Some cold hardy palms,favorite son,etc

[hardyjim]

Little Cerifera growing right along...midget cousin behind him

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Favorite child...

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Castors are a fourth the size of last years at this time but 10x bigger than 2 weeks ago!



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Really do enjoy Waggie leaves..

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These little guys overwintered in the Cactus enclosure and came back...

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Not even July and this Cereus has about 4" on so far.

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Generic Yucca

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Colorgaurd..

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bare with me for a second...

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..and some fireworks since we are getting close-


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Thanks for visiting the garden!

[Henoh_Croatia]

Great looking palms and other exotics! My favorite is T. princeps. I have small seedlings but they don't have silver underside, yet. Is this first season in ground for your Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera?

[lucky1]

Beautiful, beautiful.
Princeps and Waggie..hard to decide, but I'm leaning toward Princeps.

It's not nice to pick favs among children

How many leaves has the Washy put out this year?
My two are barely recovered.

Barb

[hardyjim]

Great looking palms and other exotics! My favorite is T. princeps. I have small seedlings but they don't have silver underside, yet. Is this first season in ground for your Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera?

The Cerifera have been in for 3 or 4 years,very tough palm even at this size.

[hardyjim]

Beautiful, beautiful.
Princeps and Waggie..hard to decide, but I'm leaning toward Princeps.

It's not nice to pick favs among children

How many leaves has the Washy put out this year?
My two are barely recovered.

Barb

Can't really tell with the Washy,it seems to be massing around the growth point for a big burst of growth.

I think given another month of summer temps it will substantially increase its growth over (all so far)this spring.

[lucky1]

massing around the growth point for a big burst of growth.

It was likely waiting for last year's March heat...
Please post some pics as it explodes into growth.

My Trachy is "massing" too, with 4 or 5 spears coming up at once.

Barb

[Cameron_z6a_N.S.]

Nice shots as usual, Jim! I like your palm personifications of "favourite son" and "midget cousin"

[hardyjim]

Barb

May 19th Washy (cat) pic & June 27 pic.

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I think the growth burst is starting...maybe 4 new leaves so far



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Heres a bonus pic of the Thai giant-back for another show this year!



The leaf facing us is 28" and growing with a new one opened...it is also
going to flower so it should be able to increase its leaf size as it is still early
in the season with plenty of warm/hot weather left.

Maybe I will get a leaf over 4' this year if the weather is kind to it.


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[hardyjim]

Some pics to add on....start small.


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Little Larrick


Sabal McCurtain.
I did not heat this over winter(-4F),it was covered and did lose all its green
but is coming back very strong for a strappling!.

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Mediopicta

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Hayes "stiffie" WagxFort cross?-Recovering well from spear-pull.

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Empress Wu Hosta flower


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Hesperaloe flowers..

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Castor bean 20" biggest leaf and 20" tall.

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Leaf size @28" for the Thai giant hopefully get some 4'+ this year..

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Sequoia is loving all the rain and warmth.


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Alocasia Nigra


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I think this is Green Goblet

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Picture from early morning as the sun shines on the Tricho,can you see
the color difference at the top where it is pushing new growth?
This thing has sucked up some serious water from close to 15"
of water the last 2 months...Drought busting rains are cactus busting rains.


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[lucky1]

Holy cow, look at that Washy growth!!!!! it's sooooooo beautiful, Jim.
Leaves look huge.

And you are the most successful "spear pull" recovery guy anywhere!!!

That drought-bustin rain certainly isn't doing the cactus any harm.

Great new pics, love 'em.
And thanks for adding C to your weather sticker. How thoughtful!

Barb

[miketropic]

well Jim or Thai's look almost identical..biggest leaf is 28 and mine is unrolled about as much as your new one..I got you on height with the castors..im at 3ft tall but the largest leaf is only 17". I dosed them again tonight if we get another day or 2 of rain we will see what they do.

[TimMAz6]

great photos!

Jim, that Trichocereus is a beauty!!

[hardyjim]

Thanks Barb

The cactus have a few cracks but nothing they haven't been through before...the ones that lived

Yea,I like having C on there,more friendly I think



Mike

The Thai has been spewing leaves out and will now flower but them big leaves-you gotta love them!


I have a taller Castor in back of the Thai guy


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[TerdalFarm]

Thanks for the Sabal minor "McCurtain" report. -4 oF is very low for those, but not surprised it is coming back for you.

[hardyjim]

Thanks Erik


He's pretty small for those temps,
pretty great recovery too at this point.

[sidpook]

Looks amazing. Love the cactus!