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I have been growing this palm for some time now. It's a great grower for me and a handsome addition to my collection for sure-it's also quite rare in cultivation.

It wasn't that long ago that I noticed a taxonomic change with this palm that I am quite happy about; for the longest time, this Coccothrinax used to be one of the four subspecies of miraguama (the others being havanensis, roseocarpa, and miraguama). Now it looks like Coccothrinax cupularis is it's own palm!

Maybe it's just me but this gives a little bit more pride in having this palm in my collection-rather than it just being one of four variations of the same palm... What do you guys think?

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The leaves are very thick; it's no doubt, one of the hard leaf Coccothrinax.

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In case you were wondering where it gets its name, it is due to the 'cupping' of the leaves-they all fold upward which I don't believe any other species of Coccothrinax does...

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The trunk is also highly appealing as the thatch is stiff and has a slight undulation to it.

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It's also been seeding for me for a while now. Just have not collected any to grow-I have way too many Coccothrinax as it is!

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I have a bunch of little babies popping from seed.

Just screamed a string of Croatian obscenities and ran down the street.

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Great palm and definitely one of the fastest and trouble-free Coccos. I have one on my garden lot. I didn't realize it was once lumped in with C. miraguama - I'd seen it referred at "C. cupularis" only. Glad it's been given species status.

Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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