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One Heck of a Spathe/Inflorescence

realarch

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realarch Grand Master

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Always amazes me how humongous the spathe/inflorescence can be on Dypsis saintelucei. Sometimes they've gotten so large they just

snap off at the base. The spathe on the smaller of the three has a diameter almost as large as the trunk itself. 

Tim

 

 

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

realarch Grand Master

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A couple of pics right after opening.

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Hilo, Hawaii

richnorm Grand Master

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Seems like a huge waste of energy for the plant but there must be some reason it evolved that way...

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X2 what richnorm said. Wonder how much faster it would grow if you removed them at an early stage.

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