Nice! Did you grow it from a seed?

That's so pretty! I want one! Of course, then I would have to put it in the gh for the winter and there's no more room :/

Very nice!

I had to look this up, I dont think I have ever seen one (or at least noticed ) I am not a big fan of palm trees but this one is pretty cool, too bad I dont seem more of them around. Maybe now that know about them maybe i'll start noticing them.

Ricky, that's quite the flame! I have one here in Sarasota and it does well, SJN and SMC. Don't know how much further north it would take. Mine has never had a problem with winters, but it's under canopy and I got it in 2010 or 2011 (past the winter of 2010).

That one has a great color. For those not familiar with this species, you can find them with green emergent leaves and some with a dull, plain color. If you buy one at one of the palm sales, buy one with a new leaf so you know you are getting a good one. You still don't see that many around. For one thing, you only notice them when a new leaf is coming out. They look better under cover, so they usually aren't right out in the open where you would see them from the road. Then, how many people know what a Chambeyronia is anyway? I remember going by a nursery in Boynton several years ago and they had a block of them that was a good half acre. You could see about 40 plants with red leaves from the road.

BTW, Ricky, do you have either of the red leaf Ptychospermas? I think I still have an 8 foot waitianum in the greenhouse. I love the red Caryota type leaves!

I have 2 red Chambeyronia and one green. All of them came out of 3-gallon cans. The one in the photo has been in the ground for around three years. The others are recently planted. Of the one hundred or so palms in the garden, these are the only ones that have red fronds.

Plantsman, I have a Ptychosperma burretianum, about seven feet tall in the ground. Has nice reddish emergent leaves (not quite as red as the Chambeyronia macrocarpa and not keeping its color quite as long). I also have a Dypsis utilis that starts with pink leaves. Where in Florida are you, Plantsman 56?

I am in north Lakeland, but I also have 5 greenhouses, so I can grow anything I want. The burretianums have a darker, more rust color of a red. Waitianums have more of a brighter red color. I think burretianums hold up a lot better though.

Wow you have 5 greenhouses? That makes you my new best friend LOL!

I built the first one in 1989 right before the bad freeze. That one is 55x28. My 4th greenhouse is the largest right now at 40x60. Technically I have 6 greenhouses because of what I call " the experimental blue house". It is only 10x10 but it is experimental because I designed a greenhouse that never needs to be heated. It heats itself. When it was 15f about 5 years ago, none of the cycads in the greenhouse even got tip damage.

I have about 500 species around here. I have 1000s of cycads and Dyckias (terrestrial bromeliads), palms, clivias, gingers, agaves, sansevierias, bamboo, leafless bird of paradise, assorted variegated aroids, and VERY hot peppers. You should come out sometime if you are anywhere close.

Plantsman, I just realized who you are. Your name here confused me! I have been to your place years ago and got a few cycads from you that I still have. You gave me a nice, long tour of your amazing place. It's nice to see you here.

I changed my name. I got kicked off garden web for 5 years and if it wasn't for this tablet, I would still be kicked off if I tried to use my computer. A bunch of people from this forum wanted to come out and take a tour, so I posted my website, which had my contact info. The next day, I couldn't post any more and all the people planning to come or had no idea what happened to me. So now, I don't leave my real name, my user name doesn't reflect what I do, and I don't post my website address. I help people when I can and just talk about plants.

Well, my lips are sealed! That's really too bad. Any plants people would enjoy seeing your place.

The Lee county master gardeners are coming or next month for a formal tour.