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Variegated Rhapidophyllum hystrix

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I know of a few others. Curious who else on Palm talk has a specimen or two.

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I'm inclined to think that is more frond damage than a variegated palm as I'd like to see it with several fronds out that looked like that. 

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On 8/31/2022 at 11:13 AM, Will said:

Is it an offshoot?

It is with another coming off of it. It'll be many years before I attempt to separate it from the main plant. 

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On 8/31/2022 at 11:29 AM, Allen said:

I'm inclined to think that is more frond damage than a variegated palm as I'd like to see it with several fronds out that looked like that. 

Out of curiosity what gives you that inclination? I'm still learning here and you appear to be a "veteran". 

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1 hour ago, apriliarider15 said:

Out of curiosity what gives you that inclination? I'm still learning here and you appear to be a "veteran". 

Not trying to be rude but the palm doesn't look particularly healthy and the frond in question is the only full one on the trunk there and it is not healthy/dyeing.  The palm looks poorly potted and could be field or wild dug.  Almost all your posts are about variegated palms but most pictures I see seem to be palms in some sort of other distress.  I would think a true variegated plant would have several halfway healthy looking fronds and not a single frond that is the result of stress or environmental damage.  I have a needle put out a brown frond every now and then due to some sort of problem.  Here is one of my needles with winter stress I couldn't find a pic of one of mine with the brown newer frond but they happen. 

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf),  brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1),  (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7),  18' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1),  Blue Butia odorata (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

 

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I have seen many palms become variegated only to later grow out of it. It's definitely a thing-and anyone who has had this happen to a palm in their garden can attest to the excitement that is later met with equal disappointment.  Time will tell!

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That one sucker is variegated, just variegated 'a lot' with a high percentage of white over green. If it doesn't balance it out more, it could pale itself into decline and die off (the sucker), which is what will probably happen. It might produce another variegated sucker. If anything, you know the palm carries the gene. Plant it next to another specimen with the variegated gene and grow the seed... many, many years from now.

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1 hour ago, Palmarum said:

That one sucker is variegated, just variegated 'a lot' with a high percentage of white over green. If it doesn't balance it out more, it could pale itself into decline and die off (the sucker), which is what will probably happen. It might produce another variegated sucker. If anything, you know the palm carries the gene. Plant it next to another specimen with the variegated gene and grow the seed... many, many years from now.

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Thanks for your reply. I plan to breed it to other variegated specimens.  As of right now I'm unsure whether the parent plant is male or female. 

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