So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[realarch]

Dypsis mirabilis. 

Tim

[John hovancsek]

Euterpe and geonoma in the garden this morning looking good

[realarch]

Bentinckia condapanna. 

Tim

[bubba]

Schippia concolor at ANSG:

[bubba]

[deezpalms]

Here’s some photos of my Basselinia glabrata which grew quite rapidly from a one gallon three years ago. 
 

[Okkidoggi]

Bizzy and Joey get along pretty well. 

[Brian]

This Coccothrinax crinita caught my attention today. Looks like it wants to produce some seed.

 

[Harry’s Palms]

In a school parking lot , a monster! Harry

[Rob123]

Here’s a shot of the trunk of my most robust Hookeri. It’s been in the ground three and a half years from a large 15 gallon. 

[bubba]

Gaussia maya at ANSG:

[bubba]

[Tracy]

Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae just standing out on its own now.

[Tracy]

Took my dogs for a walk and thought a bird dropped something on me.  I realized it was large raindrops.  I pulled out my phone to snap a picture of the sky which didn't look like rain.  When I looked at the photo I was impressed with the Foxy Lady popping up over my wall.

[D. Morrowii]

First time for twin flames on this Calyptrocaylx polyphyllus. 

[Brian]

46 minutes ago, D. Morrowii said:

First time for twin flames on this Calyptrocaylx polyphyllus. 

Beautifully grown!

[D. Morrowii]

Thanks @Brian I think the not so secret ingredient for this one is too much water. 

[Tracy]

The spotlight was on this inflorescens emerging on the Burretiokentia hapala this morning. 

[realarch]

On 8/2/2024 at 3:21 AM, D. Morrowii said:

First time for twin flames on this Calyptrocaylx polyphyllus. 

Dean, that’s a beauty.

Tim

[realarch]

Hydriastele kasesa, a beautiful, diminutive palm with a nice white crown shaft. 

Tim

[Billy]

This thread has the majority beat for me as far as eye candy goes. Time for an updated photo of the Beccariophoenix madagascariensis that started this whole thing.....

[D. Morrowii]

1 hour ago, realarch said:

Dean, that’s a beauty.

Tim

Thanks Tim! 

[Tracy]

I thoroughly enjoyed the view of this Chrysalidocarpus cabadae rising up over the tall Hibiscus I have next to my BBQ.  The leaves have a nice arch while also appearing a little delicate and refined.

[tinman10101]

On 8/1/2024 at 3:32 PM, Rob123 said:

Here’s a shot of the trunk of my most robust Hookeri. It’s been in the ground three and a half years from a large 15 gallon. 

do you have an overall pic of that beauty? just want to see how relaxed the leaves are when they settle.  thanks

[Matt in OC]

One of my favorite palms, Pritchardia minor, appears to be pushing out three flower spathes. 

[realarch]

Looking nice Matt. I can also see how beautiful the bronze color on the abaxial side of the leaves are looking too.

Tim

[Brian]

This Sabal yapa caught my eye today.

[idontknowhatnametuse]

4 hours ago, Brian said:

This Sabal yapa caught my eye today.

That looks like S. mauritiiformis to me, fronds look way bigger and leaflets look droopier than yapa.

[Brian]

6 minutes ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

That looks like S. mauritiiformis to me, fronds look way bigger and leaflets look droopier than yapa.

Interesting observation. I had just cut off huge inflorescences so it looks a little open and droopy as you noticed. I got the seeds 20 years ago from RPS as S. yapa. 

 

[realarch]

Wettinia hirsuita, nice mid sized palm. Clean, tidy and kind of elegant. 

Tim

[John hovancsek]

53 minutes ago, realarch said:

Wettinia hirsuita, nice mid sized palm. Clean, tidy and kind of elegant. 

Tim

The one you gave me is doing really good 

[realarch]

1 hour ago, John hovancsek said:

The one you gave me is doing really good 

That’s fantastic John!

Tim

[Harry’s Palms]

I think my Chambroynia is going to flower soon . It has flowered twice in the last few years but pretty wimpy. This time the swelling is much more prominent. On the left side there is a definite crease where the flower may be starting.Another angle .And finally the rest of the palm! The reddish color is the frond being readied for departure. The new spear is close to opening size. Harry

[ruskinPalms]

One of my Thrinax radiata looking nice tonight 

[Brian]

I was fortunate enough to get some Brassiophoenix schumannii seeds several years ago and now they are producing seed. These are  second generation plants that are the perfect size for viewing. My other ones are too high up in the canopy to get a decent photo. 

[Hilo Jason]

On 7/7/2024 at 10:06 PM, Hilo Jason said:

Chrysalidocarpus Prestonianus Hybrid doing the splits 

 

Update on this palms that is now really showing the split after losing a couple more leaf bases:

 

[Hurricanepalms]

A couple from around the yard. 

[Keybmp]

This row of roystonea and group of coconut palms, nothing crazy but don’t see too many of these in Orlando

[Brian]

They're putting in a new street in front of my house and wanted to remove my Cryosophila nana. We worked it out and nothing got removed but I have some work to do to clean up this area and turn it into a nice planter for more palms

[tim_brissy_13]

2 hours ago, Brian said:

They're putting in a new street in front of my house and wanted to remove my Cryosophila nana. We worked it out and nothing got removed but I have some work to do to clean up this area and turn it into a nice planter for more palms

This is a dream palm for me right at the top of my wish list. Based on its habitat, I’d assume it must be the hardiest to climate extremes yet I haven’t seen many at all in cultivation. Yours look perfect Brian well grown! Anyone else growing these?