hydriastele pinangoides

[User00]

a well grown hydriastele pinangoides in a home garden near our town

[Pedro 65]

Very nice, wish they liked the cooler climate here.  Pete    

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                

[User00]

did you try this, i think it will grow there

this palm grow well in good shade and highland climate here , not doing well in light and hot climate

Edited July 22, 2016 by User00

[User00]

Just now, Pedro 65 said:

Very nice, wish they liked the cooler climate here.  Pete    

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                

did you try this, this palm grow well in good shade and highland climate here , not doing well in light and hot climate , pot palms seeds to place inside during hot days

i think it will grow there,  use  large pots  you can keep inside house if your inter is too cold fir this palm  

 

Edited July 22, 2016 by User00

[Pedro 65]

8 minutes ago, User00 said:

did you try this, this palm grow well in good shade and highland climate here , not doing well in light and hot climate , pot palms seeds to place inside during hot days

i think it will grow there,  use  large pots  you can keep inside house if your inter is too cold fir this palm  

 

Yes , I have tried it a few times, and remember you are'nt far from the Equator, Im 28 deg Sth, Im not into dragging pots inside to keep em alive, if they cant handle it outside, its a lesson learnt     Pete

[Really full garden]

A beautiful palm! I have some small ones that need a year or so more growth before I plant them out.

[aussiearoids]

They look awesome when a mature 4m clump with 30+ trunks

Can never find the pix when I want ..

[jardinierpalmiertrat]

wonderful palmtree!!!

[Cindy Adair]

 

This is another species that everyone (living in an appropriate climate) should make room for one or several! No care at all needed for this one under my conditions in shade.

Thanks so much for the lovely photos User00!

Sudden a downpour here prevents more planned farm clearing today, BUT some new month's data to blow on PalmTalk!

I actually walked specifically down to this palm recently (in response to this thread) for a new photograph so here goes.

Note: I included a larger view showing an area I do not ever plan to clear except for a single file walking trail and a bit around each palm. Oh, and the overhanging overly exuberant torch gingers and bananas and heliconias and African tulips.

I guess lots of work/fun here too, huh?

 

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Beautiful palm...alas, will have to admire it in someone elses location, not to it's liking here.

[User00]

Just now, Cindy Adair said:

 

This is another species that everyone (living in an appropriate climate) should make room for one or several! No care at all needed for this one under my conditions in shade.

Thanks so much for the lovely photos User00!

Sudden a downpour here prevents more planned farm clearing today, BUT some new month's data to blow on PalmTalk!

I actually walked specifically down to this palm recently (in response to this thread) for a new photograph so here goes.

Note: I included a larger view showing an area I do not ever plan to clear except for a single file walking trail and a bit around each palm. Oh, and the overhanging overly exuberant torch gingers and bananas and heliconias and African tulips.

I guess lots of work/fun here too, huh?

 

look like it's natural habitat ,

[realarch]

Thanks to this thread, I experienced another 'Duh" moment. 

I acquired two palms about six years back as H. affinis and they have been happily growing in the garden. I always thought they were the same and also wondered what the difference between H. affinis and H. pinangoides as they seemed so similar. So, out in the garden I finally took a close look and 'whalaa' I believe I have one of each. H. pinangoides has a much smaller habit and the terminal leaflets are small and almost circular. H. affinis is much more robust, taller, and the terminal leaflets are much larger and not so circular. Definitely a difference. 

That's my observation anyhow. Here are a few photos. I just fertilized, so they are still a bit yellow. 

The first is H. pinangoides. 

Tim

[realarch]

Here are some shots of H. affinis. 

In the last photo, the H. pinangoides is center left, the H. affinis center right.  To the far left is H. flabellata and on the right is H. kasesa.

Tim

[User00]

 

nice  looking  hydriastele affinis 

[Hillizard]

To date (Aug. 24, 2018) only three of the odd-looking Hydriastele pinangoides seeds I got a couple of months ago from RPS have sprouted, but that's enough for me. As this is a relatively small-scale palm, I should be able to grow it in a pot in my sunroom for years.

[palmislandRandy]

On 8/24/2018, 2:56:41, Hillizard said:

To date (Aug. 24, 2018) only three of the odd-looking Hydriastele pinangoides seeds I got a couple of months ago from RPS have sprouted, but that's enough for me. As this is a relatively small-scale palm, I should be able to grow it in a pot in my sunroom for years.

What is the medium your using to sprout those?

[Hillizard]

On 8/27/2018, 8:26:09, palmislandRandy said:

What is the medium your using to sprout those?

Just a commercial potting mix with a top layer of Sphagnum moss to maintain moisture and suppress fungal growth. I put the container in a plastic bag that gets direct morning sun for a few hours each day in my sunroom.

[Hillizard]

On 8/24/2018, 11:56:41, Hillizard said:

To date (Aug. 24, 2018) only two of the odd-looking Hydriastele pinangoides seeds I got a couple of months ago from RPS have sprouted, but that's enough for me. As this is a relatively small-scale palm, I should be able to grow it in a pot in my sunroom for years.

Here's a picture I just took of my RPS-sourced seeds. Steady progress with these two H. pinangoides that I may pot out soon. And still hopeful the other seeds will germinate.

[John hovancsek]

I had acquired this palm as h. Flabellata but it is starting to look more like pinangoides.. what do you all think?

[Tracy S]

It looks like a h. Flabellata to me. The leaf on yours  seem larger than than the pinanganoides. But I would like to hear the opinions of people with more experience than me.

[Hillizard]

On 9/12/2018, 12:14:28, Hillizard said:

Here's a picture I just took of my RPS-sourced seeds. Steady progress with these two H. pinangoides that I may pot out soon. And still hopeful the other seeds will germinate.

Here's an updated image below of the two seedlings that sprouted from my RPS order last year. I'm keeping them in a plastic bag in my unheated sunroom and they appear to be handling the daily temperature variations, although growth has slowed down considerably. I'll pot them up in the spring.

[Hillizard]

On 9/12/2018 at 12:14 PM, Hillizard said:

Here's a picture I just took of my RPS-sourced seeds. Steady progress with these two H. pinangoides that I may pot out soon. And still hopeful the other seeds will germinate.

 

Only one of my Hydriastele pinangoides  survived the winter in my unheated sunroom, but it's looking robust and doing well this summer. It will likely spend it's entire life indoors in a pot, but since it's a relatively small-scale palm, that should be possible.