Holy cow...and my y.filamentosa aren't even pushing air yet 😕

It just keeps growing higher and has turned purple.

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First of the cannas is finally flowering

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Now if I can just get my larger trachy to flower! Maybe next year...

Getting really tired of having to turn my computer on it's side :fart:

Sorry about that Jim! Cell phone camera... How are your babies doing? I think our weather has been pretty similar so far this season. Your bananas really take off yet?

I've been a little slow to keep this updated. Here's a few more pictures I took several days ago. It is opening flowers now and looks better and better every day. The flower stalk is over 5 feet in length now. I'll post more up to date pics this weekend also.

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Cold spring really stunted them Kory...

April 2011 being 9f cooler than last April and June being 7f colder
and needless to say,things got off to a slow start!

But they are moving now big time-I posted pics in the last week.

Probably in the cold hardy palms area.

things got off to a slow start!

Also here.
But catching up now, finally.

Nice pictures!
Barb

nice bloom..........mine are blooming now too. If you want some pollen let me know asap

Tim- I sent you a PM. Thanks for the offer!!!

Yes, slow start this year because of the lousy spring. Though it seems everything is catching up nicely now. The older bananas (basjoos) are being passed up by the pups though. It seems the pups that made it through the winter are growing 5x faster then their parents. Dwarf orinoco and cavendish looking good, ensete glaucum leaves are getting a cool purplish color mixed in as bigger ones come out (my first time trying that species). In ground trachies both opening their 4th full fans of the season now. Potted palms growing pretty fast now too. My y. filamentosa that flowered last year is growing like mad but I don't think it will flower this year. The thing is different than others I've seen and have. It is over 3' tall and grows in a much more upward fashion.

My Glaucum is not digging the hot weather at all-
no matter how much water I give it!

Ventricosum loves it!

Tim- I responded to your PM but I'm not sure if it went through correctly. It is still in my "out box" but there is nothing additional to click on to send it. Hopefully it sent and you get it. I have collected pollen for you (and/or anyone else here) in case you/they want any. I have been going out there at 5:30 AM when I get up for work when the flowers are still open. I'm storing it in a ziploc bag so it should keep. It looks like my thompsoniana is about to end its flowering though. There are not too many new buds to open and the older flowers are dropping off. I give it a week and it's probably all done.

Jim- your glaucum is not liking the hot weather? Strange. Mine seems to love it but unfortunately it does not get as much sun as my other bananas in the same area. The others are shading it somewhat at various times of the day. It was about 6" tall when I got it this spring and has grown to about 2' now and the new leaves are getting a cool purple color blended in. The fastest growers seem to be the basjoo pups from last year and the dwarf cavendish and orinocos. They love this hot humid 70s dewpoints we have been having for the last few weeks. And the stinky fish fertilizer, amazing stuff! Gnarly storms again tonight but as long as there is not any more big hail everything should be good to go...

A note about PMs...

Just FYI.
They stay in your Outbox until the recipient opens their Private Message.
Recipients are notified on email that they have a message (just like a posting notification), but it states "new private message" in the title.

And at the top of PN (when you log on each day), there's usually a RED prompt that you have received a new Private Message .

Barb

PM message received.....thanks......I'm super slow on my end! I got some nice hybrid seeds that may be hardy in your area.....Y. gloriosa x arkansana. A trunking Yucca crossed with a narrow leaf Yucca which. The blooms are totally different.......should be a cool hybrid. Anyone want some see let me know......should be ready in September.

PS, I also spotted 2 seed pods on my Y. filata 'big mama'.

Tim- I received the pollen today, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! I owe you! I also sent you a PM. I will be out there tonight pollenating the flowers.... All the flowers have bloomed so I am hoping they are still viable. Many have been falling off the past few days but I'd say about 1/2 of them still seem to be in decent shape. The ones at the very top of the flower stalk just opened in the last day or two which were the very last ones. I'll keep this thread up to date as to the progress and (hopefully) success.

I'll be using the method this guy uses: (scroll down the page about 1/2 way) http://www.bennyskaktus.dk/Y_hybrids.htm#pollinate_by_hand

May have been watering the Glaucum to much,leaves have been curling in the heat.

The Ventricosum on the other hand is always on!

Even the Trachys with spear-pull are on leaves 5-6

Washys are loving the (past)hot weather-8-9 leaves so far.

They are talking about 100+ highs here,maybe even close to that
by the weekend-that will get some things caught up!