Ghosts in the Garden

[realarch]

Just fantastic palms that always seem to glow in a sea of dark green. Good growers, nice scale, and planting multiples enhance the overall look.

Here are some photos in the lull before the hurricane moves closer to the island. 

Tim

 

[realarch]

A couple more......

Tim

 

 

[Really full garden]

Tim, I have seedlings of these beauties and they seem to be fast growing so far. I like planting in groups and was wondering the distance between the palms in your grouping.

I looks to be 3-4 feet ?

[Danilopez89]

[Dave-Vero]

Best wishes with the weather.  It doesn't look good.  My present yard started with a few little palms planted before the 2004 hurricanes.  Billbergia pyramidalis, the "hurricane lily" bromeliad, is flowering.  

I have one young D. saintelucei, which is growing nicely but has an odd problem--it hasn't become self-supporting, so it's wedged between a couple of posts and a concrete paver.   I assume that at some time it'll stabilize itself.  

Dypsis plumosa has a somewhat similar pale look.  

[Darold Petty]

Tim, a lot of us are learners, and not familiar with sub-tropical palms.  It would be helpful if you identify the palms you show. Thanks, 

[realarch]

Hi Darold, I used the tag to name the palm in the topic heading, kinda small though. It's a Dypsis saintelucei.

I know many folks are growing in Ca. too.

Tim

[Darold Petty]

Thanks Tim, I should clean my glasses !!!

[Josh-O]

I love this palm. I just lot a 12' specimen a couple months ago to fungus issues

Thanks for posting your awesome palm pictures Tim

[Palms4Steve]

They were a stand out in your garden. We were very impressed. I hope you have no damage with the hurricane. We are on Kona side now. Very strong winds here, but no rain.

Steve.

[foxtail]

Best wishes for all Hawaiians brothers.

[User00]

wow 

[realarch]

Thanks guys for the comments and well wishes. 

The storm has thankfully tracked south so only rain ( 7" or 178mm) and no damaging wind. We'll see what the next monster storm does on Friday. 

Nice to meet you Steve, glad you had a chance to stop by. Hope you had some dry time while you on this side. Best to Edwina too.

Tim

 

 

[Kennybenjamin]

Cool palms Tim!!!! I love all the white powdery dypsis! 

[comic097]

Very good looking specimens Tim, all the best with weather mate 

 

[Mandrew968]

Excellent and important--aren't these under real threat, in-situ? Never been there...

[Palm Tree Jim]

Thanks for those great pictures.......wow!