Dean ... It's no wonder really since it's a British term used on a truely American palm. I'm sure they'd be upset if the situation where reversed 😆

Cheers, Barrie.

Great looking palms. John did an excellent job of growing these. These are great palms and are able to withstand most whatever you can throw at them and still look good (much like we did in high school) . I have several washingtonians and they are the first palms out in the springtiome and the last ones in in fall. They can take 25F - 110F (-3C to 40C) without skipping a beat. I over winter mine under flourescent lights and they do fine waiting for springtime.

Congratulations and keep up your good work.

Kent,

much like we did in high school

🙄 😆

Are your fluorescent lights broad spectrum? or just cool white? I was planning on putting them in the garage for winter, with natural light from a couple of south windows.

Washys sound fairly bulletproof compared to my other palms.
Barb

Hey Barb - I am no flourescent lighting expert although I played baseball in high school. 😯 After consultation with a couple of lighting experts I went with the Phillips F32 T8/ TL 850 ALTO's. It does not say on the package if they are cool white or broad spectrum. I run about ten four foot flourescent fixtures in my basement greenhouse, thats 20 bulbs. The gents at the lighting store basically said I could spend a bunch of money for 20 bulbs specifically designed for indoor gardening or for $23.00 per case (12 bulbs) I could get very similar effects with these phillips bulbs. I have been running them for 2 winter seasons and am very happy with the results and my plants. Thank you for asking. 🙂

You will learn to appreciate your washys because they are tough and mine have been pest and disease free.