Hi Cameron,

the Proteas are breaking dormancy.......if they double in size this year they'll be 2" tall. 😆

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Fantastic work, Tim! I have really high hopes for this species in our zone!

Update on the Aloes
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The new Aloes too:
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How much light do you give them Tim? Mine is half that size.

The Aloes in the first photo were germed last year...........this is their second season. They are located in a spot which gets full sun from 8am to 3:30pm. The more sun the better!

I had to ask, because I have horrible luck with aloe. Ive only managed to keep them alive with 2 hours of direct light (im pretty sure aloe need full sun, so this throws me for a loop).

As for the Ecklonis, mine does better with dappled light. Every time I move it into sun it bakes and dries up, even after weeks of it being climatized.

I recall my Aloe getting some sun burn in spring too.........not sure why. They seem fine now.

I think I just have weird luck with aloe. Ive killed more aloe vera then I will admit too, even when im able to keep orchids alive, and other tough houseplants.

Ill try moving it into a bit more light and see what happens now lol. Thanks

Tim/Canadianplant, I'm glad to see that everything is doing well for you guys!

the A. ecklonis are growing really fast.........I'm sure they didn't mind the 9 inches of rain so far this month.:lol:

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I had a few of the Korean Waggies a few years back that came with
my first T.Tesan order from Jeff Z in NJ.

They looked like they would be interesting looking palms when larger
but one I planted was not very hardy and core pulled the first year
not to be heard from again-not much info on them at the time.
They were said to be super hardy(like so many others)but I don't
think that was ever verified......
Heres an interesting thread on the subject...

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14260

Another thread with a pic of the small Korean Waggie..and other good stuff! 😀

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/palms/msg091518233846.html

Nice to see those pics again, Jim.
Incredible growth since then.

Especially the Sequoia in only 2+ years.

I know how you love Waggies, but I'm always mesmerized by your Princeps.
Soooooo beautiful.

I should show your photos to my Princeps...maybe that'd spur it into growing 😆

Barb

Great work, Tim! It will be interesting to see how this plant survives next winter.

Update...........Aloe ecklonis's outer leaves were fried last week while other Aloes were not............not good for A. ecklonis. I may dig them up. A. ecklonis reminds me of A. striatula.........but striatula is one of the hardiest Aloes.

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Oooh, that does look too tender Tim.
Hope it survives.

I have one that looks very similar, called "Dune Aloe" (label).

Barb