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Thai Giant
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I put the pen there for scale but the leaf makes it look an inch long.
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Hard to get a good picture but...couple 3'+ leaves and one(below) that is just shy of 4' and still expanding.
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Castor beans....tallest is about 7'
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Rose Mallow is still stunted by 2 years of drought but has produced some nice sized flowers.
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Quite the spectacle...they look like giant sails( :
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Rose Mallow & Butterfly bushes
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In about another week this Sequoia will have put on a total of 3'
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The terror of the garden-thinks he's the big boss
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Brahea Clara
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always have a backup
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Trachycarpus Fortunei "Hayes Stiffie"
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T.Wag
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Serious Cereus...3' of new column already
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Pachys etc
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The Tricho has added about 3" so far...
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Thanks for looking!
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Posted : 01/08/2013 6:35 pm
Did I see a Fishtail Palm in there somewhere? potted? or planted?
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Posted : 01/08/2013 7:54 pm
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Yep,Caryota Maxima...potted,5th picture. 🙂
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Posted : 02/08/2013 10:28 pm
Wow, a Maxima?? Never heard of anyone having one of those. How did you come to acquire one? and how big is yours?
Does that species sucker? I bought a tall fishtail on a close out, but don't know the species. It looks like a single trunk, but has one sucker out of the bottom. It's 8/9 ft tall and pretty cool....and for $12 couldn't pass up.
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Posted : 02/08/2013 10:43 pm
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That is a great deal...sounds like possibly Caryota Mitis.
Caryota Maxima(Himalaya)does not sucker to my knowledge...
I just put out a massive leaf,another like that this season and it will have AT LEAST doubled in size.
It did get some WSM damage this winter/spring though.
I will get a pic of it today along with some others.
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Posted : 03/08/2013 11:01 am
I like rose mallows too. Easy tropical look! 😀
Jeff
Posted : 04/08/2013 10:09 pm
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For sure-massive sail like flowers illuminated..almost transparent in the sun, the color really glows..
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Posted : 05/08/2013 12:50 pm
