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Summer Surprises - Palm flowers

Dartolution

By Dartolution
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After that winter I was surprised to see my odorata producing a spathe. 

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and today:

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Sometimes its just the little things that mean the most. 

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Can anyone ID based off the flowers? 

Also - I appear to have fruit setting so I am assuming this may be self fertile. We do have a few in the area but they aren't common. 

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Nice. Is it aptly named? Are the flowers fragrant?

Your surrounding landscaping looks beautiful!

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Thanks @Manalto! 

I cant detect any fragrance however there are plenty of pollinators that seem enamored by it. 

This butia was in question a few years ago because of the seed stock. - odorata/capitata/catariensis 

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On 8/21/2023 at 11:56 AM, Dartolution said:

Thanks @Manalto! 

I cant detect any fragrance however there are plenty of pollinators that seem enamored by it. 

This butia was in question a few years ago because of the seed stock. - odorata/capitata/catariensis 

If you grew that from seed, wow! If not, wow! Really nice palm…do you have to protect it a lot in winter.? The creeping Jenny cap you have at the top of your waterfall is really a nice touch…really nice setting there.

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On 8/21/2023 at 8:26 PM, Jeff zone 8 N.C. said:

They are self fertile. How cold did it get?

@Jeff zone 8 N.C. coldest we got in december was 10.2F. However there were over 80 hours below freezing with 3 nights in the teens back to back. It was severe. 

 

On 8/26/2023 at 7:19 AM, GregVirginia7 said:

If you grew that from seed, wow! If not, wow! Really nice palm…do you have to protect it a lot in winter.? The creeping Jenny cap you have at the top of your waterfall is really a nice touch…really nice setting there.

@GregVirginia7 Thanks Greg! Not from seed. I picked that one up at a local nursery on March 7th 2020 I believe. I haven't needed to protect the Butia except in December - there are several around that do fine. 

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