Raphia Sudanica

[TomJ]

Saw these available last Summer from Jeff.

I bought a 1 gallon and planted it straight away from the mail into the ground.  Loved FULL Vista sun and not so much the cold last Winter.

I'm not sure what it will actually look like mature. Pictures I found on Internet are not very good.

Others growing this please post info and pictures so I can see one grown up. Here is mine 1 Winter down going into a second.

[LJG]

Nice job Tom. Looks like it loves your Clay. 

[hbernstein]

Give it lots of water and warmth!

[hbernstein]

Another thing, the plant doesn't look all that much like sudanica, which is basically trunkless with longer petioles.

[TomJ]

1 hour ago, hbernstein said:

Give it lots of water and warmth!

I can guarantee water but warmth might be tough next few months.

Bought as Sudanica from FB.  Only thing I know for sure is that it is different to my Farinifera.

[TomJ]

1 hour ago, hbernstein said:

Another thing, the plant doesn't look all that much like sudanica, which is basically trunkless with longer petioles.

If you're growing one I'd love to see what it is supposed to look like

[hbernstein]

Fairchild, as far as I know, still has some growing. You can see what sudanica looks like on Palmpedia.

[hbernstein]

This is the plant at FTBG:

[TomJ]

Thanks for the pic

[TomJ]

It bifurcated....   so safe to say it is a Sudanica.

[TomJ]

Update

Is anyone else growing this??

 

[kylecawazafla]

I've seen a tiny one at Leu Botanical Gardens in Orlando, FL years ago. I wonder if it's still there! Yours is beautiful! 

[TomJ]

2 hours ago, kylecawazafla said:

I've seen a tiny one at Leu Botanical Gardens in Orlando, FL years ago. I wonder if it's still there! Yours is beautiful! 

Thanks.  Good to hear from you

 

[Jeff Searle]

13 hours ago, TomJ said:

Update

Is anyone else growing this??

 

I have a couple left in big pots. Just not sure if I want one in my own yard.

 

[TomJ]

So here it is today. 

Slowest of all my Raphis... I have three.

[TomJ]

Here it is today. 

Steady grower

[TomJ]

It now has four distinct trunks.

It's not putting on much size and is slowww.

Winter always seems to set it back.

[HolyNewBee]

Could you let me know how low the temp was it and how long did it take that made your nice sudanica minor burn like this?

[TomJ]

Lows in the upper 30's to triple digits as highs.

Generally low humidity.

The weather station in my yard is new so not a lot of historical data.

You could check it in January and February. 

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