Cat palm flowering!

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Just noticed this today. Anyone know if i can pollinate it somehow? Also, you think it might be why the leaves are so pale?

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Posted : 19/03/2013 3:21 pm

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Attaboy, Jesse!

The yellow leaves are usually the lowest leaves that get shed anyway.
Also a response to lower light levels over winter.
Or (lastly) lousy nutrition.

I don't know if cataractarum! palms are mono...or dioceious.

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Posted : 19/03/2013 5:22 pm

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Dio. ( and not ronnie james). I dont have any others flowering at the moment. What you think the odds are that its a hermaphridote 😯

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Posted : 19/03/2013 5:44 pm

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the odds are

John's male Trachy set seed this year, surprisingly.

Couldn't find anything on Cataractarum palms.

My Bamboo Palm has both male and female on the same plant.

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Posted : 19/03/2013 7:23 pm

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Cat palms have male and female flowers. I was joking/hoping that the one stalk i have is hermaphrodite ...

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Posted : 19/03/2013 7:52 pm

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Cat palms have male and female flowers

Well, there you go then 😀

So wishing for hermaphroditism ... like a double whammy ? 😆 😆

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Posted : 19/03/2013 8:19 pm

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No Lie! I was totally gonna post about mine today too. They are flowering as well, all over the place. Here are a few pics.....

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Posted : 05/04/2013 7:05 pm

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Wow.... Mine didnt flower quite that well. Too bad I dunno how to sex the flowers. Apparently if the stalk is orange its been pollinated. Thats about all i know. Do the leaves on yours turn a weird yellow or pale green mike?

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Posted : 05/04/2013 9:18 pm

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Wow.... Mine didnt flower quite that well. Too bad I dunno how to sex the flowers. Apparently if the stalk is orange its been pollinated. Thats about all i know. Do the leaves on yours turn a weird yellow or pale green mike?

My leaves have been green and flourishing on this plant. Althogh, on other cat palms, I have had yellowing and browning. I try to sex my plants up as well as I can, LOL!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO6BtpIzIiM

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Posted : 05/04/2013 9:27 pm

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Almost afraid to watch Michael's sexing video 😆 😆

That's a flurry of palm seeds... 😀

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Posted : 06/04/2013 5:00 pm