Attalea phalerata grows first spathe

[PalmatierMeg]

I was doing some trimming on the north end of our Garden Lot today when I noticed my Attalea phalerata appears to be growing its first flower spathe. This is my smallest and youngest Attalea - small may not be a valid descriptor of any Attalea. None of my 3 remaining Attaleas: butyracea, cohune, speciosa (?) have any sign they might be approaching adulthood. I'm really excited to see this spathe, which has fantastic structure and beautiful colors. I hope this palm produces viable seeds. Attaleas are fantastic landscape palms that deserve to grown anywhere space and climate allow.

https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Attalea_phalerata

Attalea phalerata w/spathe, August 2021, Cape Coral, FL

[96720]

Very neat for such a young looking palm. Hope you get viable seeds!!!

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Beautiful palm and definitely put me down for the seed waiting list =) 

T J 

[mike in kurtistown]

Meg, I have three Attalea phaleratas that have been producing spathes for many months. Most have not grown into viable fruit, but two on one of them did. I looked at this batch of green fruit for several months. Here is a pic from 5 weeks ago:

Here nis what they look like today:

 

 

[Merlyn]

Interesting, I didn't realize that Attalea are monoecious. But I guess i should have known that, since I got some Brejinhoensis seedlings from a guy in Cocoa Beach area last fall.  It was the only Attalea he had, so of course it had to be self-fertile.

[redant]

Really cool palm, I have never bumped into one for sale.

[PalmatierMeg]

1 hour ago, redant said:

Really cool palm, I have never bumped into one for sale.

I remember I got it from a listing on eBay about 10 years ago: $8.50 + shipping. Haven't seen it for sale since. Being on the lookout sometimes pays dividends.

2018

[palmfriend]

Meg,

Congratulations! It is a nice looking palm and the spathe looks impressive. I hope

you will get some viable seeds.

Just one question: How tall/big was the palm when you aquired it ten years ago?

(I have two still very small ones grown from seed and I would like to know about 

their speed of growth.)

 

Lars

 

[PalmatierMeg]

6 hours ago, palmfriend said:

Meg,

Congratulations! It is a nice looking palm and the spathe looks impressive. I hope

you will get some viable seeds.

Just one question: How tall/big was the palm when you aquired it ten years ago?

(I have two still very small ones grown from seed and I would like to know about 

their speed of growth.)

 

Lars

 

It was a 1g with strap leaves.It is slow growing but faster than butyracea and cohune. Those are 15' high fountains of leaves with no sign of flowering.