Post pictures of your most unusual indoor palm.

[markpeters77]

Good afternoon palm lovers! Apologies if there's another thread on this, but I'm looking to expand my very small house-palm collection and was interested to know what species people have had success with - species not normally associated with being houseplants. Of course, results will surely vary with location in terms of available light/intensity, humidity, temperature range, but I thought it would be interesting nonetheless.

Ironically, I don't have any pics to post of my meagre collection, camera problems! It'll be expanding shortly thanks to the reply to a previous post of mine from John in Andalucia, I'm going to go with an Aiphanes horrida, Johannesteijsmannia altifrons and one other species when the price list comes out.

Not to be too dictatorial about it, but I'd say the only caveat would be that greenhouses/polytunnels don't count (nor do plants recuperated in them). I'm interested in palms grown as living room etc plants year round, I look forward to seeing what you're all growing!

[Kai]

Hi Mark,

I wish you a very warm welcome to this forum! I haven't seen many people from Scotland yet. I love the country, except for the midges

You're going to grow Johannesteijsmannia altifrons? That's a very good houseplant in my opinion, only not too fast growing. The ones I have are only about a year old... Here's a pic of it and some others:

[markpeters77]

Fantastic collection there Kai, that Coconut is an amazing example for an indoor grown plant, and I love your little Joey! Thankfully no midges here on the east coast of Scotland, dreadful things!

Thanks for your pics

[SundayMoney]

A variegated lady palm make a nice indoor palm.

[Jeff in St Pete]

Kai, you have some of the most beautiful looking palm "house plants" that I have ever seen! Most people struggle with Cocos nucifera indoors, but yours looks perfectly grown.

The only two I am growing indoors are Marojejya insignis and Licuala sp. 'Mapu'. I keep these indoors because they are two of my rarest palms and I don't want anything to happen to them.

[peachy]

Hi Mark,

There's no clever person here to take photos for me but I have all the following species growing and thriving in various parts of the house. Top of the list for the 2 most unkillable house plants tho have to be Dypsis Lutescens and Chamaedorea Microspadix. (golden cane and bamboo palm)

Chamaedorea Oblongata, Elegans, Plumosa (very fast growing) and I recently bought a Tuerckheimii and that seems to be happy inside too.

Licuala Elegans, Radula and Orbicularis.

Syagrus Weddellianum, Ptychosperma Bleeseri, Normanbya Normanbyi, Calamus Hollrungii, Verschafeltia Splendida, Rhapis Excelsa, Euterpe Edulis, and Caryota Urens and Ophiopellis. I know not many of these are well known for being indoor plants but they have all been inside for years and thrive even better than some of the more popular indoor plants.

Hope this is of some help to you and good luck with your choices !!

Peachy

[markpeters77]

Just to update you all - thanks to John in Andalucia my collection now consists of Basselinia gracilis, Dypsis decaryi, Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, Kerriodoxa elegans and Syagrus var. litoralis - along with my Chamaedorea metallicas that I've had for a while. All John's plants have been of excellent quality and his service really is second to none. I wonder how many Kerriodoxas are in the UK at present, I feel somewhat privileged to own one!

Have a good day folks :-)

[grad85]

I have a big Ravenea rivularis for about a year now,he,s doing very well indoors.

Has trowing 2 new leafs and 2 new spears are coming,so i think he feels quite happy.

Gr Grad

[markpeters77]

Grad, that's a beauty!! It's always good to see what can be grown well indoors in northern Europe, thanks for those lovely pictures.

Mark.

[peachy]

The R. rivularis looks fantastic indoors Grad. I bought 3 of these last year, planted 2 and kept one as a spare in case one of the others died. They are both big and healthy so I will bring the extra one indoors now I know how nice they look. A note to Mark, I have now added Licuala grandis, Calptrocalyx hollrungii and a Johannesteijmannia altifrons to my indoor collection. All are very happy and like indoor conditions. Will we one day see Scotland's first indoor private palm jungle ?

Peachy

[grad85]

Thanks Peachy,

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I to find it really an eyecatcher ,i also had a big howea for several years but sadly this one died last year .

Edited September 3, 2009 by grad85

[sur4z]

this is my favorite because it doesn't require light or water... sorry, i couldn't resist.

[Z4Devil]

Hi, Mark -

nice toppic.

Well, besides my tropical palm collection there are 2 species that have to refer separately:

My Lytocaryum weddelianum (3), Lytocaryum hoehnei (1) and the Acanthophoenix rubra (1, soon 2) are rarities for me. Pics you may find here and there

Best regards, Verena

Edited September 3, 2009 by Z4Devil

[Moose]

this is my favorite because it doesn't require light or water... sorry, i couldn't resist.

You need to go to plasticpalms.org

[markpeters77]

The R. rivularis looks fantastic indoors Grad. I bought 3 of these last year, planted 2 and kept one as a spare in case one of the others died. They are both big and healthy so I will bring the extra one indoors now I know how nice they look. A note to Mark, I have now added Licuala grandis, Calptrocalyx hollrungii and a Johannesteijmannia altifrons to my indoor collection. All are very happy and like indoor conditions. Will we one day see Scotland's first indoor private palm jungle ?

Peachy

That's the plan! All are growing really well so far, the Joey's far faster than I was expecting.

[markpeters77]

this is my favorite because it doesn't require light or water... sorry, i couldn't resist.

Shame on you, shame!!!

[Moose]

this is my favorite because it doesn't require light or water... sorry, i couldn't resist.

Shame on you, shame!!!

[FRITO]

sadly I have one of those "Phoenix plasticleniis" its a 'single'

very hardy!!

Edited September 3, 2009 by FRITO

[Moose]

Luke - you are embarassing me!

[John in Andalucia]

this is my favorite because it doesn't require light or water... sorry, i couldn't resist.

Well I can see how that might be your most unusual indoor palm (re: topic title) - but your favourite indoor palm?

[Jose Maria]

Sorry, I cannot compete, I have them all outside, inside the house.... they may come in for a few days for show only, there is not not enough light.

Sr4z,

Nice group of Simulacridae, very hardy!

[Moose]

Sorry, I cannot compete, I have them all outside, inside the house.... they may come in for a few days for show only, there is not not enough light.

Sr4z,

Nice group of Simulacridae, very hardy!

[The Germinator]

My wife has a strict NO-Palms in the house rule. She can barely tolerate the ones I have outside. (container ranch gone wild)

[FRITO]

Ed, we would love to see pictures of your container ranch and ranch hands.

[Mark Heath]

Ed, we would love to see pictures of your container ranch and ranch hands.

Look who's talking!!! You only showed us one ranch-hand!! Or,, did i miss something!!

[peachy]

The R. rivularis looks fantastic indoors Grad. I bought 3 of these last year, planted 2 and kept one as a spare in case one of the others died. They are both big and healthy so I will bring the extra one indoors now I know how nice they look. A note to Mark, I have now added Licuala grandis, Calptrocalyx hollrungii and a Johannesteijmannia altifrons to my indoor collection. All are very happy and like indoor conditions. Will we one day see Scotland's first indoor private palm jungle ?

Peachy

That's the plan! All are growing really well so far, the Joey's far faster than I was expecting.

I had to put glass shelves in the kitchen windows for my smaller palms, take out the table from the dining room and put a shower attachment over the bath because the recess is full of plams. I shall not admit to my further shame about the spare bedroom, living room, my bedroom and laundry.

Peachy

[grad85]

[FRITO]

Ed, we would love to see pictures of your container ranch and ranch hands.

Look who's talking!!! You only showed us one ranch-hand!! Or,, did i miss something!!

Mark, I think you missed it may that thread R.I.P

[Moose]

Luke - you get a 5 ranch hand penalty for admitting you have a plastic palm in your home.

Maybe it was a good thing that the thread was yanked by our Palm Mod. If you had been crowned container ranch king and then admitted you had a plastic indoor palm - you may have had a revolt like the french revolution on your hands . People in Iowa have fake palms in their house, not Floridians. Shame on you - that is something Bill Sanford (BS man about Palms) would never do!

[8er-moni]

:lol: I think, I should change to Arecaceae plasticae, too! It would be easier to ceep them :lol:

My most unusual "palm" is this one: Hyphaene or Medemia argun ..... und more unusual is the pot

[markpeters77]

Sorry to bump my own thread (dreadful etiquette surely), but I am now eagerly awaiting a Ptychosperma waitianum and an Aiphanes minima 3yr old and 2 leafer respectively, along with a Lytocaryum weddellianum. Scotland's palm collection increases further (well my own does, both Edinburgh and Glasgow botanic gardens have brilliant collections but I must have the best private collection!!!!).

Happy new year y'all.

X

[BS Man about Palms]

Interesting also is the collection of "posters of Palms past"...

[MattyB]

Hi Mark,

I took some pics of my house plants for you.

Chamaedorea tepijilote is one of the most trouble free potted plants grown indoors. They get large and beautiful. I had to retire another one (C. alternans actually) because it was pressed up against the ceiling.

[MattyB]

Chamaedorea metallica is another easy one that can handle very low light levels. I've placed ever-increasing sized rocks between the stems of these guys to get them to sway out away from each other.

Chamaedorea fragrans is nice and gets tall too. I like that it's tall and skinny so you can easily walk by it.

[MattyB]

Chamaedorea klotschiana has nice irregular cupped leaflets to add some interest. It's a strong grower.

Not a palm but this Ficus elastica has some nice colors in it and is very easy to grow indoors.

[markpeters77]

Matt, thanks for your pics! I love your Chamaedorea tepijilotes and klotschiana, they're beauties! I've always been surprised how steadily my C. metallicas have grown, certainly not the slow growers most of what I've read would suggest.

Let's see what everyone else has in their collections.

[lucky1]

These aren't rare, or unusual, but it is Canada!

Phoenix canariensis spends 7 months indoors, I don't recall how old it is.

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in the following, from left are a Spindle palm, 3 little Triangles, a Strelitzia, and Dioon spinulosum.

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[markpeters77]

These aren't rare, or unusual, but it is Canada!

Phoenix canariensis spends 7 months indoors, I don't recall how old it is.

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in the following, from left are a Spindle palm, 3 little Triangles, a Strelitzia, and Dioon spinulosum.

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Barb

Lovely plants Barb! That Spindle's a beauty, they all look very happy, thanks for sharing.

[lucky1]

Thank you Mark, very kind of you.

Wish I could've posted my Licuala grandis, but it died indoors in its second year, even with Superthrive used.

Now that I've read Peachy has one--and that they do well indoors--I'm encouraged to try another if I can find one.

Barb

[tew]

Here goes:

Under MH grown in the house year round, have had most 6 or 7 years:

Coccothrinax Borhidiana

Dwarf Catechu

Licuala Mapu

Variegated Fishtail

Rhapis Ayanishiki, Koban and several other Japanese cultivars

Rhapis Hunilis

Rhapis Excelsa

C Humilis (vulcano, cerifera & green form)

Licuala Grandis

Howea

Adonidia

Thrinax Ekmaniana

Cyrtostachys Renda

Outside in pots sping summer & fall, inside for the winters:

Jubea Chilensis

Bismarkias

Foxtail

Washingtonia

T. Wagnerianus

Brahea Armata

Serenoa Repens

ALOT of lugging in and out come change of seasons!!!!!!