Chamaedorea microspadix looking good with a couple of seeds

[happypalms]

The good old microspadix tough reliable always putting on a display in the garden. A couple of seeds have set. This one being the parent plant to the microspadix I potted up yesterday. If I can beat the rats to these seeds I will gift them away to another collector. 

[Josh76]

That's a nice form. It's such a variable species with some having a nicer leaf shape that others. Do you find that it gets nibbled by snails/slugs there? Here in the U.K. they find them irresistible! 

[gyuseppe]

I have many of chamaedorea microspadix in my garden

the snails love this species!

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, Josh76 said:

That's a nice form. It's such a variable species with some having a nicer leaf shape that others. Do you find that it gets nibbled by snails/slugs there? Here in the U.K. they find them irresistible! 

It is an old form purchased many years ago. I don’t seem to have a problem in the ground with them, but in the greenhouse they get attached by slugs as seedlings.

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

I have many of chamaedorea microspadix in my garden

the snails love this species!

Ernest Augustii gets attacked a lot as seedlings along with microspadix but a tough cold hardy species.

[Harry’s Palms]

I have some seeds now but they are still green like yours. It seems as though it takes longer to ripen than other species. I’ve been waiting a while . I have someone who wants them once they ripen but it is winter now so I think it will be a while. Harry

[Fusca]

7 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I have some seeds now but they are still green like yours. It seems as though it takes longer to ripen than other species. I’ve been waiting a while . I have someone who wants them once they ripen but it is winter now so I think it will be a while. Harry

I just got a handful of microspadix sprouts!

[Harry’s Palms]

These have been green since October , but getting larger. I already have several sprouts in my garden . These germinate freely , just much slower. Harry

[gyuseppe]

10 hours ago, happypalms said:

Ernest Augustii gets attacked a lot as seedlings along with microspadix but a tough cold hardy species.

no, the snails here did not eat Ernest Augustus leaves

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

I have some seeds now but they are still green like yours. It seems as though it takes longer to ripen than other species. I’ve been waiting a while . I have someone who wants them once they ripen but it is winter now so I think it will be a while. Harry

Cham genoformis take a good 2 years or more to ripen there slow. Same with Metallica there slow to ripen. I don’t mind giving a few seeds away it’s good to share them around. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

22 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

no, the snails here did not eat Ernest Augustus leaves

As long as they leave the super rare palms alone iam happy with slugs chewing on the Chams. 

[gyuseppe]

3 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Cham genoformis take a good 2 years or more to ripen there slow. Same with Metallica there slow to ripen. I don’t mind giving a few seeds away it’s good to share them around. 
Richard 

Richard I had about thirty Chamaedorea genoformis, but they all died!

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard I had about thirty Chamaedorea genoformis, but they all died!

It’s a great variety genoformis I get a few seeds of my ones. See how I go this season for a couple of spare seeds for you.

[gyuseppe]

ok Richard  very thanks

[happypalms]

15 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

ok Richard  very thanks

Do you have lytocarum weddlianum 

[gyuseppe]

7 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Do you have lytocarum weddlianum 

I had many, the seeds were sent to me by Doctor IAN EDWARDS of sidney , but they all died

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

I had many, the seeds were sent to me by Doctor IAN EDWARDS of sidney , but they all died

I get a few seeds from garden there easy to a bit slow but tough and easy the weddlianum.

[Phoenikakias]

When red and plenty, you have some spectacle!

[Jonathan]

On 1/11/2025 at 11:46 PM, happypalms said:

I get a few seeds from garden there easy to a bit slow but tough and easy the weddlianum.

I'd be interested in a few of those Richard if you have any spare at some stage? I had some seedlings many years ago but they got lost in the the push and shove of life! 

[happypalms]

46 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

I'd be interested in a few of those Richard if you have any spare at some stage? I had some seedlings many years ago but they got lost in the the push and shove of life! 

No worries I will go put a bag on them otherwise the rats and possums get em. It’s amazing how palms just up and disappear over time. 

[Jonathan]

21 hours ago, happypalms said:

No worries I will go put a bag on them otherwise the rats and possums get em. It’s amazing how palms just up and disappear over time. 

Perfect...thanks Richard.

The Laccospadix are popping up like grass now, so thanks again for those too!

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Jonathan said:

Perfect...thanks Richard.

The Laccospadix are popping up like grass now, so thanks again for those too!

All good, lacospadix a nice palm underrated and underused a great medium size palm tolerant of a lot of conditions, but that’s Australians for you. 

[Jonathan]

1 minute ago, happypalms said:

All good, lacospadix a nice palm underrated and underused a great medium size palm tolerant of a lot of conditions, but that’s Australians for you. 

Are you saying that Australians are underatted, medium sized and and tolerant? 

I know some that are overrated, over sized, and decidedly intolerant!

[happypalms]

57 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Are you saying that Australians are underatted, medium sized and and tolerant? 

I know some that are overrated, over sized, and decidedly intolerant!

What me say Australians are underrated, medium sized and tolerant. We may be a lot of things but none of the above ☝️ but then again…… Nah where a tough bunch that don’t take any sort of…. Well you know. 

[Jonathan]

3 minutes ago, happypalms said:

What me say Australians are underrated, medium sized and tolerant. We may be a lot of things but none of the above ☝️ but then again…… Nah where a tough bunch that don’t take any sort of…. Well you know. 

Lol, I do.

[gyuseppe]

I hybridized Radicalis x Microspadix and Microspadix   x Radicalis
 

[Patrick]

Very nice! I was lucky enough to find some on one of my plants just the other day. First batch of seeds ever of this species, so that's kind of exciting...

Pay no attention to the metallicas, we are here for microspadix!!!!

[gyuseppe]

On 1/28/2025 at 2:56 AM, Patrick said:

Very nice! I was lucky enough to find some on one of my plants just the other day. First batch of seeds ever of this species, so that's kind of exciting...

Pay no attention to the metallicas, we are here for microspadix!!!!

Hello my frien patrick !

[gyuseppe]

these are microspadix hybrids, they have very hard leaves, better this way they are not eaten by snails, but I don't know what they are hybridized with!

those others should be plumosa, but I don't remember well

[Phoenikakias]

4 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

these are microspadix hybrids, they have very hard leaves, better this way they are not eaten by snails, but I don't know what they are hybridized with!

those others should be plumosa, but I don't remember well

Perhaps crossed with benzei

[gyuseppe]

yes it could be a possible, I had about 8 benzei and some in blom

[Kelern]

Microspadix can only be cross with radicalis and oreophilus as a subspecies of the Moreniella group within the Chamaedorea genus.

[happypalms]

On 1/28/2025 at 12:56 PM, Patrick said:

Very nice! I was lucky enough to find some on one of my plants just the other day. First batch of seeds ever of this species, so that's kind of exciting...

Pay no attention to the metallicas, we are here for microspadix!!!!

Nice one not long until they are ready. I put bags on a lot of my chamaedorea seeds to stop the rats and possums getting them. A nice palm the microspadix, Metallica are even better.

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, Kelern said:

Microspadix can only be cross with radicalis and oreophilus as a subspecies of the Moreniella group within the Chamaedorea genus.

You have done your homework well.👍

[happypalms]

On 1/30/2025 at 12:33 AM, gyuseppe said:

these are microspadix hybrids, they have very hard leaves, better this way they are not eaten by snails, but I don't know what they are hybridized with!

those others should be plumosa, but I don't remember well

You certainly like to cross palms and create hybrids. One advantage is hybrid vigor and a lot tougher plants for the cold weather.

[gyuseppe]

yes Richard you understood!,i made hybrids to be more resistant to frost
I made these hybrids phoenix roebelenii hybrids,
roebelenii x rupicola:only 3
roebelenii x reclinata: many
roebelenii x dactylifera ; many

[gyuseppe]

14 hours ago, Kelern said:

Microspadix can only be cross with radicalis and oreophilus as a subspecies of the Moreniella group within the Chamaedorea genus.

yes !