3 new Washy filiferas arrived

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:35 pm

First time owning a Washy, but love them already!
Gorgeous!

John in Kelowna did a superb job growing these.

Barb

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:50 pm

Congratulations, Barb, they look nice.

Dean

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:22 pm

They look good Barb. I have two from John that he gave me. They grow nice and fast.

Regards,
Jay

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:20 am

Very nice indeed Barb! I think once you grow these on, you'll agree that the cities in the interior should have these out for the summer months as public and street trees. Victoria does similar things with big Ensete ventricosum banana plants.

Cheers, Barrie.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:24 am

Barb, Great looking Palms!

Steve

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:00 pm

WOW! those look very nice Barb, John sure does a good job growing palms.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:59 pm

Yes these should be more widely planted, even as an annual, in the Okanagan.

These Washys are the ONLY palms (except my old CIDP...wouldn't try it with a young one) that can sit out in the blistering hot sun all day long.

Seems too good to be true, so I'll still worry about them for a while.

It's the first palm that's actually suited to my place.

Barb

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:47 pm

Barb, how hot is it there now? It's been in the 100's F here. I have my one-gallons out in full sun and they love it. There actually the Washingtonia filifera x robusta hybrids. And boy do they grow fast.

Dean

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:55 pm

Same as your temp, Dean.
38 C 100.4 F on my patio in the shade.

Glad to hear Washys love the sun.
Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:31 pm

Stoopid question:
Do the "stringy things" on the Washys serve a purpose?

Other than just looking beautiful, I mean?

Barb

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:08 pm

That's a good question, Barb.

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:34 pm

Barb the more "stringy things the better" California cotton palms are generally 3 or 4 degrees f cold hardier than Mexican fan palms. I may have given you a couple of W.filibusta and one pure W. filifera. I really should be keeping track of what I have with the 200 washy`s. Over time we will be able to tell what species they are.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:33 am

What's the proper name for the stringy things?

You can't keep track of your 200 palms????

Sheesh, I'm having trouble with 30-40 plants!

They're gorgeous whatever they are.
The three look the same to my untrained eye.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:37 pm

lucky1 wrote:What's the proper name for the stringy things?

These are typically called filaments.

BTW ... Washingtonia filifera may get the term 'cotton palm' in UK or European circles. Here in North America it's never refered to as such, simply California fan palm.

Cheers, Barrie.

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:58 pm

Barrie wrote:
lucky1 wrote:What's the proper name for the stringy things?
These are typically called filaments.

BTW ... Washingtonia filifera may get the term 'cotton palm' in UK or European circles. Here in North America it's never refered to as such, simply California fan palm.

Cheers, Barrie.

Filaments makes since. I was wondering about that term ('cotton palm'), Barrie. I hadn't heard of it before.

Dean

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:06 pm

Dean ... It's no wonder really since it's a British term used on a truely American palm. I'm sure they'd be upset if the situation where reversed

Cheers, Barrie.

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:59 am

Great looking palms. John did an excellent job of growing these. These are great palms and are able to withstand most whatever you can throw at them and still look good (much like we did in high school) . I have several washingtonians and they are the first palms out in the springtiome and the last ones in in fall. They can take 25F - 110F (-3C to 40C) without skipping a beat. I over winter mine under flourescent lights and they do fine waiting for springtime.

Congratulations and keep up your good work.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:19 am

Kent,

much like we did in high school

Are your fluorescent lights broad spectrum? or just cool white? I was planning on putting them in the garage for winter, with natural light from a couple of south windows.

Washys sound fairly bulletproof compared to my other palms.
Barb

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:13 pm

Hey Barb - I am no flourescent lighting expert although I played baseball in high school.

After consultation with a couple of lighting experts I went with the Phillips F32 T8/ TL 850 ALTO's. It does not say on the package if they are cool white or broad spectrum. I run about ten four foot flourescent fixtures in my basement greenhouse, thats 20 bulbs. The gents at the lighting store basically said I could spend a bunch of money for 20 bulbs specifically designed for indoor gardening or for $23.00 per case (12 bulbs) I could get very similar effects with these phillips bulbs. I have been running them for 2 winter seasons and am very happy with the results and my plants. Thank you for asking.

You will learn to appreciate your washys because they are tough and mine have been pest and disease free.

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3 new Washy filiferas arrived

3 new Washy filiferas arrived

W.filibusta?