Cat,in flower

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:48 pm

Thought I'd give the palms a good once over today,this cat has been losing leaves left and right,and I don't prune them until completely brown,and it had been awhile since any died,so I thought I'd take a good look,and do my surprise!!!

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Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:26 pm

Looks like a female too

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:32 pm

That must mean I need a male,never one around when I need one!!!LOL
Spikey is a male,and he'd love to get on this palm,and rip it to threads!!!!

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tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:40 pm

This cat palm is really putting on a show now!!!

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tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:39 pm

Just by holding the stem of the flower,you can see the pollen that has fallen on my hands!

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Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:53 pm

Thought it was a female from the first photo.....sorry about that

Did find a site with some nice habitat photos of Chamaedoreas
http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/ ... e%20v1.pdf

Are you going to try save & store any of the pollen?

~ Steve

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:05 pm

Will have to check out those links.
Hadn't thought about saving the pollen,how long would it still be fertile!
Palor palm just finshed flowering,the little yellow balls have all fallen off,would that be a female flower?

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:48 pm

After missing the first one I'm scared to take a second guess

The link above has male/female Parlour Palm photos that should help.

This is an article that deals with storing cycad pollen. The same technique , ( desiccation & eventual freezing) ,should work well with Palms too.

http://www.plantapalm.com/vce/horticulture/pollen.htm

~ Steve

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:01 am

Thanks Steve,
Will give it a look at,see if I can make heads or tails on this subject!!!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:16 pm

Don, sorry I missed your super pics...
How old is it? Almost alien looking blossoms...very nice.
Barb

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:17 pm

Hi Barb,
I can't really say how old it is,I bought it last spring,in a gallon pot,and it was rootbound,so I potted up to a 3 gallon,this fall.
These were nice size flowers,it still is losing foliage,I need to get it outside again,before It croaks on me!!!
I think next week it will be nice enough to go outside!
I wished I had something I could have pollinated it with,maybe nextime my lady palm will come in flower at the same time,not sure these varieties would even cross pollinate,but it would be fun trying!!!

Don

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:30 pm

Don, you were sure fortunate to be able to get a plant mature enough to flower so soon...besides it had been neglected so it loves its new home

<--- happy plant.

And, yes, after all, isn't that how all the different types originated? Give it a go whenever something else is blooming.
I'd pass on the Maple, though

Will you put it in the ground, or on the patio in a pot? I think with these lovely flowers, it's worth letting them finish blossoming indoors just to see what happens. They are so uniquely-shaped...how very cool.
Congrats.
BTW I love Spikey...he's very handsome!
Barb

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:42 pm

Yes it will have to stay in a pot,way to cold for putting in the ground here,
Spikey is sitting right behind me chewing his way through another 2x4,his beak is very powerful,he spits out tooth picks!!!LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:06 pm

He eats 2x4's???

Bet he loves that greenhouse...
Barb

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:45 pm

Yes he does,and if he gets close enough he will take a bite out of a leaf,and believe me he is pretty darn fast,he'll bite a chunk out before I can bat a eye!!!LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:11 pm

Man, lost my posting...AAARGH!
What's with the speed (or lack of it) tonight? Maybe my computer's hung up.

Anyway...
Guess that answers my next question whether he ever gets to fly around the greenhouse. Why would he bite chunks out of leaves? Maybe he needs a few toys on a swing...ha ha, and he'd leave your palms alone.
Barb

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:20 pm

He loves the green leaves ,because he thunks he's IRish,like me!!LOL
Well I just finished popping some butter popcorn for him and me,and now he has settled down for the evening,he has more
toys than me!!!!
He just loves to ring his bell too!
He can talk up a storm,I think he can say anything he wants too,tonite he was stuck on Spikey a pretty bird!!!!
Don

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:02 am

Happy day after St. Pat's to you and Spikey.
Spikey has a great diet...2x4s and popcorn...
I thought he'd be able to hop from plant to plant while you're puttering in the greenhouse. That would be great fun if he didn't eat the plants.

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:01 pm

Yes But,I have to watch him every second,or he will go for a leaf!!!

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:33 pm

Don, ha ha, that's cute. And look what Spikey's done to the sawhorse!

Hey, all those leaves probably remind him of his "wild days" (if he had any), and he's just duplicating what it's like to be up in a tree!

He's so cute, I'd get a crappy plant just for him. He can have my hatchet job ficus...nice perch, no leaves at all.
Barb

tropicman · Post by **tropicman** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:28 pm

What no leaves ,would be no fun!!!!
Birds are like kids,they only do it,because you tell them not too!!!LOL

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:34 pm

Yup, watch out, you'll poke your eye out.
OK Mom...

G'nite Spikey.

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