Phoenix Robellini in bloom for 2nd time in 5 years.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:49 pm

My Phoenix Robellini is in bloom for the 2nd time in 5 years. I bought it (2 gallon pot) from a roadside produce stand here in SOuth Jersey for 10 bucks five years ago and it is thriving. Presently the top shoots are up to my neck. I have it repotted in a large pot. it spends winter in a sunny SE facing window on the front sun porch, nights into the low 40s / high 30s. It is an amazing plant...Just beware the spines!!!!! ACK!!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:56 pm

Excellent photographs as always, Mike.
I always like it when a palm flowers as I think I'm doing something right. My Phoenix have never flowered, though--you are definitely doing something I'm not. Good job!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:46 am

TerdalFarm wrote:Excellent photographs as always, Mike.
I always like it when a palm flowers as I think I'm doing something right. My Phoenix have never flowered, though--you are definitely doing something I'm not. Good job!

Thanks Erik...
I actually think this is probably the palm that gets the least TLC. It is a beaut though and getting so big!

Hope you are well during all the BS going on there. Sending good vibes ur way.
Mike

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:12 am

Mike, that's the healthiest looking P.roebellenii I've seen yet.
How many hours of shade daily?

Maybe the Black Cat is the secret.

So is it a female?

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Post by **Okanagan desert-palms** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:06 pm

Very nice Phoenix robellini. I also think you are doing things right with your palm. Congrats.

John

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:22 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike, that's the healthiest looking P.roebellenii I've seen yet.
How many hours of shade daily?

Maybe the Black Cat is the secret.

So is it a female?

Barb

Thanks Barb.....It gets full sun for about 5 hours daily and shade for the rest...It is a beauty. It is getting huge. Never even had a problem with scale or insects. It even goes to high 30s in the sun porch at night in winter

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:24 pm

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Very nice Phoenix robellini. I also think you are doing things right with your palm. Congrats.

John

Thanks. i do water t regularly in summer as it is outside in sun. I also feed it with Epsoma organic fertilizer. It's a local company...Cheap and good fertilizer
http://www.espoma.com/

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:28 pm

Mike,
Excellent link, thanks!

I especially like their easy-to-understand chart on Plant Nutrition:

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/basics_01.html

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:16 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike,
Excellent link, thanks!

I especially like their easy-to-understand chart on Plant Nutrition:

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/basics_01.html

Barb

right. They sell at most major stores too: Home Depot , Lowes etc....

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:57 pm

Will have to look around here...hope they're at Canadian home depots too.

Organic is so much safer...I like their philosophy...!
Besides, that PDP is the finest I've seen in a long time (of killing them myself

)

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:21 pm

Mike thats a wicked PDP ! I hope mine isnt to far behind that one! They really take off outside dont they? Full sun or shade, they dont seem to really care to much IMO. I like the spines. SO does my cat, she like to run against them when the plant is in the house

... yes, shes very strange.. looks sort of liek the sign on the gate!

I love these things! I cant wait till my canary island date palm gets that big!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:20 pm

Jesse,
Mikes' is a PDP, Pygmy Date palm.
CIDP is Canary Island Date Palm.

Both fabulous palms.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:08 am

I know LOL, i jsut realized i didnt make a distinction....

PalmsNorth.com

Phoenix Robellini in bloom for 2nd time in 5 years.

Phoenix Robellini in bloom for 2nd time in 5 years.

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