palmtree

Here's an update on some of the plants. I didnt show all the plants, but I tried to take pics of the majority of them.

This was my bougainvillea a month ago. I used this pic because it hasnt changed too much other than having a few more blooms.


Oleander also a pic taken about a month ago. Its in the ground for the first time ever and will definitely receive protection!


All the other pics are as of today....

Elephant ears blooming like crazy!


Plumeria pretty princess is going to be blooming in just a few weeks!


This is my largest plumeria. I hope to get it to bloom indoors but we shall see. Heres a pic of an inflo. forming on it.




There are 3 parlor palms in this pot and one of the 3 was eaten by an animal. It ate the entire growing point would have probably eaten all 3 plants if it wasnt for a nice clump of cacti right below it! Its a little hard to see the new growth it has in this picture so I made a circle to make it a little easier




My plumeria "Divine" continues to make blooms. I will probably be getting flowers from it for at least another month!!


My newest plumeria flower just opened today. It made a pretty huge flower!!! The only thing I didnt like about it was the lack of fragrance and color, but its still a really beautiful plumeria with more pointed petals than my other plumerias.

I used tape as a scale to give you an idea of the size of the flower.




I thought that my Alocasia lauterbachiana died this spring after it withered to the ground and the bulb was all mushy, but it managed to make new plants and is recovering really well. It might get to a noticeable size by this time next year!






My pindo palm is pushing another frond up making it 2 or 3 for the year. It hasnt gained much height though and looks pretty much the same as it did in the spring.


My coconut palm is in a sunnier spot now so it can soak up all the warmth it can get. Its quickly pushing a new frond off even after an animal ripped off the lower 2 fronds!!! Im also noticing that the coconut that its growing out of is starting to break a little which means that maybe by this time next year it wont even be growing out of a coconut anymore!


The coconut palm I bought from Hawaii is making its 1st leaf since I bought it and its 3rd leaf total. It didnt have any roots when I got it, but I think its starting to form some now. Im going to have to keep the pot warm during the winter indoors to keep it happy!


Emerging leaf on my largest coconut palm


Double peach hibiscus bloom


I got a little bit of the pygmy palm trunk in this pic of the hibiscus. Today the hibiscus had about 5 or 6 flowers on it, so its blooming almost as well as it has all summer.


Under the tree. One shrub was replaced after the shrub was damaged by an animal, so now cannas are there!




The pot with the queen palm in it used to have plants before an animal ate them all, and the majesty palm used to have fronds before it was also eaten (sad)


Bromeliads









My new fig is almost as tall as my cannas. The fig will be in a different spot next year and overwintered in my garage since its a little late to plant it in the ground.


Thai Black Banana


My Musa Velutina has put made 2 leaves for the month I have had it. I hope that it stays healthy throughout the winter inside and does well when its planted in the ground this coming spring!




Hibsicus and oleander still blooming well.


The ginger are growing pretty fast


My sabal minor has replaced most of its fronds from last winter. You cant really tell from this pic, but the fronds are starting to get pretty wide and big now! Im hoping for some blooms from it next spring.




Thanks for looking everyone. I hope we all have a mild fall and winter!!!

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NANAMAN

Beautiful plants and pictures! Thank you!

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Dalmatiansoap

Beautifull plants! Specially likes your Coconut palm. That makes me go for one myself

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palmtree

Thanks! The coconut palm is probably my fastest growing palm. Its going to be 2 years old (its been through 2 summers). I cant wait until it starts growing really mature fronds. They are without a doubt my favorite palms!

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SoBe Musa

Beautiful Garden..we share a lot of the same plants...
Love the Double Peach...

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palmtree

Thanks! Its definitely a complement to be sharing the same plants as someone in south Florida!

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ShearMe

Nice, but you definitely need some loquats.

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palmtree

Your definitely right. I need some loquats! They are on my list for next year. I love the leaves on them and the fact that they stay green all year and survive the winter! I dont even care if I never see a single fruit or flower!

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ShearMe

There's nothing special about the flowers, but if you ever taste a loquat fruit (or even some jelly), you will begin to care about both!

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palmtree

I must admit Ive never had a loquat, but they look like they taste really good!!! I would be really happy if it did manage to fruit here, but I hear that they usually dont in a zone 7. Maybe with some protection it will fruit for me! How do they do in your zone 8?

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ShearMe

They're great here, and I've heard of some fruiting in zone 7. What major city do you live closest to?

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Dalmatiansoap

OK, now I dont have any other choice but to get one !
Any tips for overwintering?

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palmtree

Zac, I live right by New York City. Many times the winters here dont get below 5F and sometimes we dont go below 10F or even 15F on really mild winters, but cold winters can take us down to the lower single digits. Subzero temperatures havent been recorded in over 10 years at least (I think more like 15 years or maybe 20).
Ante, I kept my coconut palm in a very bright warm room, but it was also dry in that roo which the coconut palm hated. It was in poor condition in the spring, but we had so much heat this spring and summer (and humidity to match), that the coconut palm recovered fine. This winter Im putting it by a sunny south facing window and making sure to keep it pretty dry (Ill probably soak it once every 1 weeks). Some people say that they are really difficult to keep indoors, but your winters are probably a little shorter than mine so they should do even better since the less time they spend indoors, the better!

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ShearMe

Well, you could always prune 'em small and bring them inside over winter. You might have to pollinate the flowers yourself with this method, but it'd be worth it.

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palmtree

Thanks! I think Im going to risk them in the ground and see how they do. One of my windmill palms had no damage after last winter with no protection, and a common camellia has survived with no protection for almost 15 years now, so I guess its worth a try to grow some loquats. I will probably give it the same protection as my pindo palm even though Loquats are definitely a little more cold tolerant than pindo palms. Maybe Ill buy 2 and keep one in the ground and another in a pot in the ground to go in the garage during the winter. Im really looking forward to spring so I can grow them, and lots of other new plants!!!

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ShearMe

spring is truly the best time of the year.

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LilRaverBoi

Wow...tons of great plants! Thanks for sharing the pics of your successes!

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palmtree

Thanks Sherry and Bryan!!!

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Kevin

Very nice! I was tempted to buy a coconut, but I don't know what I would do with it for the winter. How do you overwinter yours? Does it need high light and high temps year-round?