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Hyophorbe collection

17 years ago

Hi yall...

Its been a while since I posted anything so I thought I would share my Hyophorbe collection. Its nothing special, just plants I have collected here and there. I started with my big Spindle over 15 years ago or maybe longer. Its looking rather naked right now, as I just cut off one of the older leaves. There is a new spear shooting up that should be open in a month or so.

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Looking at the front of the patio, I have 4 spindle palms, 2 on each side. These are all starting to form some trunk.

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Here is the green form of Hyophorbe indica. This baby is turning out to be a great palm to grow. Already starting to form a trunk. I want to add more of these to my collection. Get one of these if you dont have one. They are great.

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Although I am a spindle palm freak, I love the bottle palms just as well. I picked these 2 beauties up on the side of the road at a veggy stand. I am still eyeballing another one. These plants are 7 foot tall. Nice trunks are forming and new leaves are growing.

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I love growing palms in pots. They add beauty to any patio. Hope you enjoyed my slice of the world.

Rob,

orchiddude

Comments (10)

  • 17 years ago

    Looks great as always !

  • 17 years ago

    I'm drooling over your palms man!!! I still only have the one spindle. I need to get on top of things and get a few more. That indica looks great. I'm sure if I want one of those I'll have to order one online. I can get reg spindles and bottles in my area though. Beautiful palms Rob.

    Jay

  • 17 years ago

    That is absolute palm sweetness. Nicely done Rob!! I actually keep my palms in those same black plastic planter pots and put them in the ground in my garden. As I live close to Santa, I get many odd looks when people walk by and see that I have palms growing in my garden!

  • 17 years ago

    Hi, Looks like you have a really nice collection there! I was just wondering how big is that pot that your bottle is growing in? I also have a bottle and a spindle and was thinking that maybe my pots are too small but your trees look pretty big and seem to being doing well in the pots you have them in. Do you have trouble with them blowing over when it gets windy? Mine are always blowing over!

    Linda

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks topher and Jay!

    Protempsfish....I bet you do get the looks being up north. I also bet they really stand out against the other plants.

    Linda...I think the bottles are in 5 gallon pots at least. I just got these about a month ago and have not moved them up to a 10 gallon size. Yes, these are the only 2 palms that blow over. All my other plants are either to heavy to blow over or out of the wind area.

    I will post some of the other plants later tonight.

    Thanks
    Rob

  • 17 years ago

    I have an indica about 5 gallon i think how long before mine gets a trunk ? It's growing fast !

  • 17 years ago

    topher...mine is growing fast too. Just when you think one leaf is done, another is shooting up. I think I got my bigger one, I have several of them, when it was 22 inches tall of ebay. It took 3 year to add 2 or 3 feet to it. Its about 4 or 5 feet now. I have been trying to give it all the light I can during the winter in order for it to keep growing at a fast rate. Now if I could get my Teddy Bear palms to move this fast. They are the slowest things when little. LOL...keep feeding and give it as much light as you can. It will get some trunk before you know it.

  • 17 years ago

    They look fantastic :)
    I have a small spindle and it's gone from two to 12 leaflets in 10 months putting out 8 leaves in the process, all in North facing window as well :)
    They make great pot plants, much more attractive and just as easy to grow as the butterfly palm IMO (Y)

  • 17 years ago

    Instead of making a new thread/post, I will just post my other palms here. These are a few of the other big ones I have. Enjoy.

    As you know, bananas always go with palm trees. Here is one big bucket of plants I have. I guess these are 12 foot tall or so.
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    I think the triangle palm was one of the first palms I started to grow. That one rotted, but I have 2 nice replacements. The blue green color in these plants are interesting.

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    I have had this plant for a long time. It has a 5 foot trunk.

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    Here is my queen palm. This baby is getting big too. It has trunk now. I need to repot this plant into a 35 gallon pot. Anyone got an extra one laying around?
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    I have a few more I will post soon.
    Rob

  • 17 years ago

    Very nice indeed! I am jealous :)! To have a greenhouse... ;)

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