So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[bubba]

[Tracy]

It's in there if you look...   the one that caught my eye this morning.

[Kim]

Oh! Is that a flower spathe? Or do you mean the pup? Or the plumeria flowers (if that is what they are)? Or the overall profusion of tropical intensity? Score!

 

[HiwaKika]

 

 

 

[JohnAndSancho]

Sancho captured through the last 2 Kentia I haven't killed yet. 

[Billeb]

My Ficus Dammaropsis loving the AM sun. 
 

-dale

[The Gerg]

On 8/16/2022 at 3:53 PM, Tracy said:

It's in there if you look...   the one that caught my eye this morning.

Well geez Tracy, a lot would catch my eye if this was my garden. Fill us in what caught yours.

[JohnAndSancho]

On 8/16/2022 at 5:53 PM, Tracy said:

It's in there if you look...   the one that caught my eye this morning.

I see a snoot that needs to be booped. Additionally I am very much aware that this is off topic but since Texas has been in such a drought, this rain forecast def caught my eye. 

[John hovancsek]

Unknown pinanga sp

[John hovancsek]

Pinanga copelandii

[Jadd Correia]

Sabal Riverside and Congo red philodendron

[JohnAndSancho]

My Queen went pinnate last year. Ummmm I'm hoping for a mild winter cuz ummmmm yeah she's tall. 

[Tracy]

On 8/16/2022 at 6:34 PM, Kim said:

Or the overall profusion of tropical intensity?

Yes.

 

On 8/19/2022 at 6:58 PM, The Gerg said:

Well geez Tracy, a lot would catch my eye if this was my garden. Fill us in what caught yours.

Kim was right that day.  Today is a different day though.  The Dypsis bef has 3 new leaves opening with a 4th on the verge of opening as Trunk 3 is opening a pair as it splits into two trunks.  After the split is complete, I'll have 4 trunks.  Great bright green new leaves on this species.

[Foxpalms]

Wasn't able to get a photo but as I was driving on the M40 I spotted lots of palms, I couldn't believe what I saw though there were 10ft CIDP Washingtonia robusta but what surprised me was there were about 15 trunking syagrus romanzoffianana (queen palms) at least 10-15ft+!

[UK_Palms]

6 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

Wasn't able to get a photo but as I was driving on the M40 I spotted lots of palms, I couldn't believe what I saw though there were 10ft CIDP Washingtonia robusta but what surprised me was there were about 15 trunking syagrus romanzoffianana (queen palms) at least 10-15ft+!

Multiple trunking 15ft Queens on the M40 to the northwest of London!?  Where is the exact location for this please? It would be interesting to find on street view. Queens are starting to pop up here now. It's amazing how fast the palm scene is moving over here in the UK. Nowhere else in the world has gone from having hardly anything, to suddenly having lots of huge, pristine exotics. First it was Trachy's, then Chamaerops, then CIDP's and Brahea Armata's. Now the crownshafts are appearing & some have already grown pretty big. That transition from Trachycarpus Fortunei to Juania/Rhopalostylis took only 20-30 years.

I will be embarking on one of the biggest UK palm expeditions ever this week, including a trip to Tresco on the Isles of Scilly. I will document everything - trunking Archontophoenix, Juania's, Kentia's & Rhopalostylis. There are hundreds out there. Even on the UK mainland there are big crownshafts now, many of which have not been posted about. Juania especially is thriving on the south coast of England, as are Rhopies. 20+ foot specimens that were planted small now flowering. I suspect London will follow suit as it's only a matter of time now. Apparently that Beccariophoenix Alfredii planted outdoors is still alive in London after 5 years and trunking now! They should load Tresco up with Beccariophoenix Alfredii.

[Foxpalms]

@UK_Palmsbetween the Denham junction and the the M25 junction. I looked on street view and I couldn't see anything they were pretty far though so it wasn't very clear though it definitely looked like large trunking queen's. Lots of CIDP and Washingtonia robusta too.  I searched palms Denham and it seems to come up with something though, so Google maps must not be updated recently. I will be doing the same next week going to tresco, I can't remember where it was posted but someone posted a photo of an archontophoenix cunninghamiana at tresco so there's definitely one somewhere, I know they used to have a large one but this was a recent photo of a smaller one. There's also a couple more in Cornwall. What gardens do you plan on visiting? Was the Beccariopheonix Alfredeii protected or unprotected in London and do you know which area of London is it growing in as the temperature can vary a lot in London between west London and central London and East London. The kentia palms I don't know where they are in the south east I'm guessing there are some at gardens. Lots of potted ones in London. Here's a photo of some in February 

Edited August 22, 2022 by Foxpalms

[D. Morrowii]

Phonicophoreum borsigianum about half way through opening a new one. These are one of my favorite leaves for sure! Deep green, un-split, orange spots and petioles. Not to mention the dramatic arch and twist!

[UK_Palms]

@Foxpalms If I am not mistaken, there is at least one Kentia on Tresco that is trunking. There appears to be as many as 100+ Rhopalostylis Sapida's present on the island, many of which are mature and flowering. You mention they have an Archontophoenix as well, which I will look out for. Juania Australis is present there too, although I think the speciemn(s) there are still quite small. Tresco is clearly the best place in the UK for crownshaft palms. Are you going by the ferry or helicopter to Scilly Isles?

I also plan on visiting Lamorran gardens in St Mawes, primarily to see their magnificent Parajubaea Cocoides. The garden is only open to the public on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday though. On my way down I will also try and visit Overbeck's Garden in Salcombe to see their impressive Juania Australis as well. It's at least 15 foot tall now and close to flowering. I might also go to the Lost Gardens of Heligan as well in St Austell, however the £27 entry fee is pretty steep. They have a 30 foot Robusta there. I may also go to one of either Tremenheere as well, but it isn't exactly top of my list.

Where are you staying exactly? I'm doing one night in Torquay and then 5 nights in Penzance. Regarding the Beccariophoenix Alfredii, I believe it is located in a sheltered south London garden. I don't know the exact location but have seen sporadic posts on social media about it. No idea whether it has been protected or not. It has packed on a lot of size between the 2 separate photos that I have seen though. It makes you wonder what else is lurking out there. I reckon there are all sorts of crownshafts and tropical treats hidden on the south coast especially. I will dig out a lot of gems on my trip later this week, which haven't been posted on Palmtalk before.

[Foxpalms]

@UK_Palms I will be flying into tresco for the day.  I will also visit the Eden project and lamorran gardens because of the cocoides you mentioned the, Juania australis and archontophoenix cunninghamiana there. I will be Staying near Newquay.  I'm also going to bring an archontophoenix cunninghamiana seedling and plant it somewhere as well, hopefully might inspire the council's there to try different palms other than just Mediterranean fan palms and Canary Island dates in Cornwall. I've read somewhere in Cornwall a dypsis lutescens was planted on a cliff didn't say where. Wouldn't be surprised if there are zone 9b chamaedorea somewhere in one of the gardens too.

[JohnAndSancho]

My Butia x Lytocaryum hybrid. I don't know much about Butia but apparently I shoulda gone bigger when I repotted it from a 2g to a 5g. The water reservoir is already full of roots and it's pushing itself up. April 2021 it was mailed to me in a shock absorber box just for perspective. 

[el-blanco]

On 8/19/2022 at 9:35 AM, Billeb said:

My Ficus Dammaropsis loving the AM sun. 
 

-dale

Beautiful Dammaropsis!!!!

[bubba]

[UK_Palms]

I'm just going to leave this one here... the first of the UK crownshaft palms that I will be posting. This particular one is a mature Juania Australis on the south coast of England in Salcombe, Devon.

This was planted as a very small palm many years ago around the mid 2000's. Clearly it has been thriving since then and grown an additional 20 feet or so since. There will be many UK crownshafts to come...

 

The Salcombe beaches are absolutely gorgeous. Hard to believe it is the UK mainland lol...

Edited August 26, 2022 by UK_Palms

[palmfriend]

On 8/22/2022 at 11:45 PM, D. Morrowii said:

Phonicophoreum borsigianum about half way through opening a new one. These are one of my favorite leaves for sure! Deep green, un-split, orange spots and petioles. Not to mention the dramatic arch and twist!

Beautiful!!!

Any idea how old this one might be? I have got a few seedlings but it seems it will take ages for them to grow (up)...

 

However, thank's for posting -

 

Lars

 

[bubba]

[Foxpalms]

Chamedorea radicalis flowering

[D. Morrowii]

@palmfriend I ordered (2) 1 gal from Floribunda last August. They seem to be in a hurry to grow!
 

In the red circle. Aug 8 2021 and about 2 foot tall. 

And today Aug 26 2022 - 4 foot tall from the top of the pot to the top of the new leaf. Spray bottle for size reference. 

The most recent leaves are 3-4 times the size they were last year. 

 

[palmfriend]

1 hour ago, D. Morrowii said:

@palmfriend I ordered (2) 1 gal from Floribunda last August. They seem to be in a hurry to grow!
 

In the red circle. Aug 8 2021 and about 2 foot tall. 

And today Aug 26 2022 - 4 foot tall from the top of the pot to the top of the new leaf. Spray bottle for size reference. 

The most recent leaves are 3-4 times the size they were last year. 

 

I see - it seems they are speeding up at certain stage which gives me hope. 😃 

Thank you for your reply - 

Lars

 

[BayAndroid]

My Archontophoenix Purpurea - first year in the ground, gosh I hope we don't have a winter as cold as last year. 

I can appreciate it now at least. 

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by BayAndroid

[JohnAndSancho]

Welp it's on my desk, not the garden, but this guy had an absolute monster leaf and it's so cool to be able to watch it upcycle all those nutrients into so many new leaves and stems. It came with 5 braided together and the other 4 died.

[John hovancsek]

I was in a friends garden and this took my breath away. Holly beefy goodness 

[Fusca]

Maybe not beautiful to most but after a couple of months of looking dead following  transplanting my blue Copernicia alba in May I see the first signs of new growth!  

[bubba]

[Tracy]

Just outside our main entryway it's hard to miss.

[Foxpalms]

Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii in tresco abbey gardens at 50N

[The Gerg]

It was nice to discover my Kentiopsis pyriformis opening a new bronze leaf. Overall this palm is not quite a thing of beauty just yet but in time I think it might just be.

[Matt in OC]

Lafazamanga splitting like crazy. 

[JohnAndSancho]

After months of drought, I'm back to almost daily rain and ugly mushrooms growing in my larger pots. 

[JohnAndSancho]

Also moved some indoor stuff around for showers and deep watering and umm - bends and curves! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[UK_Palms]

This caught my eye today in Croydon, south London (51N). I haven’t really posted this one before on the forums. Very Robusta dominant in my opinion. One of countless specimens over here nowadays. Growth is rapid.