Pic of what died...still miss/can't replace?

[lucky1]

I still regret losing these guys:

Licuala grandis seedling:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/1809018657/" title="DSC00622 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2142/1809 ... 82de_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC00622"></a>

Branching Pachypodium lamerei that someone (ahem! ) had moved, and it got left out to freeze:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/399189034/" title="Feb22 07 004 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/160/39918 ... z.jpg?zz=1" width="480" height="640" alt="Feb22 07 004"></a>

Have a new P.lamerei but it's inferior to the first one.
And what are the chances of finding another L.grandis at a Canadian nursery?
Scarce as breasts on a bull.

Barb

[TimMAz6]

The Licuala grandis is a beauty.............how'd it die?

[lucky1]

Pic shows 100% improvement over the sad looking reject found @ nursery's clearance.

Even duplicated its humid understory habitat with dry cleaner bags taped together, draped from 6 feet up to where it sat.
Misted 3x / day, fan blowing warm air, no direct sun, etc.
Despite throwing every palm vitamin miracle at it, never had any vigor and ~6-9 months later died.

Barb

[TimMAz6]

Those palms are beauties.......I guess it needs a greenhouse. Go tell hubby to build you a greenhouse.

[lucky1]

H said to buy a lottery ticket...

[TimMAz6]

Hubby can do it! He's getting good at all this palm protection................what's one more 12' x 24' greenhouse?

[lucky1]

Open your window.
You'll hear H laughing.

[sidpook]

Ohno....Ur poor Pachypodium lamerei...Sorry for your loss.. We had these growing all over the comoros islands in the peace corps, freaky looking things!!