Linospadix monostachyos

[Foggy Paul]

After searching the database I gather that every few years, someone inquires about this species with little result. But I’m trying again. Anyone is CA/US selling this? It would be perfect as a filler in our small SF garden. Let me know and TIA.

[Darold Petty]

Paul,    Syagrus (Lytocaryum) weddelliana has almost the same look.  Difficult to find, but a better chance than Linospadix.

Syagrus hoehnei is a bit larger but has been offered by Flora Grubb.

 Also, Ravenea hildebrandtii is quite small, has the same look , grows well for me, and is available now from Floribunda.  

If you might wish to place an order with Floribunda I most likely could help to make the $100 minimum transaction.  

[Foggy Paul]

Hey Darold. Didn't you just pick up a S./L. weddeliana? I think I recall seeing something about that. If you know of a source, by all means let me know. I got interested in L. monostachyos because of the cool specimens at the Strybing. I actually just put a Ravenea glauca in the ground today, on the other side of the garden. How similar is that one to hildebrantii? I kind of want a cluster of thin stemmed palms in the location I'm thinking of, sort of like what I hope your C. radicalis will be eventually.

[Darold Petty]

S. weddelliana is available as small starts from Floribunda. It is also the most petite of the three I mentioned. I have a grove of these in my front yard.  Ravenea glauca is larger than R.  hildebrandtii.  My recent acquisition was two plants of Syagrus hoehnei.  Your best choice for " a cluster of thin stemmed palms" would be the S. weddelliana (very slow, but more choice) or the Chamaedorea radicalis tree form (faster growth, more sparse foliage).