So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[Husain]

My royal palm color after the leaf fell down 

 

[happypalms]

Two winners today catching my eye a Hedyscepe canterburyana and a nice little mottled lanonia dasyantha. 

[realarch]

A shot of Tracy’s C. prestonianus and beautiful garden in Encinitas. Thanks Tracy for taking the time on a beautiful afternoon to ‘talk plants’. Such a well maintained and extensive collection of palms, orchids, cycads, and other unusual specimens. We got so caught up sharing information that taking photos wasn’t a priority,…next time. 

Tim

[flplantguy]

This seedling Hetrospathe califrons has surprised me with how well it adjusted to my care. Not one spot or declining leaf over 9 months, and three new ones. The color surprised me too but i think thats cool weather, they handle low 40s for a few hours pretty easily, possibly a 38 for a bit last weekend.  Under shade with lots of water and air movement, started strong from Floribunda as well, but i think the "bump" from that is gone by now, and still chugging along while gaining some speed (cool weather fan?).  A fast favorite of mine for sure.

[Husain]

My Brahea armata showing its beauty between the green surrounding

 

[happypalms]

Another couple of winners most definitely caught my eye today. Calyptrocalyx tinum and Areca warhbo. 

[Okkidoggi]

Spot the camouflaged Pinanga veitchii😁

[happypalms]

  On 3/28/2025 at 2:12 AM, Okkidoggi said:

Spot the camouflaged Pinanga veitchii😁

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Little chameleon palm did you say!

[John2468]

Cibotium barometz sprouted.

[John hovancsek]

Colpothrinex 

[Rivera]

A couple of gas station Brahea edulis in Redding, CA and the Thunderbird Lodge looking pretty classic in the background.

[Hilo Jason]

Chrysalidocarpus Sp. Orange Crush (not sure if this got an official name yet?)

 

 

[realarch]

Looking great Jason! I thought the new name was Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius. 

Tim

[Hilo Jason]

  On 4/7/2025 at 4:35 PM, realarch said:

Looking great Jason! I thought the new name was Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius. 

Tim

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Thanks Tim,  but I’m afraid I’m not going to remember that one! 😂

[realarch]

Clinostigma savoryanum, always worthy of more than a passing glance and a photograph. 

Tim

[John hovancsek]

[happypalms]

Crysophilla warscewizianus anyone. 

[realarch]

Geonoma atrovirens, pretty as a picture. 

Tim

[happypalms]

Sabal mauritiformis, chamaedorea tenella and a linospadix monostachya will catch anyone’s eye. 

[Mazat]

(no palm)this olea europea described as 120 years old

[happypalms]

  On 4/11/2025 at 12:01 AM, realarch said:

Geonoma atrovirens, pretty as a picture. 

Tim

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Come on  @realarch how am I meant to blooming well top that atrovirens it absolutely Holy grail material to me and you go teasing me with that gift of the gods in Hawaii, where if you even look at a palm it grows one feet so stop looking at your palms.🤣

[realarch]

Thanks Richard, but it isn’t quite so easy as a look. You also have to talk and read to these finicky little buggers along with an occasional smoke. Hey you gotta do what you gotta do . 

Tim

[happypalms]

  On 4/11/2025 at 10:37 PM, realarch said:

Thanks Richard, but it isn’t quite so easy as a look. You also have to talk and read to these finicky little buggers along with an occasional smoke. Hey you gotta do what you gotta do . 

Tim

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Have they answered back yet! That reminds me of a Jim Stafford song wild wood weed something about a sack of seed and a corn cob pipe and hanging of windmills. I do what you gotta do.🤣

[happypalms]

  On 4/9/2025 at 11:30 PM, happypalms said:

Crysophilla warscewizianus anyone. 

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Oh no typo on that one schippia concolor it should read. You get that on a big job!

[Brad52]

Been very dry here for weeks, looks like I lost one palm and many show damage such as K elegans but C elegans and Obi Island seem fine.  Bambusa lako and friends are crashing the thread as well…

[happypalms]

My Butia looked rather nice in the rain. And a nice bunch of Chambeyronia macrocarpa var watermelon seeds have been getting my eye watching waiting for harvest. 

[tim_brissy_13]

A cool foggy Autumn morning here in Melbourne before a warm, sunny day ahead. The cloud forest section of the garden is enjoying the conditions. 

[happypalms]

Kerriodoxa, polyandrococus caudescens and a chamaedorea atrovirens all wanted to catch my eye. 

[UK_Palms]

Weymouth seafront in Dorset, England this April…

The local council are removing some of these CIDP’s next week as they are apparently damaging the planters and roads. They plan to replace them with ugly Cordylines that look like crap on seafronts and suffer from disease. Such a ridiculous decision. At least 2 are getting chainsawed but I have heard 4-5 are getting the chop now. So I thought I would post a recent photo of them in their post-winter glory. They probably only took 30F / -1C last winter.

 

[Harry’s Palms]

  On 4/16/2025 at 11:50 AM, UK_Palms said:

Weymouth seafront in Dorset, England this April…

The local council are removing some of these CIDP’s next week as they are apparently damaging the planters and roads. They plan to replace them with ugly Cordylines that look like crap on seafronts and suffer from disease. Such a ridiculous decision. At least 2 are getting chainsawed but I have heard 4-5 are getting the chop now. So I thought I would post a recent photo of them in their post-winter glory. They probably only took 30F / -1C last winter.

 

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That is awful , they look so nice the way they are lined up along that avenue. They are so healthy. Harry

[BayAndroid]

Chamedorea Costaricana with some Clivia Miniata flowering and a variegated Rhapis Excelsa!

[BayAndroid]

  On 4/2/2025 at 2:44 PM, Rivera said:

A couple of gas station Brahea edulis in Redding, CA and the Thunderbird Lodge looking pretty classic in the background.

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A Palm Springs vibe in this picture. Nice..

[BayAndroid]

  On 4/16/2025 at 11:50 AM, UK_Palms said:

Weymouth seafront in Dorset, England this April…

The local council are removing some of these CIDP’s next week as they are apparently damaging the planters and roads. They plan to replace them with ugly Cordylines that look like crap on seafronts and suffer from disease. Such a ridiculous decision. At least 2 are getting chainsawed but I have heard 4-5 are getting the chop now. So I thought I would post a recent photo of them in their post-winter glory. They probably only took 30F / -1C last winter.

 

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European governments... they're really swinging for the full dystopia in my book. So is America though... hmmm 

Perhaps it's simply just "Government" that is humanities largest threat. 

[palmfriend]

Hi,

D. album var aureum - a new flowering attempt and we might get lucky this time.

As some of you might remember - grown from seed:

Let's hope for the best!🤞

 

Lars

 

[Harry’s Palms]

It is wildflower season on my hill. Even though  we only got about 1/3 of our normal rainfall this year , the flowers are putting on quite a show , highlighting the hillside palms! These flowers come up every year . Harry

Southwest corner . Phoenix Reclinata , Washingtonia Robusta ,  Syagrus R. x 2, Sabal Riverside , Chamerops Humilus ( single-non clumping), and a small Cycas Revoluta

Another shot showing Brahea Armata and Livistona Australis

Southeast corner showing Trachycarpus F. , Butia Oderata ( this thing got way bigger than I thought it would!) , and behind the Brahea A. and Butia are a large Brahea Edulis and you can barely see the Livistona Chinensis. In the shade , not visible is a young Syagrus Schizophelia. 

[Frond-friend42]

Double spears on my archontophoenix alexandrae!