WOW Jody! 😯

I'd can only dream of having front yard like that! Thats' Awsome!! Lucky you.

Mark

Jody,
Among 10 of us, I'm sure we'll get the 15... 😆

The only one that's easy for me is the Bismarckia nobilis in foreground right.
Barb

PS--that's one stunning front yard.

Here they are:

1. Copernicia baileyana
2. Dypsis cabadae
3. Phoenix canariensis
4. Dypsis decaryi
5. Phoenix roebelenii(somewhat hidden)
6. Arenga pinnata
7. Brahea decumbens
8. Pseudophoenix lediniana
9. Acrocomia aculeata
10. Sabal miamiensis
11. Syagrus romanzoffiana
12. Bactris gasipaes
13. Bismarckia nobilis
14. Livistona decora(formerly L. decipiens; somewhat hidden)
15. Elaeis guineensis

There are also at least 12 more palm species in the yard that you can't see in this photo. Although I do love living in this climate here in Miami, I don't always like dealing with everything else that living in Miami entails. All I can say is that you need to do the best you can with what you've got!

Jody

Jody,

you need to do the best you can with what you've got!

you have certainly done that...and more 😀

There are quite a few I've never seen, that Dypsis cabadae is a beauty.
Is the base of the trunk swollen like a Hyophorbe?

I don't know how quickly palms grow in Florida...did you plant them?
Hope your neighbors appreciate the diversity of your plantings...it'd be like living next to a botanical garden.

Bet the worst thing about Florida is all the Canadians wintering there 😆 😆

Thanks for the ID legend.
Barb

...that Dypsis cabadae is a beauty.
Is the base of the trunk swollen like a Hyophorbe?

No, it is not swollen. It is a large, clumping palm, and it has actually nearly doubled in size since that photo was taken. Here is some additional info on it: http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/photos/Species/dypsis_cabadae.htm

I don't know how quickly palms grow in Florida...did you plant them?

They grow quite fast, and yes I planted every one of them except the Phoenix canariensis, which was here when we bought the house in 1996 (previous owners planted it in the 1950s).

Hope your neighbors appreciate the diversity of your plantings...it'd be like living next to a botanical garden.

Some of them appreciate it. I have also planted palms in three neighbors' yards to try to get the others in the neighborhood interested in planting more palms. It seems to have worked, since there are a lot more palms here now than there were when we moved in (although Hurricane Andrew hitting this area four years before we moved here may have had something to do with that!).

Bet the worst thing about Florida is all the Canadians wintering there 😆 😆

Actually, there are worse things... but there is no reason to go into that here.

Jody

Sheesh, would never have believed #2 is a clumping palm.
I can't imagine having to cut or dig out suckers to retain its solitary presence.
Its fronds are particularly graceful.

Another great thing about your group picture, Jody, is that the colour relationship among varieties is evident,
something I've not seen previously.

Your neighborhood must look spectacular with 3 other homes on board.
Rather than replanting after a hurricane's devastation, I expect some Floridians just give up.
They're lucky to have you there.

Barb

Sheesh, would never have believed #2 is a clumping palm.
I can't imagine having to cut or dig out suckers to retain its solitary presence.
Its fronds are particularly graceful.

Here is a recent photo. IMO, it would be an absolute travesty to remove the suckers from this spectacular clumping palm.

Jody

Agreed...didn't see its brothers on the first pic.

Barb

Nice, Jody, how long ago did you plant it?
8)
Dean

It has been in the ground a little over a year, and it has nearly doubled in size in that time.

Jody

Cool, so it grows pretty quickly. 8)

Dean

The others are opening a little more slowly, but this bunch of mostly C.panzhi. are off 'n running.
Wish the container were clear glass and I could see what's happening below the surface.

Barb

Good for you, Barb. Looks like there doing great in your hands. 😀

Dean

Thanks Dean.
It ain't over yet, though.
I've grown a lot of stuff from seed over the years, only to have it croak at this stage.
Barb

I told you all that I would post a photo of my largest Cycas debaoensisafter it was planted in the ground... so here it is (surrounded by just a few of the more than 50 new bromeliads that my wife and I also planted in the yard recently):

Jody