Licuala Grandis

[Philly J]

Zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥶🇨🇦

[SeanK]

Very nice; likewise the Archontophoenix. How does this Licuala handle your winters indoors?

[Pal Meir]

[Philly J]

On 8/7/2023 at 8:45 AM, SeanK said:

Very nice; likewise the Archontophoenix. How does this Licuala handle your winters indoors?

I bag it sometimes for periods of 100% RH.  It also has a dedicated grow bulb 👍🏻❤️ I’ll post when it’s inside 🥰

[happypalms]

On 8/6/2023 at 3:38 AM, Philly J said:

Zone 2 Saskatchewan 🥶🇨🇦

Wow how cool is that palms in your area I once lived with a lady in Tuelon Manitoba -30 to -50 and was totally amazed with the gardening techniques in such extreme environments (I had never seen snow either) it was very impressive the plants and gardens I did see I learnt a lot about gardening in cold 🥶 environments I could hardly imagine trying to grow anything that had the tropical look you must be a good gardener well done for having such good gardening skills Canadians live for there summers eh but for now I will stick with living in the subtropics of sunny Australia two completely different worlds I will never watch ice road truckers the same ever again Canada 🍁 changed my life 

[Philly J]

5 hours ago, happypalms said:

Wow how cool is that palms in your area I once lived with a lady in Tuelon Manitoba -30 to -50 and was totally amazed with the gardening techniques in such extreme environments (I had never seen snow either) it was very impressive the plants and gardens I did see I learnt a lot about gardening in cold 🥶 environments I could hardly imagine trying to grow anything that had the tropical look you must be a good gardener well done for having such good gardening skills Canadians live for there summers eh but for now I will stick with living in the subtropics of sunny Australia two completely different worlds I will never watch ice road truckers the same ever again Canada 🍁 changed my life 

Yeah my temperature swings in the middle of the country are -40F to 100F plus.  Probably largest gap in the world.

[Almisa]

Hi. I just personally transported (in a suitcase!) a small Licuala grandis to my sister in Boston MA (Zone 5-6a) from Florida (9A) . She is an experienced horticulturalist but has not had any luck previously with a palm she loves, L. grandis indoors.  Previous tries she received via mail order. So we’re trying again.  What tips do you have for her? So far, we determined that maintaining moist soil in plastic pot versus clay is probably best. Next, she is acclimating it using partial shade and it’s outside, but with cool days coming knows that bringing it inside early may be the best strategy.  She has LOTS of sunny window options. What do you recommend as her strategy on lighting? Thanks for the tip on the RH bagging. When and how long would you do that for?