A is for Areca

[Cindy Adair]

In Thailand, I was drawn to photograph the palms I have, because I wanted to see what they might look like all grown up. However, of course I wanted to document the ones I've never seen before. So that's part of how I ended up taking 2,200 photos... Hover on each photo to see the name. The last two photos show the only two of these that I have planted and photographed so far. Mine sure do have a long way to go! Anybody growing these? Any Thailand Arecas to add?

[Jeff Searle]

I saw the Areca mandacanii there as well. What a very nice surprise because I used to have a few before a freeze killed them all. It's a pretty rare species. The A, upiana I never heard of and is beautiful! Thanks Cindy, I appreciate all of your good photos.

[realarch]

Thanks Cindy! I saw an A. triandra that made me take a second look, and a third.

[Cindy Adair]

Before this trip I thought I had all the Arecas I might want to grow. Wrong!

[brodklop]

Great selection of Areca Cindy. Thanks for sharing. Have you any more of A. macrocalyx. This my favourite

[Walter John]

Areca parens is my new fav Areca..

[Jeff Searle]

Thanks Cindy! I saw an A. triandra that made me take a second look, and a third.

That's because it was...............another hybrid! I saw them too and my jaw was all over the ground. I'm like," what in the heck am I'm looking at"? Well, then Kampon walked by and I asked him, he said it was crossed with Areca catechu. Dang!!!

[realarch]

Thanks Jeff, now I can quit giving mine the 'stink eye' every time I look at them. Now that I look at that photo again I can see the catechu in them. Or at least I think I can.

They were beauties though.

[realarch]

Hey Brod, here are a couple of shots for you. A.macrocalyx from my garden, not from Thailand. They are

growing nicely and are pretty carefree.

Looks like the seed might be viable after a couple of tries. Still a ways to go though.

The camera can hardly capture the blinding red color.

A pair of the largest ones, have planted 3 more smaller ones.

Even the spathe is beautiful.

[Cindy Adair]

Wow Tim!! Yours look even better than the ones I saw in Thailand! Simply gorgeous! Glad you could provide more photos for Brod too. I can see why you've planted five of these and hope all of your seeds are viable so you can have a macrocalyx forest.

[Cindy Adair]

Except for maybe A. triandra, I think these are the rest of the Arecas I have (so far). I STILL haven't finished sorting my Thailand photos so will add any others from this genus that I find. As always, if you're willing to share yours, I always enjoy seeing them.

[cainester]

i just bought a triandra that caught my attention from a bunch of 5 gallon kentia's at the local box store out in encinitas. i too did a double and triple take as i walked by wondering what was that. never saw one so i bought it. what a nice looking plant.

[NApalm]

Great thread. Love the Arecas

[ariscott]

I need to plant those areca catechu alba.... this weekend..... They are beautiful!!!

[brodklop]

Thanks Tim for the great photos. They look great. I just wish I could grow these.