Licuala grandis

[WaianaeCrider]

Picked up this one at HD in Pearl City.  One left, a little smaller.  Not sure where to place it yet.  They had it pretty much in full sun for at least the middle of the day.

As I went to post picture to my computer I realized I bought one from FB last year in 1 gal pot....Not gonna tell the wife that I spent $69.99 on one I already had.  LOL

 

[Fusca]

1 hour ago, WaianaeCrider said:

Not gonna tell the wife that I spent $69.99 on one I already had.  LOL

She'd not be happy if you had bought it here in San Antonio.  A local nursery here was selling one slightly larger last year for $599.00!  It's no longer in their greenhouse area but not sure if it sold for that amount.

[John hovancsek]

599$ are they out of there minds? I picked a ramsii up at hd for I think about the same 69$ but think it was worth it because of the years that went to grow the palm.. I hope that gives you another excuse to justify to sour wife. Lol

[Brad52]

Good price Steve, that’s what mine cost and yours is a bit larger.

[realarch]

No rush to plant it out Steve, they can live in pots for what seems forever. 

Tim

[Pal Meir]

20 minutes ago, realarch said:

No rush to plant it out Steve, they can live in pots for what seems forever. 

Tim

That’s the case:

And here my own L grandis:

[WaianaeCrider]

Totally off topic but Pal Meir....It's amazing how many ways the Germans can spell Meir, Myer, Mayr, Meyer, etc.   LOL  Mine endes w/Mayr from Munich where papa's family lived for the past 400 years.  Can't go back farther as the church burned down 400 years ago and all records lost.  LOL

[Fusca]

20 hours ago, John hovancsek said:

599$ are they out of there minds? I picked a ramsii up at hd for I think about the same 69$ but think it was worth it because of the years that went to grow the palm.. I hope that gives you another excuse to justify to sour wife. Lol

I think they are/were out of their minds unless someone actually paid that price!  I told a friend that I could have spent less buying a plane ticket to Miami, rented a car for a day, and purchased the same palm!

Edited July 18, 2021 by Fusca

[WaianaeCrider]

Got it in the ground today.  Will be in partial sun forever.  It's about 3' tall now.

[JohnAndSancho]

One day I'll try another Licuala. I love this species but it's still in the back of my mind that mine died real effing quick. 

[palmfriend]

Licualas are a beautiful species!

I had no luck with L. grandis seeds but with L. naumannii and L. ramsayi. 

Maybe I should place another seed order.

However, thanks for posting!

Lars

[redant]

I have dozens of these from seeds, going to have a forest of them lol.

[eatcitrus]

On 7/18/2021 at 10:37 AM, Pal Meir said:

That’s the case:

And here my own L grandis:

Hi Pal,

What soil mix is your large L. grandis in?

-Alan

[Pal Meir]

2 hours ago, eatcitrus said:

Hi Pal,

What soil mix is your large L. grandis in?

-Alan

As far as I can remember a mix similar to something between these two: 

[WaianaeCrider]

When planted in the ground I dig a whole and add about 1/3 a 5 gal HD bucket of Black Cinder, same amount of some compost and native soil whatever that is.