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Imagine an attractive palm from the tropics that can take quite a bit of cold, down to 0c, very fast growing, very tough, can handle full sun from very age and tolerate a bit of neglect. I am talking about the gorgeous Carpentaria palm. With such impressive looks and fast growth, my big question is why aren't they a popular garden palm in cool sub tropical areas. They are easily propagated but it took me many years to find one. We have a lot of over looked native palms in Australia. Admittedly some are touchy or very slow growing but these do not go under that category. What does everyone think about Carpies and why don't they have one ? Peachy3 points
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The one I have up the back part of the garden has the dark flowers. Not sure what’s going on with this one! Richard2 points
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They are tougher than McArthur palms, I grow a few McArthur in my garden not a B problem, I don’t think they like a lot of chill hours. They do take the cool just not hundreds of hours of it. Richard2 points
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You’re a game grower, saying to @peachy I prefer clumping palms, you’re in for it now 🤣🤣🤣2 points
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Well you got me on that one my dear possum, I don’t have any of them, and if anyone was going to have them you would think I would have them. I assumed they don’t like the cold and never really have come across any seeds or plants, iam sure there out there just not in my nursery, but I will say question of the week goes to peachy🌱 Richard2 points
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Lovely palm. But just don’t seem to handle a Mediterranean climate. Lord knows I’ve tried. And I’m not aware of anyone in SoCal growing them..2 points
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I very much enjoyed the video posted on the IPS Facebook page. Well, at least until it came to the heartbreaking bananas and felled trees. Everyone agrees to protecting rare palms until they get hungry. Sad, but true. Here's hoping the fresh conservation efforts will find support within the Comoros communities. I wouldn't know if they are "for real" or not, but several California gardens have reported growing Ravenea moorei -- this would have been many years in the past. You may have to pay a visit to California and take a few tours.2 points
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I’ve never seen one for sale in Australia. They may exist in some collections over here, but they’re never for sale. If I ever managed to get seed I’d plant a dozen of them in close proximity for future seed production. That’s the best way to grow any Ravenea in my opinion provided you have space. I’ve done that with Ravenea rivularis and Ravenea glauca var Andiginitra.2 points
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Photos of Dypsis scottiana, sourced from Floribunda. Very slender palm, trunk no larger in diameter than a fat crayon. Intrafoliar inflorescence held out to the horizontal or more erect, a very delicate look. I'm not familiar with the affinis v. scottiana (nor the reverse). Whatever you have, it's a nice palm.2 points
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Ok, guys which is it , stable to parent or not ? Last Monday I purchased one from Jungle Music, labeled as 'suckering', but the palm has no suckers. The very reliable plant supplier to JM said the seed parent was suckering. Is is possible that the palm is slow to develop suckers ? I grow three plants of the suckering form, and it is one of my favorite palms. Two have a faint red flush to the new frond. I once had one as red as a Chambeyronia, but it died after I looked at it without proper reverence. Here is the bitter evidence !2 points
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After a miserable drought for most of 2025, rain finally returned to East Hawaii in mid October. All my wilted tropical plants are gradually recovering. No matter how much it rains, I'm always thankful for more. Months of cloudless blue skies is a disaster when you live on a small island, or even a Big Island. Always thankful for my monster Metroxylon amicarum planted 12 years ago from a waist high 5 gallon. Fingers crossed the coconut rhinoceros beetle never attacks.2 points
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Send in those pooches to get him my dear possum, fancy a clumping palm lover mentioning that in your post he’s a brave man. 🤣🤣🤣 Richard1 point
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I was growing these as a great substitute for Sago palm in Florida landscapes as a design/build contractor. Now that they are finally a beautiful size I am no longer in the design/build job and i would like to find homes for these. A couple have recently coned so they are very mature and about 12 years from seed. My folk have one in Panama City that was subjected to 17 degrees and didn’t defoliate. They do not get Asian cycad scale either. They are perfect if you like the form and ZERO troubles. Great for containers too. I can bring some with me to Winter CFPACS meeting if i get some commitments, otherwise DM for pickup only in SE Hillsborough county. $60 each this month only for members here. Happy Holidays . Sorry I don’t want to ship these but I’m open to delivery at a charge if that is best for you1 point
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I would have one but it would easily die in my area. I prefer clumping tropical species because of that.1 point
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Very pretty. Mine always have dark flowers. I do have one that puts out a red new leaf however so they must be one of those variable species. I often see Alexanders with very thin dark trunks in gardens too. Peachy1 point
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There such a graceful palm, I still believe you could grow one, even in a container in that lovely outdoor setting you have. You will be surprised they are tough even a little dry tolerant and cool tolerant, if your growing Ernie’s and metallica you can grow a kerri! Richard1 point
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Scored another two variegated weddlianum seedlings. Germinated from seeds from my garden it’s one palm in amongst 4 that set seeds that has the gene or mutation more likely. Not sure which one but I have an idea to who the mum is. I will be keeping an eye on the 3 I have found and see if it holds true in the variegated department. But for now a few freaks of nature in the collection!1 point
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A couple more palms go in the understory, a nice juvenile calciphilla that will look good in a few years time. And now I have worked out how to grow iguanura palms, they are tricky little critters that’s for sure but I worked them out. I had some teething troubles at first with them but got there. So now it’s time to get them in the ground and hopefully no more trouble with them!1 point
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I obtained a Ravenea hillebrandii from Floribunda as a 1gal and its grown quickly in Florida. First time I saw this species was last spring at the University of Miami. What a lovely small palm! Most of the plantings at UM are post-Hurricane Andrew and around 30ish years old. If this is uncommon everywhere else I’ll take even more precautions with mine (recently moved into 5gal pot)1 point
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This has been a fun palm to watch grow. I planted it in 2012 as a solid dark green 1 gallon. Slowly it became more and more silver on the bottom of the leaves and then started to turn silver on the tops. Now I have to climb on the roof to shoot a pic of the tops of the leaves and they are solid silver only loosing some their color as the leaf ages. Sorry for the Bigfoot quality photo on the first shot.1 point
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I haven't even looked at the banana seeds in weeks. I've left them sealed up on a mat that's tied to the bedroom grow lights so everything is on and off with a switch, they need heat/cool cycles per the internet. 2 1/2 months after purchase, 40 seeds plus some alleged Sabal Causiarium plus being sent the wrong seeds and being totally unsure that ANYTHING is what the labels said they were - I have an alleged Musa Sikkimensis Red Tiger sprout! I pushed it closer to the lamp and hopefully some of the other 39 and the alleged Causiarium sprout soon. Bought at the end of August. 😑1 point
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I wouldn't sweat that forecast. You could just cover with a sheet for the cold evening if you want to. I personally think they won't blink at 281 point
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