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Dypsis plumosa

Tyrone

By Tyrone
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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Hi everyone,

My sister has a Dypsis plumosa which set seed. I've got a few of these that I bought back when I thought they were D ambositrae and treated them all wrong, but I still have a heap left that have survived my inexperience. I've never germinated this species before, and since this is fresh seed I really wanted to try it out straight off the tree and treat them correctly from the word go. It will be interesting to see what germination rate I get and how fast they come up.

Here's some pics.

Best regards

Tyrone

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Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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I don't think you can mistreat them, Tyrone... They are tough tough tough.... straight in full sun at my place :)

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Ari, I let the soil turn to glug for maybe 3 years and overwatered them in the shade. That was way back before I knew what I was doing. It set them back majorly with a lot of root rots. I now find they do better on the drier side with much more sun, although some shade makes them look like quite a dainty palm.

I think these palms are ideal for courtyards or small garden beds around swimming pools as they don't get too big, hold there leaves fairly upright, and stay the size that everyone who planted Syagrus in the 80's now wish their Syagrus's stayed at. That being said, I'm going to try a one leafer in the ground with a fair bit of sun to see if I can make the fattest Dypsis plumosa ever. :D

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Cleaned the seed up and had 216 really fresh seeds. It didn't look anything like that many on the plant. Now I'm going to see if I can get them all up by next Friday. :D

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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I've got plumies, bloomin'

Seeds soon

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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They're coming!

THE INVASION OF THE DYPSIS PLUMOSA!

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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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They're coming!

THE INVASION OF THE DYPSIS PLUMOSA!

Coming to a garden and park near YOU. laugh.gif

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Palm Hound Community Regular

Palm Hound

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birds dropped these plumosa seeds. such careful pooping.

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Palms are life, the rest is details.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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birds dropped these plumosa seeds. such careful pooping.

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Nice job growing those Palm Hound. They look great.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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These do look much better if given a lot of sun. The leaflets twist and curl in a neat way.

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Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Matty B and Palmhound. Some nice palms they is. :D

Couple of years and they'll be flowering. :D

Been 24 hrs and no seed up yet. :D

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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4 weeks and I have spears up. Easy germinate these are.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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You will be Dypsis Plumosa King soon

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

peachy Grand Master

peachy

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I cant keep the bloody things alive here. Only one out of 5 is still in the land of the living and every winter it looks like death and takes all summer to begin recovering. Looks as though this is destined for the compost heap and never to be tried again.

Peachy

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I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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Ari, I just can't stop growing things. I've already got a heap of these. You know how with some people when they pass away they plant a tree on top of their grave. With me they'll have to plant a whole forest on a parcel of land just to clear out what I've been growing. :D I'm not dying by the way, it's just an illustration.

Peachy, I find that they don't like to get too wet. I've ammended my soil so it retains moisture etc, but it's still 70-80% sand, and even then, the ones I've planted that stay drier than everything else do better. In clay they'd be an absolute nightmare. The problems I've found with them in pots is that if I let the soil break down too much the spear often rots out. If you fix the problem 7 times out of ten they'll push a brand new spear, but if they stay too wet they're finished. I think for my area they are an ideal "water wise" palm like D decaryi and just in the last few months have been using them in my designs.

They're great for courtyards where the garden beds size is restricted and their very upright habit means they don't sprawl all over the alfresco area whacking you in the face whenever you walk past. They love the heat, love free draining soil, take sun, aren't fussy about needing rich soil, and in most places around here don't bat an eyelid in winter, and that fine leaf is something you don't really get in many palms. One design I planted out 3 in a skinny bed and underplanted with gingers, and a few different tropicals that could handle some sun, and the effect of having wide leaved foliage plants underneath a canopy of wispy fine leaves was really quite nice.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Good to see you are still growing things... I would be worried if you stop :D . They are no fuss palms, for sure... mine are growing nicely with very little care....

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Poop-poop-a-doop-dee-doop-doop-doop . . . .

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Dave-Vero Grand Master

Dave-Vero

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Matty's looks bigger and thicker-trunked than mine, which is recovering from last December's freeze damage to leaves. Here's how bad it looked:

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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All those dead leaves are painful to look at.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Sutter Bob Proficient

Sutter Bob

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All those dead leaves are painful to look at.

Best regards

Tyrone

You would be in agony in my garden in February.

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_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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On 7/16/2011, 11:08:09, Sutter Bob said:

 

You would be in agony in my garden in February.

Mine too.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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On 7/16/2011, 7:10:32, Dave-Vero said:

Matty's looks bigger and thicker-trunked than mine, which is recovering from last December's freeze damage to leaves. Here's how bad it looked:

 

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How low did you go?

My large plant took 4 days of 27 F with a bit of burn.

Looks like yours went through a lot worse.

 

 

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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7 hours ago, _Keith said:

Mine too.

 

Now you got two of your own to kill. Sent Keith back to La. with parting gifts. Does anyone know if these can survive zone 9a? He said he was going to put them in the warmest microclimate in his garden. Keith, it appears from this thread they don't like their feetsies wet. Think you may want to try mound planting them, like 2 ft high.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Kieth I concur with the Moose

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Palms4Steve Proficient

Palms4Steve

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They grow well here in Sydney , even planted under huge gumtrees . 

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foxtail Mentor

foxtail

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On 6/17/2011, 9:00:17, Palm Hound said:

birds dropped these plumosa seeds. such careful pooping.

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Beautiful couple.

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