals , Pindos, Washies or some other really cold hardy palms . IF you don't live in the RGV don't bother with Queens.

A pretty good germination rate on the ceroxylon parvifrons, good old RPS hey!

That is correct. Silver/Grey abaxial with ramenta.

the juxtaposition of colors and textures is quite brilliant tracy. truly beautiful pic!

Inopinus is taking on very nice mature character!!

Dioon edule I got from @PalmBossTampa

Yesterday, 8 days after my station's low temp record was smashed, it's high temp record in a winter month was beaten by 0.7C, reaching 21.6C. Topsy turvy. Two of the Rhopies are showing some slight effects now, some minor leaf burn on older fronds, and some yellowing on one half of a new frond. Ferns under heavy canopy are showing damage that never have before. Mature Karaka tree has the most damage have seen on it, even 6m up in the canopy. -4C is brutal, hope it's 10 years or more before see that again. One positive however is the larger Bangalow get the more bulletproof they seem to get to radiation freezes. The largest specimens around brushed this off without a bother.

There’s some growing here, though they don’t have the grandeur of the ones from the tropics. ‘SouthernCATropicals” looks to be growing one pretty well and I believe that he is in central San Diego. They have been reported in Santa Ana, Del Mar, and further inland desert areas (Indio?). A lot of us are growing Beccariophoenix Alfredii (or one of the other Beccariophoenix species) as a substitute.

That was my discussion with my wife on the walk today. Especially considering that my Leucadia home is on the southwest side of the lagoon about a half mile from it and my Carlsbad garden is about 3/4 of a mile north of the lagoon. Just a nursery to propogate weevils to attack my gardens.

...further west along the trail.

Along the trail...

From left to right: Hyophorbe Vaughanii, Basselinia Pancheri and Chrysalidocarpus Arenarum in the ground (in the same order as above): And last but not least is a small Pseudophoenix Sargentii. This is a full sun location next to the house so I’m looking forward to seeing this grow. thanks for looking

R. hillebrandii grows well, but slowly, even for me !

Here are some jaw dropping pics from the garden I collect seed from. This is one of the best guys I know.