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Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:15 pm**

Howdy all! I'm a new member of this board from eastern Iowa and wanted to introduce myself. I enjoy growing most plants - and especially enjoy tropicals. Palms, cycads, heliconias and cannas are my favorites. I also have a few bananas and colocasia/alocasia. I got the bug after a visit to the Singapore Botanical Garden in 2005.

My first palm to germinate was a Phoenix theophrastii seed I got from RPS. It is pushing its first pinnate leaf now - lots of fun! Since then I've had luck with several different cycad genera as well as lots of different palms. I don't limit myself to the cold-hardy palms because none of them will survive here in zone 5B, so I figure I might as well keep my horizons as broad as possible.

I'm looking forward to advice from all of you. And possibly the occasional seed trade as well. I'll try to contribute too - initially I'll post some pictures of what I have been growing the last couple of years
Dave
Eastern Iowa - Zone 5B

Posted: **Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:35 pm**

Dave - Welcome to the forum!
I'm also in 5B and have a small assortment of Palms & Cycads. Look forward to seeing some of your photos

Steve

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:54 am**

welcome Dave. You are in a good spot. Lots of knowledge and education to be had in this forum. Post pictures and tell us what you are growing.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:34 am**

Welcome to the forum Dave.

I look forward to seeing your pics.

Allen

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:45 am**

dave,

Welcome. I just joinned here as well and the people are great and full of knowlege. You have joined a great community.

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:01 am**

Welcome to the forum Dave!

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:25 pm**

Welcome Dave.Post them pics.
John

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:05 pm**

Welcome aboard Dave.

Regards,
Jay

Posted: **Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:59 pm**

Big howdy Dave!!!

Posted: **Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:11 pm**

I'm another 5ber from Southern Ontario who is in major zone denial.

Regards!

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:04 pm**

Hey Dave, welcome aboard!
Can't wait to see your pics

Barb

Posted: **Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:25 pm**

Welcome to the board.

Posted: **Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:59 pm**

Hello Dave and welcome!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:00 am**

Hi Dave, welcome aboard (don't know how I missed this post for 10 days...sorry!)
5b ... great, another one! Although sometimes I swear we're a 2.

Where ARE those pics....??? We're pretty demanding

ha ha
we wanna see PICTURES.

Looking forward to getting your input on this great forum.
Barb

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:32 am**

Welcome dave

We need to see some pics! J/K