Hyophorbe lagenicaulis ~ Bottle Palm

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:27 pm

Good things in the mail today....

Some info ---> http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Hyophorb ... aulis.html

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Seeds

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:50 am

Love the Bottle Palm. I bought one 2 years ago at a local nursery for about $20. It was during the winter, discounted etc. It struggled thru the winter, came back last summer and really looks pretty good right now. It made it thru winter inside in a west window.

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:34 pm

WHAT!!!!!!!!!! Where did you get it at in KC!!!!!!!!!! I would DEFINATLY want one.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:01 pm

I am going back to the Mayan Riveria next week and where I am staying they have some awesome bottle palms.
I don't know when they get seeds but if they are there now I might have to bring some home.

These are one of my favourite palms

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:00 am

Wes - got it at Family Tree Nursery in Overland Park KS -. I'll post a picture of it in a day or two. It is very nice. They have nice stuff, but it is very expensive (usually).

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:43 pm

oppalm wrote:Wes - got it at Family Tree Nursery in Overland Park KS -. I'll post a picture of it in a day or two. It is very nice. They have nice stuff, but it is very expensive (usually).

Thanks, I'll look them up.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:06 pm

Wes, have a good trip.
Gosh, we can all dream we're in the Mayan Riviera (Brrrrrr...still cold).
Barb

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:16 pm

Thanks I leave on Sunday for a week. I am sure going to enjoy the 32C days.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:15 pm

A 3 day soak and 4 weeks later,

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:11 pm

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:31 pm

I love the variegation on the young plant's frond edges.
What a healthy little guy!
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:45 pm

Thanks Barb! First time I've tried these.
( should have a few more opening their first leaves soon

Steve

Dean W. · Post by **Dean W.** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:30 am

How are the Bottle Palms doing, Steve? Specimen sized plants would be fantastic. Though they already show grace when young.

Dean

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:22 am

Dean, I really should have started some of these several years ago, ( I have been missing out on a good thing

Easy growers and no problems so far,

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:33 pm

Looking good, Steve!

I was at a nursery today and saw a 5 foot tall bottle palm. The largest part of the bulb was about one foot across.
Are you sitting down?
The price was $560.00

I passed on that one.
Barb

Kansas · Post by **Kansas** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:48 am

Steve, would you advise me re potting up the one you gave me? It is putting out a new leaf right now. But is this a bad time to repot?

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:35 am

Wes, I would wait, every time I re-pot something near the end of the year it just sulks until Spring anyways.

Barb, A bit out of my league too, but might be worth it for the years it takes to get one to that size.
( I know people who spend more than that on bedding plants each year, that one is about $530.00 more than I've ever spent on one plant

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:57 am

Folks that spend THAT much on annual plants probably aren't having as much fun as we are.

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:53 pm

Mad as hell.
Bought what I thought was a nice Bottle Palm today.

Got home, looked at images on google.
Discovered it's a PONYTAIL PALM...not a palm at all, but a LILY.

Damn labels that say "Tropical foliage".
Note to nurseries: Either state the name of the bloody thing, or forget a label period.

I could spit nails

I may drown the beggar.
Barb.

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:55 am

Those tags are worthless...besides maybe spray painting over them and reusing

This year I bought a Alocasia cucullata that was labelled as a "Buddha Palm"

Most of the Majesty Palms are now labelled as " Low Light Plants". The list of errors goes on and on, I would be happy to just get a tag with the correct Genus.

How big is your Beaucarnea recurvata ? I have a couple smaller ones, the larger, well grown ones are impressive

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:49 am

In two nurseries I visited, Majesty Palms were the only ones labelled as Majesty. Everything else says Tropical Foliage, even the Fishtails!

Have read that ponytails grow really slowly/ This one has 4 small branches...a couple of feet of trunk before it branched out would've been preferable.

Wow...Alocasia labelled as Buddha...that's as bizarre as labelling could be. Maybe a mischievous child was switching them while parents were shopping.

Homemade plant ID tags: One window has a broken mini-blind. I'll cut the plastic slats into new plant labels! More than I need. Hope there's no lead in 'em.

While at the nursery, I simply had to snap a pic of these palms (signage 14-inch Tropical Palms). It was like being in a wonderful forest! Doubt I could've kept one alive so didn't buy one.

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:44 pm

This was actually one of the better tags I've seen, (a correct binomial), but no clue as to where the common name came from.

My ponytail seems similar, wonder if they came from the same nursery?
The one on the right was a .99 cent grocery store deal.

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:20 pm

Steve, that is weird. I googled both names, and the Alocasia looks to be correct, yet Buddha Palm images resemble a Bamboo-like plant.

OK you've convinced me not to drown my ponytail. They are a nice looking plant. You paid 99 CENTS for the one at right ????

Nice shape on "bulb". Mine was $27.88 plus tax.

Have read that ponytails like to be near 50 F over winter, and very dry, so mine's going into the barely-heated building.
Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:21 pm

Steve, that is weird. I googled both names, and the Alocasia looks to be correct, yet Buddha Palm images resemble a Bamboo-like plant.

OK you've convinced me not to drown my ponytail. They are a nice looking plant. You paid 99 CENTS for the one at right ????

Nice shape on "bulb". Mine was $27.88 plus tax.

Have read that ponytails like to be near 50 F over winter, and very dry, so mine's going into the barely-heated building.
Barb

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:11 pm

A nursery very close to my home has a bottle palm about 5ft tall listed at $269.99 however it now marked down 70% off. Not knowing much about these palms I think it's a good price but I'm unsure how it will do in the house. Any feedback would be appreciated.

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:41 pm

PhilMusa wrote:A nursery very close to my home has a bottle palm about 5ft tall listed at $269.99 however it now marked down 70% off. Not knowing much about these palms I think it's a good price but I'm unsure how it will do in the house. Any feedback would be appreciated.

I have had very good luck in a west window with my bottle palm for the last 2 years. It appears to like being inside. It actually threw 2 new fronds over the winter. I say "buy it".

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:45 am

Mine's just a baby, and it was in the bargain bin missing much of its soil.
Seems to like the TLC it's getting indoors.

70% off is a great price!
Barb

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