archontophoenix purpurea seedlings

[Pivi]

Hi all!  

Are archontophoenix seedlings really that slow after germinating? Mine is at this size for almost a month. Also my other purpurea seedling that germinated in the last month and a half are slow.

Do they speed up with time?

Please post pictures of your seedlings, also grown trees if you want.

Cheers,

Pivi

[Palm Guy]

Pivi,

I got mine to sprout in late Oct and their probably three times the size of the one in your photo. They have been picking up more speed as they age. I moved them to a brighter window and I think thats what did the trick.  They haven't opened up their first leaf yet  but  I don't think they are that slow, but most definitely slower than most Archontos.

Mike

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Pivi,

I think they are agonizingly slow!!!  Probably because this is one of my favorite species!  Watching them daily doesn't make them grow faster.  I think they sense us watching them and grow slower consequently.  Once they start to grow pinnate leaves they seem to pick up speed.  It will be a couple years from seed until this occurs.  

These youth are getting ready to start pushing pinnate leaves...  They are about 2 years old.  I actually purchased these as seedlings on ebay.  When I got them they were extremely stretched and IMO not very healthy.  I potted them as triple and they are going to be attractive one day!

Here's a photo of my A. purpurea stock.  I purchased these from Joseph at Ortanique.  I have 60% shadecolth over my shadehouse but I think as one leafers they prefer a little more protection from the sun so I mixed in some Carpoxylon seedlings.  This provides a little relief from the scorching Florida sun and at the same time provides a little space for the Carpoxylons to grow without competing against each other.

[Pivi]

Great pics Will!

Althoush not really fast, they will payback that with their beauzy later.

They sure are real pretty as triples. Hope mine will look like these one day (taken from webshots.com)

http://image20.webshots.com/20/6/90/8/199369008iZqxJn_fs.jpg

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Cool grouping Pivi!  (I right clicked on the mising picture and copied and pasted the address to vieew the pic)After I get everything completely labeled in the shadehouse I am going to incorporate some Chambeyronia macrocarpa into these milkcrates and provide some more shade for these and the Pinanga caesia...  I am running out of space.... Palms taking over...  Must stop... Can't quit!

[www.dadluvsu.com]

I got it into my Photobucket album... here's the photo Pivi posted!

Ok, now it's there.... I give up!  

[Pivi]

I'm also gonna get me some Chambeyronia macrocarpa seeds. They should do fine here.

ps. i also got mine purpurea seeds from ortanique. I'm very sattisfied with germination.

[Trópico]

This is one of my larger ones, pic taken sometime last summer. This palm was moved to a more sunnier location and got badly burned, but put in two pinnate fronds. It went back into the shade and is working on a new frond. Pics will be updated soon.

Note the glaucous underleaf

[Pivi]

Tropico they look great.

How old are they?

[Pivi]

(Trópico @ Jan. 16 2008,18:16)

QUOTE

Pics will be updated soon.

Frank, update please.

Is this the location where you keep them?

So they do get some sun?

[MattyB]

A. purpurea are definitely slower than all the others.  Just give them ample root room once they start to get going so you don't stunt them.

[Creekside]

I have found them to be only marginally slower than other Archontophoenix species.  I have two (young, 4 feet tall,) in the wide-open, blazing Florida sun that are slightly pale but otherwise growing just fine (and saw <28f with NO damage.)  From the same batch, I have slightly bigger ones that are in heavy shade, get watered 2x daily and are robust and beautiful - trunking after about 3 or 4 years.  That pic of the big ones is very nice!

[Trópico]

(Pivi @ Mar. 18 2008,13:21)

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(Trópico @ Jan. 16 2008,18:16)

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Pics will be updated soon.

Frank, update please.

Is this the location where you keep them?

So they do get some sun?

With great pleasure!

I used to keep them in part sun, but now I've moved it to full shade.

But just for fun, lemme show you the 'RPS progress report' on that palm, one of my favorites back then, and still one of my favorites right now.

Seeds ordered from RPS July 1, 2005, arrived August 27, 2005. Soaked overnight. Planted in a moist peat-perlite medium. Most germinated during soak.

September 27, 2005

[Trópico]

February 10, 2006 (dead of winter! o_O)

[Trópico]

Overpotted with the mix of death. This palm survives.

January 26, 2007

[Trópico]

June 24, 2007

[Trópico]

January 26, 2008 (Dissapointingly not too photogenic) It suffered sunburns (see lower leaves), then I moved it to shade and it started to go pinnate. The second true leaf grew rather stunted due to cold. Now it's working on a new frond that promises to be larger than those two!

Now this one became my best looking one, but still entire leafed.

See it's beautiful red root!

[sonoranfans]

Here is my largest purpurea seedling, purchased as a bare root on ebay a little over a year ago.   I am about ready to transplant it into a 15 gallon pot.  The yellow is just some intense morning sun.  This palm is gorgeous, it has a special place in my shadehouse.

[Pivi]

They are really beautiful palms. I must agree.

Also one of my favorite. Maybe even "the one"... of the species i can grow here.

My experience with germinating seeds is also very positive.

I received seeds from ortanique, few of them arrived germinated. Also some of them germinated during soaking.

I really like this palm and can't wait for mines to grow...

They started opening their first pinnate leaf.

I'm waiting for nice weather conditions to pot them up in one gallons and put them outside in my shade house. I'll do that in about a week. We had a great weather during february and beginning of march... now temperatures slightly drop down and it's raining...BUT, summer is here soon  :cool: