On the potting bench with some Johannesteijsmannia perakensis

[happypalms]

I germinated some perakensis seeds from rps about 3 years ago. There growing about the same rate as Altifrons the Magnifica are a bit slower growing out of the 3 varieties I have. Also the perakensis has a slightly different leaf somewhat distinct shape about it and a tougher feel to to it only slightly noticeable but different. I definitely think it will be quite some years before I see a trunk actually a lot of years. They have survived winter in my hothouse not a problem only one has been planted in my garden so far and two lucky people have got one each from me. Extremely rare in my area iam sure there out but not in my neighbourhood that’s for sure. Time will tell if my one in the garden survives winter in the ground. I have only planted one magnifica in the garden and it died not sure why if it was winter or if it just packed up and went on  holiday to the great garden in the sky in Hawaii. Because I have so many I can plant I have noticed that some just die all of a sudden a few months after planting they start to grow and then they just die for some strange reason with centre leaf desiccating none have recovered yet. It could be transplant shock iam extremely careful planting them it may be water stress or damaged roots upon planting or the shock of a change in environment who knows and I will probably never work exactly what causes it only a few different conditions all together. But looking forward to having them in the garden in the future.

[Harry’s Palms]

May the force be with the little guy . It has a good chance , as small as it is it could be protected if you get a particularly cold winter. Harry

[Tyrone]

You’re definitely a pioneer Richard with this species in your area. I grew altifrons in Perth in my hothouse. At 32C the misters came on, so on a hot 40 plus day it was cooler in the hothouse but around 98%RH which was to their liking. They certainly don’t like hot dry winds, so maybe the ones in the ground reacted to the dry air, which I reckon you may get if you get a heat wave and hot westerly winds on occasion in summer. Just a thought. 

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3 hours ago, Tyrone said:

You’re definitely a pioneer Richard with this species in your area. I grew altifrons in Perth in my hothouse. At 32C the misters came on, so on a hot 40 plus day it was cooler in the hothouse but around 98%RH which was to their liking. They certainly don’t like hot dry winds, so maybe the ones in the ground reacted to the dry air, which I reckon you may get if you get a heat wave and hot westerly winds on occasion in summer. Just a thought. 

There are not many in my area iam pretty sure of that. I had one Altifrons in the ground for 22 years last summer on a hot northern heat wave wind it dried up to a crisp I was devastated. It lasted through so many hot dry winds on,y to pack it in. I was not home that day if I wa# I would have been on the hose all day. Could be the hot dry humidity change that does it to the centre leaf I will keep an eye out in the future for that hot desert wind from the north west  it’s a killer.

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6 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

May the force be with the little guy . It has a good chance , as small as it is it could be protected if you get a particularly cold winter. Harry

Low soil temperature combined with wet cold weather may be the enemies in winter for me. Iam a true zone pusher at heart. You gotta try. 
Richard