How Bout a 'Color' thread?

[Brad52]

On 1/30/2024 at 1:16 PM, Palmiz said:

Hope this Lafamazanga keeps this feature, is it true that if it doesn't have the silvery undersides, it's not pure?

Does this bloke have double leaflets?

[John hovancsek]

[Brad52]

Fresh Clinostigma sp.

[realarch]

Crysalidocarpus paucifolius. Growing in fractured solid rock keeps the scale of this palm in check…..perfect.

Tim

[Rick Kelley]

This thread started almost 10 years ago with some Calyptrocalyx, so why not one more. Calyptrocalyx albertsisianus. Plus a semi-alba cattleya in upper left.

If that is not enough red, here is a clumping Areca vestiaria. These are such prolific seeders that it is difficult to find friends who want some of the gazillion babies. The ground under the tree is a carpet of seedlings. These are beautiful additions to any garden, but might have the qualities needed to become an invasive weed down the road.  Don't believe me? Many (most) of Hawaii's worst invasive weeds were deliberately introduced because someone thought they looked good. Then they escaped cultivation and all hell broke loose. So far I don't think any local bird likes to disperse these seeds.  By contrast, birds love to carry away Archontophoenix alexandrae seeds. They are spreading ominously across the island. Plants with lightweight, wind-dispersed seeds or spores are the worst.

A bit more subdued, Eurtepe sp Orange Crownshaft.

[JohnStraz]

really like that euterpe species orange crownshaft

it's a winner in more ways than one  

thanks for sharing 

[realarch]

Basselinia glabrata on left, Basselinia eriostachys. 

Tim

[John2468]

Golden brown Cibotium rhizome