Areca macrocalyx

[BPK Palm Addict]

I am looking for a palm that can take a few hours of hot direct afternoon sun (1:30 to 3:30).  I have an areca macrocalyx that would fit the space well but I'm not sure if it can take that much hot sun here in the Keys.  Anyone have any experience with this in South Florida?  

 

[BPK Palm Addict]

[PalmatierMeg]

I tried a couple in pots that survived a few years before dying. I kept them under shade cloth on my lanai. I would not subject them to full FL afternoon sun ever but certainly not before adulthood. Problem is, they are so delicate and cold sensitive they likely will never reach adulthood without heroic efforts by their owner. This is not a palm you stick in the ground and forget.

[Missi]

But isn't he in growing zone 11b? Would he have to worry about cold?

[BPK Palm Addict]

Missi, you are correct.  I don't have to worry about the cold.  I have one that have been in the ground for about 2 years and it is growing like crazy. It is in pretty deep shade and I just wondered if any of you guys had one that got direct sun for a few hours.

 

[humangenomaproject]

I have one in the ground that takes 11-2 in full sun. The leaves will burn a bit at first but she'll pull through.

[mike in kurtistown]

Here's one of the two that I have in all-day full sun: Not grown enough yet for a red crownshaft. Five-gal bucket for scale.

Having said that, full sun here in east Hawaii means a lot of hours of clouds and rain and constant high humidity. And there were some sun effects on older leaves when the palms were smaller.