red latan palm Update on my Red Latan Palm

[lordbiznezz]

Here he is planted in the ground. He gets afternoon shade and plenty of humidity in the morning and at night. I also have C. Hookeri, Dypsis Leptocheilos, Euterpe Catinga and Thrinax Radiata. They all have survived the 111 degree during Labor day weekend which is a miracle, the Teddy bear palm had a very small brown spot from the burn but the rest of the palms are green. I also have another area of the garden with other palms and cycads planted as well. I will post the rest of the garden soon,

Thanks @lordbiznezz👍🌴

[quaman58]

These are such pretty, eye catching fan palms.. I have a super small one chugging away; it's been amazingly tolerant of my cool conditions. There's a local nursery I went to in San Diego last weekend that had 15 gallon specimens, and it took every bit of discipline I had not to come home with one! Yours look great!

[Looking Glass]

I’ve got two reds and a blue, as youngsters in pots.   They have been pretty durable, tolerating sun, heat and dry spells without much complaint.   Said to be very wind tolerant as adults too.  They don’t like the cold too much, which isn’t an issue here.   If they can handle your cool spells, you are all set.  
 

https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Latania_lontaroides

[Palmfarmer]

How do they do in say 60% sun? I have one in a pot I want to plant right besides my house and put some c7s around in winter if it gets cold. It has already survived 2 or 3 winters outside in a pot. 

[Looking Glass]

The sun does not seem to bother them here.  Mine are in full, most-day direct sun.  They appreciate being watered under those conditions.   The crown will reach about 15 feet in diameter over time.  

[lordbiznezz]

5 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

I’ve got two reds and a blue, as youngsters in pots.   They have been pretty durable, tolerating sun, heat and dry spells without much complaint.   Said to be very wind tolerant as adults too.  They don’t like the cold too much, which isn’t an issue here.   If they can handle your cool spells, you are all set.  
 

https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Latania_lontaroides

I hope this guy does survive, I live inland, riverside. I’m in zone 10a, used to be 9b a decade ago, I am lucky to have the zone change here, I got him from a nursery in a gallon pot this size and eventually planted him because he wasn’t growing fronds fast enough. What I learned is that whenever my palms are planted, all of a sudden they start to grow fast! I hope this winter won’t kill them all.

Thanks @lordbiznezz👍

[lordbiznezz]

5 hours ago, Palmfarmer said:

How do they do in say 60% sun? I have one in a pot I want to plant right besides my house and put some c7s around in winter if it gets cold. It has already survived 2 or 3 winters outside in a pot. 

This guy gets both full and filtered sunlight, and gets afternoon shade. I think they can handle 60% sun, is it similar to filtered? I still need to study a bit more, but the red latan palm should be able to handle 60% no problem.

 

[lordbiznezz]

9 hours ago, quaman58 said:

These are such pretty, eye catching fan palms.. I have a super small one chugging away; it's been amazingly tolerant of my cool conditions. There's a local nursery I went to in San Diego last weekend that had 15 gallon specimens, and it took every bit of discipline I had not to come home with one! Yours look great!

Thanks @quaman58, I heard that the petiole becomes more red from high humidity levels. It gets humid here in Riverside at night and morning. They seem to like afternoon shade from the giant queen palms along the wall. Whats that local nursery called, I have been trying to find palm nurseries here in Socal and found a few.

Thanks again👍

[Palmfarmer]

5 hours ago, lordbiznezz said:

This guy gets both full and filtered sunlight, and gets afternoon shade. I think they can handle 60% sun, is it similar to filtered? I still need to study a bit more, but the red latan palm should be able to handle 60% no problem.

 

No, I meant if they can thrive in shade. They can withstand extremely dry periods with very strong sunlight without much burn at all. same with the Bismarck. However the Robustas actually gets sun scolded some. 

[aztropic]

I just started a few of the blue variety from seed. Only 4 months old from germinating,and already on their third leaf. Very fast growers in the extreme Arizona heat!

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona