Acanthophoenix Rubra

[JubaeaMan138]

So I have this palm it’s small I don’t know anything about this species at all. Any recommendations for growing inland . It’s in a 2 gallon pot. Color and spines made this palm attract me . This was grown from seed from Dennis willobys tree . 

[John hovancsek]

These can take a good amount of sun from an early age. I don’t know much of California but here in Hawaii they take all day sun from 1gallin size and grow fast

[quaman58]

It's been a pretty good grower for me; moderately fast. Not sure about full blazing, low humidity in SoCal; some protection never hurts. Cold tolerance is similar to Archontophoenix. (Have them growing side by side, so comparisons are easy). Beautiful palm, completely unattainable until a few years ago..

[JubaeaMan138]

Excellent info  ! I have to admit after looking at pictures seems as though they are much more attractive when younger . Then again I’ve thought a lot of different palms to not be attractive in pictures until you actually see one in person and then your blown away 

[Jan Jo]

Mine is doing well for me too, especially since I put it in the ground last spring, has really taken off. Doesn't love (but so far tolerates) the hot dry winds I get. Has some protection from canopy, and doesn't appear to show any immediate damage from the -1, -2 celsius temps I've had in my garden this week... Much hardier than I expected. 

I wish it were more easily available (and easier to germinate)... 

J

Edited January 15, 2021 by Jan Jo

[Jan Jo]

On 1/15/2021 at 7:35 PM, Jan Jo said:

Mine is doing well for me too, especially since I put it in the ground last spring, has really taken off. Doesn't love (but so far tolerates) the hot dry winds I get. Has some protection from canopy, and doesn't appear to show any immediate damage from the -1, -2 celsius temps I've had in my garden this week... Much hardier than I expected. 

I wish it were more easily available (and easier to germinate)... 

J

Meant to add a pic to accompany my message... That's my acanthophoenix rubra, growing fairly well (under the protection of Livistona Chinensis and Bismarckia) 

 

[palmfriend]

Very interesting looking species - made a mark on my wish list. 

Thanks for posting!

Lars

 

[akamu]

I am 8 Miles Inland with lower humidity than the coast and the first one I planted did not do well in half day sun at a young age. The second one I planted in filtered light is doing fantastic. My suggestion is to let it emerge into the sun

[Mandrew968]

Seed grown. Doing well. 

[JubaeaMan138]

I’ll snap another pic of mine . Mine should be going into a 5 gallon  in spring . This species at first didn’t interest me at all. But when I seen it for sale it was one of those you never hear much about it seems Like . Looks better with each leaf . 

[JubaeaMan138]

4 hours ago, Mandrew968 said:

Seed grown. Doing well. 

Looking great . Love those thorns . 

[JubaeaMan138]

[JubaeaMan138]

[Phoenikakias]

On 1/17/2021 at 1:20 PM, Jan Jo said:

Meant to add a pic to accompany my message... That's my acanthophoenix rubra, growing fairly well (under the protection of Livistona Chinensis and Bismarckia) 

 

Any updates?

[Jan Jo]

On 5/6/2022 at 8:15 AM, Phoenikakias said:

Any updates?

Hi! Sorry, just saw this... Yes, it's doing really well, I didn't expect it to but so far so good... 

[Phoenikakias]

@Jan Jo just wow! But are tou sure your plant is the rubra sp? Because I can not see any white on the leaf backside...

[Jan Jo]

I bought it as Rubra, and I expected to get redder as it got bigger. Do you think it's Crinita? 

[Looking Glass]

It looks very much like the four 1g rubras I just got.  They are 40-50 inches from soil to leaf tip.  The undersides of mine are a little whiteish, but it’s not that obvious at a glance.  

[John hovancsek]

They loose the amount of spines when they start to mature. Here is the one I have that is just starting to trunk

[Phoenikakias]

17 hours ago, Jan Jo said:

I bought it as Rubra, and I expected to get redder as it got bigger. Do you think it's Crinita? 

 

16 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

It looks very much like the four 1g rubras I just got.  They are 40-50 inches from soil to leaf tip.  The undersides of mine are a little whiteish, but it’s not that obvious at a glance.  

I do not have whatever experience on the genus, but from what I have read, wax on leaf backside is the distinctive feature between crinita and rubra. Perhaps the quantity of wax varies depending on climate and/or other grow conditions or wax is not so abundant as one may have assumed and is therefore difficult to be captured in a picture. As I have said, I have zero personal experience. @LJGcan provide valuable first hand information.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Phoenikakias

[quaman58]

Here’s one of mine starting to wake up in late spring. The crownshaft at this age is just “the bomb”..

[ruskinPalms]

Beautiful palms but a big fat nope for me. I just can’t do the spines. But each to their own!

[LJG]

22 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

 

I do not have whatever experience on the genus, but from what I have read, wax on leaf backside is the distinctive feature between crinita and rubra. Perhaps the quantity of wax varies depending on climate and/or other grow conditions or wax is not so abundant as one may have assumed and is therefore difficult to be captured in a picture. As I have said, I have zero personal experience. @LJGcan provide valuable first hand information.

Yes, this is Rubra. Another tell is the green petioles verses brown.