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Another thread resurrected from years back. Here’s my Kentiopsis Piersoniorum doing well. Planted out as a 1G plant given to me by @shepcs a few years back. Doing really good in the garden. Let’s see some updates -dale IMG_8247.mov

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DagrwJmtUCE/?igsh=MTZtemU1dmpnZnllbA== Been a while since I've posted any palm content. TL:DR I bought a Bottle Palm. Now story time. I had to take Sancho back to the vet for bloodwork. Welp they changed the times they go to lunch and I didn't wanna find out he needed more pills after I went home, so we went to Laurel and went to Lowes again. Great luck there, found a pink banana there and it's already more than paid for itself selling pups and it's got 3 more on the way. These Bottles had been there for a while, and were still at full price. I figured I'd just do what I normally do and buy the smallest crappiest one and rehab like I do with philodendrons and pothos etc. So I ask about a markdown and I had Sancho on my shoulder. Bless this woman. She pulled out the biggest, nicest one and marked it down to $19. Did it suck getting it in and out of the car? Yep. Did I still have a $240 grocery pickup to squeeze in there? Yep. Tbf $240 feels like it buys 3 days of food now. Anyway the first thing I did when i got it home was basically drown it in neem maxx. I've also been using SNS209 as a soil drench on my indoor plants, and combining that with cutting off any leaves where I see webbing has been pretty damn effective for me. Anyway yeah it's a little crispy and yeah it's got spider mites but a 5 ft 5 gallon bottle palm in this part of the country for less than the clearance price? Aight. Bet.

I cleared a patch of asiatic jasmine near my Chamaedorea radicalis a couple of weeks back and found these self-sown seedlings today. They definitely weren't there at the time and look freshly germinated. The seeds must have been sitting there all through the winter. I have plans for this area but I'll try to leave them in place.

Some classic winners in there , Chambeyronias I just plant them like Bangalows so easy. It’s only been in the last 6 years since i turned my attention towards my garden again, I never really even watered much in the past. It’s strange how an injury changes the mind set after a certain age, men was a hernia and a divorce that sat me flat, only now iam getting back into life to its fullest. And a good lady makes all the difference!

There will be no shortage of them @happypalms in the future!

Hi everyone. Kentiopsis piersonorium is an awesome palm. I don't have one but some of you out there in "palm cool" world do. Let's see what they look like from every angle, so we can sit back and drool. Show us your Kentiopsis piersonoriums people. Best regards Tyrone

Hot, breezy, ...and a bit gross out there at 5:16PM. 111F right now, after hitting 115F, with a few 117 -120F neighborhood level readings around 3PM.. With that said, ..what is this i see lurking above the horizon to my east and south? ..Could it be the season's first storms? Afternoon T.C. Satellite view confirms it.. Yes, indeed, weak as they might be, Eastern and southern AZ is lighting up today, with storms knocking on Tucson's doorstep, and some sort of outflow - looking feature trying to set up in the mountains just east of Superior.. Storms nearby = storms for the valley tonight? ..Probably not.. 112+ heat + current position of the 4C High = lots of CIN ( Convective INhibition over the valley atm ) Essentially, when it is this hot, it takes big storms to break through any cap that keeps outflow generated clouds from forming into storms as the outflow moves through. While Dew Points have been rising over the last couple days, they're still below 50 ..Right now at least. That will change shortly. While it isn't in any of the current forecasts, ..and is quite remote, there have been some HRRR runs that have suggested the possibility of isolated brief and weak activity being generated close to the valley / near Casa Grande as outflows from storms to our south ..and/or east.. roll west out of the mountains. At best? ..maybe someone, somewhere on this side of town ...or in C.G. sees a sprinkle / bolt or two. For most? = probably just some breeziness out of the east /south, with maybe some dust and debris clouds in the mix.. As mentioned, it's already been an interesting start to the season ..so.... we'll see whether or not the next couple days yields a couple late night surprises. Similar story for both tomorrow and Thursday ..Gross 112+ heat, some breezes, ..and rising Dew Points ..making gross feel gross -err ..With mainly dry storms roaming the mountains /deserts to our east and south. Headed forward? ..current forecast thoughts offer more optimism ..and actually may be a bit conservative as we reach the start of next week. One thing is for sure. While the 110+ heat should moderate by the weekend as the 4C high starts shifting to our north and east, Dew points will be heading for ...the 60s, if not a bit higher. ..That should help get the ball rolling, storm / rain -wise.

Back in October 2025 I discovered that a huge banana had made a direct hit falling on this Veitchia. No photo as the banana obscured the palm. It was a struggle to cut the giant banana and remove all the rotting fruit and I might have cut down the palm too. However it was far from a ladder and would have been dangerous to attempt without assistance so I let it be. I noticed as the months went by that the upside down leaves remained green and I had planted the palm where I needed something to hold on to along this slope so I figured I’d use the trunk as a hand rail as long as possible. Yet here it is growing again!

I recently acquired this Veitchia arecina x Wodyetia (Lady Fox Palm) and am wondering if anyone else here is growing this reverse hybrid. I have a ten year old Foxy Lady (Wodyetia x Veitchia), as seen in third photo and I’m hoping the Lady Fox is a fast grower and hardy like the Foxy Lady. Wodyetia x Veitchia Foxy Lady

I understand the IPS will be well represented and I hope we will be able to hear back from some of them about their experiences. It starts on July 13!

Yea., I miss the "big bottomed look", but they are still a cool looking palm... Butch

Cerotazamia subrosephylla, looking forward for that big mega flush of leaves in ten years time!

Landa, New Braunfels. They're actually going out of their way to prune these Robustas. Hopefully that means they're gonna let them grow tall.

I tried mixing in some humus from underneath one of my gumtrees into the mix to try and induce some wild miccorhyzas into the mix. These can sometimes produce little toadstools. Well today I looked in on my K piersoniorum and there was one tall white toadstool with a thin stem growing in the mix. I wonder if it's what I think it is. Best regards Tyrone

I love the blueish new leaf they get from the first leaf. It almost looks waxy. Best regards Tyrone

Out of the ten seeds I got ten to germinate and grow on well. 8 have opened up spears and the other two have grown on well waiting for the spears to open. Have lost none. Best regards Tyrone

Thanks for the update Len. We watch with interest what difference the two mixes make. Wish I'd got some of these now. cheers Richard

Here's one of mine. Not the biggest, but it was starting to push itself out of the medium, so I had to plant him back in the soil again. While it was out I took some pics. Ari, if you buy ten they're 98.40 Euro for the packet. It calculates to about $14 AUD a seed. I'm really happy with these. Best regards Tyrone

10 have spears now!!!!! Actually the last one had a spear for a while. I put it in the pot accidentally 90 degrees out but at the time it had not roots or spear. So the spear was growing parallel to the soil. I righted it up and although a root was growing downwards, righting the spear has meant the root is now growing parallel with the soil surface. It will sort itself out and the root will be in a bit of spaghnum moss for a while. I thought it more important to get the spear going in the right direction quickly than the roots which tend to respond quicker than the leaves to these sorts of things. I'm really happy. Will take pictures soon. Best regards Tyrone

Glad you're having great success too. I've tried many different mediums to germinate in, and their is nothing wrong with using moist perlite etc. It is sterile so that is going for you in the hygiene area. It all depends on what you're going to do with the seedlings after they've germinated. Perlite has no organics at all, and that is fine if you are going to pot the seedling out at the 1 to 2 leaf stage into something a bit more organic. Some seedlings hate disturbance and grow slowly, so in those situations I like to put them into their own container from the get go and give them a bit more of the organics they will require when the seed runs out of puff. I find they've used the seed up by the first leaf basically and by then they are on their own and have to draw up their own nutrients and photsynthesize for themselves to live well. I have used straight potting soil (mix) for germinating but it's not really ideal. I generally mix some perlite and coconut coir to lighten it all up. Basically you want the seed to be surrounded by a humid but not wet environment. So you need to find that happy medium between the mix being light, but not drying out instantly either. Some seedlings if they dry out completely are finished. That would be an issue with using straight perlite unless you can seal in the moisture somehow. BUT, even then you can get dry spots in a closed system, so having a mix of materials in there I find makes a better mix. Hope this helps. Best regards Tyrone

9 now. Best regards Tyrone

Very nice. Thanks for those pics. 13 days after taking shipment I have 8 with spears and the one I was a little worried about didn't die but is powering along fine. Will take some pics when there is a bit more to see. Best regards Tyrone

The one which came with a spear has not moved or gone backwards as far as I can tell, but I have two new spears on some other seeds and I can see movement with the expanded part of the other seeds so what ever conditions I have created they seem to be liking it. I did have some pics but something went wrong with the memory card and the computer won't read it. Best regards Tyrone

Keeping an eye on them and basically no change. The suspect one has not gone downhill so it looks stable. Temp in the day in there gently rises to around 28C, then it backs off to 20C at night. I would think that soon I would see some downhill action if they were past it. Keeping them humid and warm with the bag slightly open to help with some gas exchange. Best regards Tyrone

How long have you had yours for? Best regards Tyrone

What Basselinias did you get?

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm watching mine closely. The outside fibres do tend to break away and separate OK, but I'm scared to break any roots hidden underneath any fibres. My thoughts are that if moisture can get under the fibres the roots should still work, and then they'll push new roots out from the thickened bit anyway. I'm beginning to think that my one with a spear is already dead on arrival. I hope it proves me wrong. Mine are in very high humidity, but I'm not going to give them high heat from the inside of my aquarium because I doubt this species would see temps much higher than 30C in the understory on Mt Panie and definitely not at this time of year. Low to mid twenties is all they'd be getting in habitat right now, and mid teens at night. I've opened the bags on them to get some air movement too. I'm treating them like the childrens ward would treat premature infants in humidi cribs with round the clock watches. Best regards Tyrone

Just checked them then. The one with the start to forming a purplish spear seems OK and the thickened part behind it is still the brownish colour like when it arrived. I think it's OK. Will see in the next few days if it's OK. If it darkens up any more it's in trouble. But some palms do darken that bit up after it pops so it may be OK. Got them at 24,25C at the moment just like on Mt Panie at the moment, and at night they drop to around 20C. Nice and gentle. Best regards Tyrone

Thanks Len and Craig for your replies. I'll keep you posted on how mine go. They could simply be extra slow to do anything at first. We'll see. Best regards Tyrone

How are yours going Chakoro? Best regards Tyrone

You will be happy with the seed. I know someone that ordered 10 and they almost were all germinated by the time they arrived! After I heard that, I ordered some myself My ten arrived today all germinated every single one. One has the beginning of a spear, the rest have popped the cap and thickened up. However I'm still concerned they may have germinated on the way and then just stalled. I extremely carefully put them into their own pot. My mix was coconut coir, perlite, a bit of vermiculite, some Amgrow seed raising mix with all sorts of goodies in their, plus a small amount of very well rotted humus, some rock phosphate, and some potassium humates. The result is a spongey light mix with an earthy smell to it. I've topped off the surface with a very light layer of spaghnum moss and have put the pots into clear plastic bags on top of my grow aquarium where it's a bit cooler than inside the aquarium. The heat from the lights will provide a gentle bottom heat. I'm hoping for mid twenties during the day in the bags and around 20c at night when all the lights go off. Do those temps seem right for this species? I don't want to overheat these little things. Gentle gentle is how I'm treating them. How are everyone elses going? Interested in hearing from everyones experiences. Best regards Tyrone

That's a stunning palm Bo. Thanks for posting. Best regards Tyrone

What temps and moisture content are you guys using to germinate them? I know K olivaformis needs it a bit on the dry side, but K piersonorium comes from a very wet area and may need more. What do you recommend? Mine won't go into a community pot. Each will go into their own container to minimise any root disturbance down the track, and they'll be put into clear plastic bags in my germination tank to keep everything moist and cosy for them. Best regards Tyrone

You will be happy with the seed. I know someone that ordered 10 and they almost were all germinated by the time they arrived! After I heard that, I ordered some myself I second that Len, we got 10 seed and theres movement already, Super fresh, looking fwd to Basselinia humb and Moorei arriving any day. Excellent.

Thanks for the pictures everyone. A good little discussion going here too. I'm interested because I just ordered 10 seeds from RPS. I have the other 3 Kentiopsis, all teeny compared to everyone elses though. K piersonorium will complete the Kentiopsis collection for me. Best regards Tyrone

Thanks Bill, that's a good one. However since no one I know has one, it's the only one I've seen. It's strange they're so rare in cultivation; the IPS journal states that it's one of the least endangered Kentiopsis in New Cal.

Will do. Look forward to your current picture too. Best regards Tyrone