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Roystonea oleracea

Peter Pacific

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Who cannot love the sexy lines of the Roystonea oleracea? Look at that trunk! It's just gorgeous!

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Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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Are you sure that's R. oleracea? The leaves don't look right to me

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

Peter Pacific Mentor

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Keith, I always thought it was a regia but, a friend told me it was oleracea. ?????

Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

Really full garden Grand Master

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Thats a nice Roystonea.I like them best at that size ,but it is not R.oleracea. Oleracea has wide leaflets growing in a single plane. Regia has fine leaflets growing in a more plumose fashion like a Foxtail.

I have a R.oleracea growing near a regia and it is easy to see the difference side by side.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

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Peter Pacific Mentor

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Thanks Scott, so it is a regia?

Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Thanks Scott, so it is a regia?

Could be violacea, it's definitely not oleracea at least.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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R borinquena and a few others are possibilities. True R. violacea looks quite a bit different, but the one that's been labelled as such in cultivation looks like R. regia. I would say though that R. regia is the most likely due to it being more common, but you never know.

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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Scott, I went passed your place today (if the two Roystoneas are at the beach house). Is the oleracea to the left of your entrance and the regia to the right? After looking at them, you're right, it is easy to tell the difference.

Peter

hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Looks gorgeous!

Almost as nice as mine . . . . :floor::winkie:

Whatever it is. I also think it's not an oleracea. Ollies lack that bulge in the trunk, as well as having leaves on one plane as already mentioned.

How about some close closeups of the crownshaft, leaves, and blossoms or fruits, if any? That could help with an ID.

Ollies have elongated fruits, while Reggies have more or less spherical ones.

We want to know what that beauty is! :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Really full garden Grand Master

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Scott, I went passed your place today (if the two Roystoneas are at the beach house). Is the oleracea to the left of your entrance and the regia to the right? After looking at them, you're right, it is easy to tell the difference.

Peter, the oleracea is the closest to the road. On the west side.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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