Hey,look what I found yesterday

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:34 am

My little Needle palm is sending up 4-5 spathes

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How cool is that!

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:45 am

HOLY CRAP JIM!

Do you have to hand pollinate the needle?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:14 am

Yea,I think you would need to pollinate it.

I really wonder whether it is big enough to support any seed production.......

if not,I will probably remove them-even though I would like to watch the process.

Also need to find out if it is male or female....... would be cool to cross with some Waggie pollen!

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:21 am

Since they grow so slow you would have to assume theyd flower young/small.

IF youre worried maybe remove all but one spathe? Put the energy into one?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:58 am

canadianplant wrote:Since they grow so slow you would have to assume theyd flower young/small.

IF youre worried maybe remove all but one spathe? Put the energy into one?

I think they are actually pretty fast when in their happy spot.

This one seems to be flowering young and I will probably remove everything so it can focus on growth.

Unless I find some pollin to try

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:04 am

This palm perhaps will be growing faster if you would remove the inflorescences. I found a couple of inflorescences has been developing by my Chamaerops Vulcano about a month ago. BTW they have withered...

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:41 am

[quote="hardyjim
I think they are actually pretty fast when in their happy spot.

Unless I find some pollin to try

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Or after they settle possibly?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:44 am

WOW...that is so cool.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:58 am

That's so exciting, Jim.
Take some more pics please before you remove them.

Yeah, a needle waggy cross would be something to gawk at!

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:08 pm

I will probably leave them out of curiousity

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:52 pm

very cool........first Iowa needle palm to bloom outdoors!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:04 pm

Good, Jim, I want to see that...a first for me.

Tim makes a great point!

Congrats Jim.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:05 pm

Great work, Jim! You should try to hand-pollinate them

Stevea07 · Post by **Stevea07** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:55 pm

The production of seed stalks does not interfere with the production of new leaves in fertile soil. They are different processes. My Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera as well as needle palms are pushing out 4-6 flower stalks and 2-3 leaves at the same time.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:54 pm

Ah, that's good to know (so people don't cut the flowers off).
Thanks!

Barb

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:39 pm

Cool, congrats your baby has become an adult, lol. I can't wait for my palms to flower, it's gonna be a while though, lol.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:24 am

Yea, I was thinking about that first Needle palm in Iowa thingy too.

I will probably leave it,I mean how many additional leaves would it make if I cut it anyway

zomble · Post by **zomble** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:03 am

Good luck Jim,

It looks healthy enough..