Palms for So. FL?

[PalmatierMeg]

How suited are the following palms for my 6-month hot, humid summers?

Bentinckia condapanna - B. nicobarica does great and grows like a rocket in summer but is quite cold-sensitive. But what about B. condapanna?

Ravenea glauca - I planted 2 nice ones in partial shade overlooking the canal. I got them from a seller in Cali. They went into slow declines and croaked within a few weeks of each other. Was it summer heat/humidity, alkaline soil or both that got them?

Dypsis bejoufa, hiarakae, malcomberi, mananjarensis, onilahensis - Dypsis seem to totally love or totally the FL climate. Into which camp do these belong?

[dan.vagnoni]

Condapanna is still a big question for everyone here I think. First I was told the languish in the heat, while others say they love it. The only dypsis I can speak for there are mananjarensis and onilahensis which do great here. Hope that helps

[redant]

Ravenea glauca has done great for me, I have one that now has about 18" of trunk, really sweet looking palm that has went through cold winters and hot humid summers no problem. Dypsis onilahensis has been one of the slowest growing palms on the planet for me, looks healthy but god awful slow.

[mnorell]

I noticed that my B. condapanna (in a 3gal pot still) crawled along in a sunny spot on some stairs (which really heat up) in Dec-Jan, which were pretty warm months this year, but I then moved it to a very shady spot under coconuts and Thevetias, and it has really speeded up. Granted, we had that crazy cold March (mostly constant 60s with a few nights even dipping into the upper 50s, which is darned cold for the Keys) so perhaps it does need coolness, but the shade sure did seem to make a big difference. Once I get this in the ground I'm interested to see how it does in the warm months. But it has continued to push through the last couple of warm weeks so I think there is hope. Regarding Ravenea glauca, I have had one in the ground up at my place in Natchez, Mississippi for I think about five years. Went in as a seedling and it grows, grows through the humid heat of the summer completely neglected in a half-sunny spot. It also takes the cold and even if it defoliates it always seems to bounce back quickly in spring (it's still small and with a subterranean bud, however, so is buffered by soil temps at the growing point).

[Moose]

How suited are the following palms for my 6-month hot, humid summers?

Bentinckia condapanna - B. nicobarica does great and grows like a rocket in summer but is quite cold-sensitive. But what about B. condapanna?

Ravenea glauca - I planted 2 nice ones in partial shade overlooking the canal. I got them from a seller in Cali. They went into slow declines and croaked within a few weeks of each other. Was it summer heat/humidity, alkaline soil or both that got them?

Dypsis bejoufa, hiarakae, malcomberi, mananjarensis, onilahensis - Dypsis seem to totally love or totally the FL climate. Into which camp do these belong?

Randy (Palmisland) has the nicest Dypsis onilahensis I've seen in Florida. Mine lingered and eventually carked after several years. The key to success may be to mound plant like Randy for unimpeded drainage. I think he actually sheilds it from a nearby sprinkler head,

[Shirleypalmpaws]

PalmatierMeg wrote, "Ravenea glauca - I planted 2 nice ones in partial shade overlooking the canal. I got them from a seller in Cali. They went into slow declines and croaked within a few weeks of each other. Was it summer heat/humidity, alkaline soil or both that got them?"

I'm curious about this, and hoping for discussion. I don't have, but want and wonder ---did they come bare root and maybe that's part of the cause?