So What Caught Your Eye Today?

[Pal Meir]

[realarch]

Chrysalidocarpus malcomberi. Keeps chugging along with a colorful display when a leaf sheath drops. 

Tim

[BS Man about Palms]

On 8/9/2023 at 8:25 AM, iDesign said:

Finally planted my most prized palm - Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) mananjarensis / "Mealy Bug".

Part of the trunk was under the soil line, and was bright orange... which is what we were hoping for. Unfortunately, the "heel" was also under the soil line, so it's good we got it out of the pot. It's now in a raised bed, in high-quality palm soil with extra pumice. Heel is now fully exposed (on fence side), with an additional bit of mounding in case it decides to bury its heel again. Hopefully the mounding is enough... tempted to replant with even more mounding since it's not as much mounding as it appeared now that it's settled in. I just marked the spear and am really hoping it will thrive, despite being planted somewhat late in the season. 

Any good updates on this Stacey? 

[BS Man about Palms]

I did notice the orange on my C. sp. big curley/prestoniana/possibly tokoravina today when it dropped the oldest leaf base. I  had cut off all but 5' of petiole.

The base and remaining frond was heavy!!

But I digress...

[tim_brissy_13]

My C baronii Black Petiole/Vokona Lodge beginning to look like they might be the real deal…my largest 2 are showing that white emerging spear against the dark petioles and leaf bases of already emerged fronds. 

[Harry’s Palms]

I had three Wodyetia that were sitting on the side of my house . The only green was the spear . I left them alone , refusing to give up and a couple weeks ago one started pushing out.Then , this morning , this one , the worst of the lot . I kept them in their pots until I saw life . No need to plant dead palms , right? Fingers crossed they keep going . Harry

[edbrown_III]

[Billeb]

11 hours ago, realarch said:

 

 

Super colorful Tim. 👍🏻

 

5 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

 

Yard Monster looks like a Big Curly to me Bill. 

 

 

5 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

I think you’ve got the real deal Tim. Mine looks similar in size. 👍🏻

-dale

[Tracy]

20 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

I did notice the orange on my C. sp. big curley/prestoniana/possibly tokoravina today when it dropped the oldest leaf base. I  had cut off all but 5' of petiole.

The base and remaining frond was heavy!!

I know we aren't supposed to cut off part of the frond until it is really dead, but sometimes we must make weighty decisions.   So yes, I too often trim off the dead end progressively on my Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus to decrease the spread and weight of the inevitable leaf drop.  I have noticed for a while on both of mine that the leaf bases show a buckle at the base from the weight even before the leaf begins to show signs of senescence.  So it was the buckle that caught my eye when walking through the garden this morning after seeing your post.

[Foxpalms]

Canary island date palm in northern Wales UK 53.3N.  I saw a good amount planted though this one was the largest that I saw. On google Street view you can see it in 2009 still small, though it doesn't go further back than that. It was likely planted in the early to mid 2000s.

[Tracy]

I like the silver undersides of this Coccothrinax borhidiana hybrid.  It is a nice small palm to fill into a slot where you don't need something towering.

[realarch]

Chrysalidocarpus carlsmithii. These guys just keep on giving. 

Tim

[bubba]

Could this be a Copernicia bailey jumper in the jungle?

[Hurricanepalms]

Not my tallest obi island, but it has the most trunk and has now flowered 3 times. I am hoping the third time is the charm as it’s the first time I have some seed set. My Pritchardia Thurstonii almost fully recovered from a potassium deficiency. 

[John hovancsek]

The leaf on this palm is so beautiful but starting to get hard to see it

[Harry’s Palms]

17 hours ago, John hovancsek said:

The leaf on this palm is so beautiful but starting to get hard to see it

Having a jungle is a good thing! As things grow and “fill in” some get obscured by others . It just means taking a better look. I can see that emerging frond just fine. Harry

[Tracy]

I planted up thos Licuala grands which I purchased this last spring.  I wanted to put it in the ground but still am not sure about the best sun exposure in my climate and garden.  So into a larger pot it went.  It greeted me this morning with its beauty.

[realarch]

2 hours ago, Tracy said:

I planted up thos Licuala grands which I purchased this last spring.  I wanted to put it in the ground but still am not sure about the best sun exposure in my climate and garden.  So into a larger pot it went.  It greeted me this morning with its beauty.

Tracy, your Licuala looks dang good, even. In a pot. I would have thought during times of low humidity in California, this species might not fare too well. Obviously they are tough and adaptable. I’ve seen them in full blazing sun in tropical Asia looking spectacular, the high year around humidity must be the key. Here in HIlo they seem to look better with a bit of cover, not much, but the humidity is always off the charts as well. The L. peltata var. sumawongii, a giant grandis, is absolutely eye popping and you should graduate up to one of those. Always, happy smiley face!

Tim

[D. Morrowii]

Pinanga speciosa in a pot showing off some neat color. I have one in the ground as well but it is not photogenic..

[realarch]

Hey Dean, interesting that there is secondary stem growing off the main trunk, I thought this was a solitary species. Certainly has that purple speciosa trait, 

Tim

[realarch]

A trio of Chrysalidocarpus basilongus. 

Tim

[Rivera]

Crooked Cocos in an old copy of The Surfer's Journal. Photo credited to Thomas Campbell. 

[Billy]

My Bentinckia condapanna catches my eye daily but I’ve been too busy to post lately. It just recently opened it’s first leaf since I planted it. 

[D. Morrowii]

4 hours ago, realarch said:

Hey Dean, interesting that there is secondary stem growing off the main trunk, I thought this was a solitary species. Certainly has that purple speciosa trait, 

Tim

Tim, it is a solitary species. I got these from Jeff in 4” pots in 2021. There were 3 per seedlings in each pot. I even sent him a message and asked if he was sure that these were speciosa because I thought they were supposed to be solitary. He said yes those are speciosa and that everyone always wants them in multiples so he was selling them that way. He said if I wanted to I could separate them. I was pretty new to all this at the time and did not want to risk it so I chickened out 🙂

 

[realarch]

Thanks for the info, such a beautiful palm. You know they are pretty hardy too, I’ve dug up seedlings at the base of the mother plant, which traumatizes a lot of different species, and they just sail through. They don’t seem to be at all fragile.

Tim 

[D. Morrowii]

Good to know! 

[sgvcns]

Potting up Pinanga "blue seed" today. Over 20% were twin embryo. Never struck so many and not sure if it's just associated with my plant seed source. High germination and many leftovers I haven't checked for more.

[tim_brissy_13]

2 hours ago, sgvcns said:

Potting up Pinanga "blue seed" today. Over 20% were twin embryo. Never struck so many and not sure if it's just associated with my plant seed source. High germination and many leftovers I haven't checked for more.

I had about 20% twins in a recent batch of Geonoma interrupta. Didn’t realise this was that common in any species. 

[Josue Diaz]

This new leaf on my chambeyronia 

[Keybmp]

Saw this somewhere in downtown Orlando, I could be wrong but it looks like a beccariophoenix? Or is it just a regular cocos 

[Billy]

7 hours ago, Keybmp said:

it looks like a beccariophoenix? Or is it just a regular cocos 

It is indeed Beccariophoenix alfredii. Perfect spot for it too. 

[Fishinsteeg234]

I had two new hookeri flames pop open over the weekend. 

[Daryl]

Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis enjoying late winter sun in Brisbane a couple of weeks ago. 

 

[John2468]

Half variegated frond.

[Billeb]

A boot fell off today which exposed a super dark brown crown shaft on My Dictyosperma Album and it caught my eye. 
 

-dale 

[Brian]

Caryota zebrina never ceases to amaze me with its color and textures.

[palmfriend]

Hi,

posted these before but this time I got to admit they look marvelous:

My little C. metallica  groove...

I do not remember having seen them in such a great condition - no frayed leave tips, no brown sparks etc. ...

Just beautiful.  I am glad to have them.

 

Lars

 

[John hovancsek]

Dictyocaryum lamarckianum looking so good in a friends garden 

[Kaname-kun]

Areca vestiaria after the rain.

[PalmCode]

Spotted this nice Archontophoenix purpurea and Hedyscepe canterburyana growing outside some stores.