After seeing HardyJim's Australian Tree Fern and seeing as I could buy them locally thought I would give it a try..but as potted plant.

I know to keep damp, and in shade but any other advice from those that have them??

Fertile soil, with lots of organic matter. DOnt use woodchips as multch, I would personally use compost and some dried leaves. Woodchips stend to suck the notrogen out of the soil.

I used some potting soil, peat moss, sand, composted manure. With lava pebbles at bottom of pot to help with drainage.

Can buy smaller Mexican Fan Palms here cheap ($18.00) so planted one in the ground along south side of garage along with Windmill Palm, Needle Palm and Banana. Hope it makes it through the winter. Palm on far right is Chinese Fan palm I'm trying as a die back perennial.

Great looking tropical bed, Scott.

Sheesh $18.00...dirt cheap!

Barb

Yea, Penny there ordered a bunch so I've bought 3 so far. Two I transplanted into slightly larger pots and buried them in the ground and will pull up late fall and over winter in greenhouse or garage. This last one I planted surrounded by heat tape and will protect much like I did the Windmill next to it. We'll see how it does! This last winter wasn't a true test since we never really had any snow, and never really got all that cold.

I could not leave him there:

Adonidia...nice palm outstanding price.

Refresh my memory...Veitchia is a Christmas palm, yet some Adonidia pics say Christmas palm too.

But it doesn't look like it.
Looks like my Spindle Palm.

Good buy no matter what it is.

Barb

i agree that sure looks like my spindle palm, before it died

ok, so any advice what to do with it (not to die)? First, I've never heard of adonidia palm before, so I had to google on my cel, and I was quite happy when I found Christmas palm, but I think you're right, looks very much like the spindle palm. The trunk at the base is somehow triangular.

In the same trip I also got a very nice bottle palm, just slightly smaller than this one.

Looks liek a triangle, spindle or bottle palm to me.

Adonidia is the new classification of Veitchia (taxonomy is constantly changing). Here is a pic of the "christmas palm"

http://rarepalmseeds.com/pix/AdoMer.shtml

Notice the difference on the trunk, and the more arching, thicker leaves then your palm.. Adonidia have rings that go up the trunk, and a very bright green part underneath the leaf crown (forget the proper name)

Tavi treat your Spindle (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) the same as any heat loving palm.

They`re same family as the bottle palms.

Mine gets only brief morning light, and water warmed in the sun (never cold from the tap).

Lots of water when it`s really hot and, of course, excellent drainage.

Barb

Now, I know that you're supposed to avoid picking up Majesty Palms, but I couldn't resist this up for $5 a few days ago:

This exotic plant hobby is becoming dangerous, and I'm going to run out of room at some point! My Majesty Palm hasn't died yet (although I expect it will soon enough). In fact, it has grown.

I've got an experimental plan to try and keep this thing alive that includes lots of water, stays outside as long as temperatures are above 40 deg. F, and regular mistings while inside. Any other tips? I've heard of some people just letting the pot sit in a tray of water. Would that help?

Also, should I try to separate the two plants into separate pots?

From Jungle Music..

Howea Belmoreana (Curly Palm)

Chamaerops Humilis Cerifera (Blue European Fan Palm)

From Mulhall's (local nursery)

Kentia Palm

Nice new additions, Scott, especially that Euro palm ... it's a beauty. 😀

picking up Majesty Palms,

I'd buy one too at that price...wow that's cheap.

This exotic plant hobby is becoming dangerous, and I'm going to run out of room at some point!

robocaesar, it's only when you drive to another state to buy palms that it gets dangerous.
You're still safe...for a while.

I've never bought a Majesty but a few folks said keep it cool to minimize spider mites.
Sounds like you're doing it right.

Barb