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Knnn

A bit slow growing for me, but tolerant of a cool GH.

Steve

Knnn

Barb, sorry I didn't catch your question till now, that's a Queen Palm between them.

Here's a mid winter photo,

Steve

Knnn

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Knnn

Isn't it nice to work with fresh seed?

Look forward to seeing their progress!

Steve

Knnn

That's a shame, most of these store personnel seem to have no clue as the cultural requirements of anything they sell. (The "Tropical Foliage", and other generic tags aren't much help either :lol: How did those Palms look after that? Any survivors? Here's some info on C. mettalica, Hardine...

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Knnn

I've started Chamaedorea tepejilote and C. seifrizii from seed. The C. metallica came from eBay, in my opinion, these are one of the hardiest & most under rated of the genus. The Cat & Parlour Palms all came from the local WalMart :lol: You can usually find 10-20 Parlour Palm seedlings in a ...

Knnn

Erik, They are tough Palms, I leave mine in a dark corner, forget about them, and they thrive

Have some more photos of the Parlour Palms over here, (in the Palmae set)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveks/

Steve

Knnn

Barb, I think it will be worth the wait

Here's another just opening up it's first leaves,

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Knnn

Just noticed the Chamaedorea metallica is starting to flower.

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Knnn

Almost 11 months later, another one has germinated!
Maybe I'll get 100% germination out of these yet, even though it might take a few years

Steve

Knnn

Thanks Barb, that lens still works fairly well for being 20+ years old!
(Tamron AF 70-300mm non DI)

Steve

Knnn

Jody, Thanks for the ID!

Erik, A photo of a healthy specimen in habitat always gives a wealth of knowledge, thanks again for your observations & photos. Interesting to see how diverse things are.

Steve

Knnn

Thanks Erik, Enjoyed looking through them

The habitat photos are interesting too, I'm guessing Zamia prasina. Maybe Jody will see this and help with the Id's

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Knnn

Some updated photos,

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Knnn

Jim, it sure is

Knnn

Hope everything recovers! Don't give up on the Washy's, ones the size of yours are pretty resilient.

Steve

Knnn

Barb, Those are the fish, maybe I need to put them on a diet

I'm not heating the water at all this winter, the
Chamaedoreas are still growing in 45F-50F temps.

Steve

Knnn

The fully submerged ones are Cat Palms, (Chamaedorea cataractarum), They have been growing like that for 3-4 years now. Here's the top half,

Thanks for helping with the ID!

Steve

Knnn

A few updated photos, need to start figuring out which is male/female. Some in the back of the GH, http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/kansaspalms/Posting4/1-18-10.jpg Couple more in a aquatic setting, http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/kansaspalms/Posting4/DSC_5755_.jpg No problems with over w...

Knnn

Thanks Barb, Photography just gives me something to do when I'm not taking care of my plants

Steve

Knnn

They are still hanging around, so hopefully that means something

Thanks for the photo comments, those are some of the first I've done using a manual focus lens.

Steve

Knnn

Barb, Some of these are in a 50/50 orchid & container mix. The rest are in a container mix with 30% perlite added. (Slim pickings for off the shelf stuff this time of year :lol: I prefer to use a mix with lots of perlite, makes it a lot easier when re-potting. Have no idea about the ideal PH :?:...

Knnn

Barb, That's nice to see

Let us know how that LED grow light works out.

Steve

Knnn · Thanks Barb, here we are 2.5 weeks from germination. (1-13-10) Steve

Thanks Barb, here we are 2.5 weeks from germination.

(1-13-10)

Steve

Knnn

Gartem, Hello and Welcome !

Nice photos, I also enjoyed looking through your Flickr album

Steve

Knnn

Saw the first Robin of the year on Thursday, hoping this means an early Spring!

Squirrels are out too.

Steve

Knnn

Barb, Congratulations, nicely done!

Steve

Knnn

Some recent photos,

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Knnn

Thanks to the member who sent me these before Christmas! (First time I've tried these from seed) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4208990925_d898ec8dea.jpg Only took a couple weeks in the propagator. (seeds were from Arkansas, figured they wouldn't mind the heat :lol: http://farm3.static.flickr.c...

Knnn

Thanks Erik!
Bring some of that warm weather back too

Steve

Knnn

Bill, I received the C.debaoensis seeds on 12/11, they all germinated within a week 8) Not all Cycad seeds work out this well, these were properly cleaned, and stored with a proper hold time. Made a nice Christmas present ! You should start seeing some results with your seeds after 4-6 weeks, good l...

Knnn

Here's a Cycas debaoensis sending up two initial fronds,

Steve

Knnn

Jim, Saw your temps this morning

Made me feel warm here at 5F !
I wonder how far south this next one will go?

Steve

Knnn

Jody, Thanks for the photos, these seem quite robust! (I'm sure mine would rather be in Miami :lol: Both you sent are doing good! If anything, I should have put them in larger containers from the beginning. They quickly outgrew the 20oz ones. Here's a "before" photo, http://farm3.static.fl...

Knnn

It was chilly this morning at 5F .........................

midweek at -5, will probably end up lower than that.

Steve

Knnn

Erik, I bet they do

Enjoy your trip! Be sure to check out some of the native Zamias.

Steve

Knnn

Hi Don, This is the only one so far, it cooled down early this year which stalled them out. Put the rest in the propagator mid October, maybe another month or two of heat will produce a few more. I'll save you a couple! FNGLA seed auctions usually has some available. They have an auction every two w...

Knnn

Not at all happy with the current temps, but determined to grow!

Steve

Knnn

Barb, That looks familiar, have a couple doing the same thing :D I'm using a light mix with these, so it has to be the fast growth rate! Wes, Thanks! these are a mix from two cameras. An older Ricoh Caplio G3, only 3 mega pixel, but it's small size and 1cm focus range make it ideal for macros. The o...

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