Salacca magnifica

[Utopia Palms]

Hi Metalfan

Can you list your name so that it’s easier to reply to you, are you talking about the Vriesea fosteriana rubra we can ship to the US but it might be best if you know some one that deals in broms to order 100 and then get some from him, these have been done with tissue culture and they grow much faster than seed grown plants! we are just now trying a few palms like Licuala Mapu and L. radula with any luck we will have these available soon as well.

Clayton

[Ashton]

(bgl @ Jul. 17 2007,12:40)

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Gina,

Salacca magnifica is a relatively fast growing palm and definitely spectacular when it gets up in size. This one was planted in Oct 1998 from a 7G pot. It was about 6 ft tall at the time. Today it's about 20 ft.

Bo-Göran

St. Peter was giving a newcomer's tour of a remote section of the Heavenly Gardens when the recently deceased said, "This garden...these palms...I know this man's work. Did Bo Lundkvist die and come up here and plant all this?"

St. Peter said, "No, Bo is still alive. It's just God trying to make his garden look like Bo's."

ashton

[Kris]

Dear Clayton  

where ever you are the topic thread & its discussion becomes very intresting.

and that collection of colourful plants are mind blowing !

Great work,keep it up !  

and clayton metalfan name is Gina.

and i second gina's comment that as long the thread is intresting & alive keep it going !  

love,

Kris  

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Clayton, We might as well tell them now

As well as working with, L radula & mapu.

There,s a Beautiful Zamia as well going in with the trials

Zamia purpurea.

    Cheers Dude, Mike

[Carlo Morici]

Wow to all, palms and bromeliads.

Let's get off topic from the off-topic. Clayton, which % of shade gives that shadecloth used on the Neoregelia?

Carlo

[Howeadypsis]

Its quite a palm,I love the thorns!

[Carlo Morici]

(bgl @ Jul. 18 2007,17:16)

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... Clayton said that if you remove the pups, you'll get 5m (17 ft) long leaves. ... I just checked my largest one - the fronds are about 25 ft/7.5 m. long!

SuperBo wins anyway Well, if it is all about size, here we have some Phoenix canariensis with leaves up to 7,30 m long (24 ft), instead of the usual 4 or 5 (13-16 ft).  :cool:

PalmsZa, the Aechmea is "Ensign"

Carlo

[Gbarce]

I apologize for the quality of these pictures but I just took digital shots of pitures in my plant album.

I wish I took these with a digital camera to begin with.

These are of neoregelias that I just wanted to share.  Might not be the sharpest pictures but I think it illustrates the beauty of the se plants well enough.

I don't remember the names of most anymore

[Gbarce]

another

[Gbarce]

wide leaf green varieties also have their charm

[Gbarce]

violet

[Gbarce]

This is a huge kind maybe 4 feet in diameter

[Gbarce]

theaves on this one are very flat- looks like a rose

[Gbarce]

This is called "Debbie" I think

[Gbarce]

Variegated - "pimiento:

[Gbarce]

This one is almost all white

[Gbarce]

pink with green edges

[Gbarce]

This is a huge variety - maybe 4 feet in diameter.

[Gbarce]

leaf tips of this one curve inwards

[Gbarce]

The green wide leaf varieties are my favorites - this one is called "purple heart" and gets big about 3 feet across

[Gbarce]

This one is actually lavender in color - Just looks unreal

[Gbarce]

a yellow and pink variety - no name.  the one at back is a "Debbie" I think

[Gbarce]

group shot

[Gbarce]

gives you an idea of the relative sizes of each kind

[Gbarce]

last one -------This is really already off topic

[Kris]

(Carlo Morici @ Jul. 20 2007,10:10)

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SuperBo wins anyway Well, if it is all about size, here we have some Phoenix canariensis with leaves up to 7,30 m long (24 ft), instead of the usual 4 or 5 (13-16 ft).  :cool:

Carlo

Dear Carlo's  

can by any chance we have the privilage of seeing such huge

phoenix with large leaves fronds_through you "Please"

since after you say so,it's really making my midnight sleep

miserable ! wondering how will the giants look.they can be used as advertersing dummies for the superthrive product..

hope to see some visuals on that phoenix...

love,

Kris  

[Kim]

Nice neo collection, Gene, I never get tired of looking at bromeliad photos, even if they're a little blurry.

[Gbarce]

Kim,

THanks but most of those were't mine though.  I have to admit that i have been neglecting my neos for some time now and i am having probles with not having enough space to put them in.  And you need space to get them as good looking as those in the pictures

[Kamipalms]

(Utopia Palms @ Jul. 20 2007,10:01)

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Now for the really nice broms if any one is interested in these please pm me as we can supply these in large numbers!

I'M INTERESTED!!!!

but I think sending them over here would be quite a bit of trouble..... as you know

I've fallen in love with Viresea's and Alacantrias....

Heare's a shot of my latest acquisition

photo from about 6 months ago ( it looks quite a bit better now)

Viresea forsteriana X redchestnut

[Utopia Palms]

H Jason

We can send these over in a flusk on as a plug very easy just PM me if you are INTERESTED!!

One more photo of Vriesea platynema variegata* – large, multicoloured stunner!!

[Utopia Palms]

One more photo of Alcantarea imperialis Rubra* – a breathtaking giant

[Walter John]

(calyptrocalyx&licuala freck @ Jul. 20 2007,16:46)

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Hi Clayton, We might as well tell them now

As well as working with, L radula & mapu.

There,s a Beautiful Zamia as well going in with the trials

Zamia purpurea.

    Cheers Dude, Mike

Hi Mike, I've emailed you by the way on the pressie, I think to have proper trials once the plant is growing into something, you should give a few of the plants to a trial grower, you know, to get a proper test. So I'm volunteering, giving up my time and all that, yes I know, I'm going out of my way to help with the trialling, but I'm only too glad to help out wherever I can. I'll take three of each. Well ? you might as well make it a thorough trial.  

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Wal,

      Hey I've got a L.mapu you can do a test on,

I'll either bring it down, or give it to Clayton 4 You

To grow,( he maybe up here soon)  something will

work out.

Regards Mike.

I'll also get shots of the various Salacca's for people to see Until then check-out these few Beauties....

  ...........Vreisea's............

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Cool  love all plants ....

[Utopia Palms]

Here is a photo of Salacca dransfieldiana this one also holds entire leaves and the new leaf is a brownish colour when first opening.

Mike can you take some photos of those other entire leaf Salacca's ???  ???

[indie]

How are you growing Salacca outdoors in North Florida? My impression is that all are zone 11+.

[Kamipalms]

(Utopia Palms @ Jul. 23 2007,20:36)

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H Jason

We can send these over in a flusk on as a plug very easy just PM me if you are INTERESTED!!

One more photo of Vriesea platynema variegata* – large, multicoloured stunner!!

PM sent!

[metalfan]

Well, Indie, because of my Oh-So-Clever photographic skills, you cannot discern that the palm in the picture is growing inside of a greenhouse with, oh I would say approximately 1500+ other plants. ANd that's how you grow a Salacca in North FL.

[Moose]

Old thread, nice pictures.