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So What Caught Your Eye Today?

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Brad52 Experienced

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1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

@Brad52 yes quite the curve , almost Dypsis like. I don’t know much about those palms , are they tropical in needs? Harry

Harry, I bought one labelled Veitchia arecina and one as Veitchia joannis from different sources, when I posted pics of the 'arecina' here, tim brissy pointed out that it looked like Carpentaria, the other looks identical so I assume also Carpentaria  and that is the first I've heard of that palm but I think he is correct.  I believe this is common in Australia?  If so, maybe some hardiness?

 

Interestingly, I followed up with the 'joannis' supplier and he looked puzzled and said that he collected the seed for it from a labelled palm at a zoo here, known for their palm collection...

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Alberto Grand Master

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King palm crownshaft

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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Brad52 Experienced

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Caught my eye that my Calathea was starting to eat my variegated Manila palm, so she got a wee bitty bit of a trim.

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Walden D Rookie

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Not super unusual, but seeing these foxtails put a grin on my face, growing as replacements (guessing) in a bunch of queens, definitely something special.  This is just outside Malaga,Spain

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On 10/23/2024 at 3:10 AM, Brad52 said:

This Carpentaria Id by tim_brissy_13, thanks!,caught my eyes today, it was around 5’ tall when obtained about 3 years ago.  I have a second very similar growing at a similar rate. A bit of recurve going on.

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Awesome looking palm!

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realarch Grand Master

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Pritchardia martii, abaxial side of the leaves. Almost looks like a frosty morning shot. Super dense lepida,

(white hair like covering), one of the traits of this beautiful endemic species. 

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Brian Experienced

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This Pinanga coronata var. 'kuhlii’ caught my eye today. A few years ago it died back to one stem and I thought it was going to die. It’s amazing how quickly palms can recover under the right conditions.

 

 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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Chambeyronia macrocarpa emerging new leaf yesterday and today.

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This palm takes my breath away. H. Longaspatha 

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Harry’s Palms Grand Master

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On 10/26/2024 at 2:09 PM, Walden D said:

Not super unusual, but seeing these foxtails put a grin on my face, growing as replacements (guessing) in a bunch of queens, definitely something special.  This is just outside Malaga,Spain

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Those are nice . I like Syagrus R. but the Wodyetia make a statement. Harry

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8 hours ago, John hovancsek said:

This palm takes my breath away. H. Longaspatha 

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Place is looking great John 

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As I was cruising through an industrial park , a twin headed Phoenix Roebilini . HarryIMG_4180.thumb.jpeg.9d8efcf83d4627e0957f5e553086b5e1.jpeg

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Hilo Jason Grand Master

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This palm takes my breath away. H. Longaspatha 

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I feel that way about all of the solitary Hydriastele. Amazing palms! 

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Recently trimmed up Cyrtostachys Renda, when cleaned up like this the colors pop even more.  I still pinch myself that I am growing these in my own garden in Hawaii!
 

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Brad52 Experienced

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12 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

Recently trimmed up Cyrtostachys Renda, when cleaned up like this the colors pop even more.  I still pinch myself that I am growing these in my own garden in Hawaii!
 

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Looks great!  I can’t decide when to cull smaller offsets on my clumps but yours gives me momentum for it!  

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Looks great!  I can’t decide when to cull smaller offsets on my clumps but yours gives me momentum for it!  

I honestly always feels a bit strange chopping off any young offshoots on these, feels wrong in a way.  But the end result it always worth it.  Thankfully my wife pushed me to do it the first time as she made a great point of not being able to see much red when these grow too bushy

 

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Alberto Grand Master

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Today passing this Arenga engleri I smelled what I think was the first flower opening! Imagine over a week!

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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4 hours ago, Hilo Jason said:

I honestly always feels a bit strange chopping off any young offshoots on these, feels wrong in a way.  But the end result it always worth it.  Thankfully my wife pushed me to do it the first time as she made a great point of not being able to see much red when these grow too bushy

 

This one has 3 offshoots far enough out that they may be rooted enough to divide.

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My Musa laterita is doing its first show-off session here. This is a great ornamental banana, and the laterite-colored inflorescence is quite unusual and really catches the sunshine. I used to grow this in my old garden in Mississippi but found it more temperamental and cold-tender than the pink Musa ornata. It seems to be quite happy here in the sizzling desert, though I keep the shrubbery fairly thick over it in summer to avoid sunburn or "melting," then open it back up at this time of year where it really seems to enjoy the sunshine.
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Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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realarch Grand Master

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Drymophloeus oliviformis.

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Today it caught my oi that this Pinanga remains a bit unhappy with its site conditions…

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Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus. Just an epic palm.

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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16 hours ago, John hovancsek said:

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Just beautiful John. Enjoy it while it’s still young, they start to grow fast at this stage. 

Tim

 

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Orania trispatha emerging out of the jungle. 

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Hilo, Hawaii

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Today I saw this bloke and realized that I don’t recall what it is- one of Calyptrocalyx elegans or Reinhardtia latisecta or Ravanea hildibrandtii?

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18 hours ago, Brad52 said:

Today I saw this bloke and realized that I don’t recall what it is- one of Calyptrocalyx elegans or Reinhardtia latisecta or Ravanea hildibrandtii?

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Looks like this is the R latisecta?

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36 minutes ago, Brad52 said:

Looks like this is the R latisecta?

Brad , yup, R. latisecta.

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Tim

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3 hours ago, realarch said:

Brad , yup, R. latisecta.

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Thank you Tim!  I had the type form and a compacta somewhere not sure which this is nor f I still have both.  It’s grown pretty fast I was surprised how tall it is.  Could this be the compacta along with the C elegans?

 

 

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@edbrown_III that is an old timer. I am not familiar with that species but the two Livistona I have are slow growers. Harry

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Here are 2 that I love looking good this morning 

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