Thanks Kansas. I'd not heard that abbreviation before. I just saw a post from the UK Oasis forum where there was a great pic of a P. roebelinii x recl...

Until recently, Trachycarus takil was given it's own species status. Martin Gibbons and Tobias Spanner where instrumental in bringing this "new" palm ...

One thing about greenhouses. They fill up amazingly fast. I have a 1,000 sq ft greenhouse and it was full in the first year! You lose a certain amount...

I'm not familiar with the abbreviation, PDP. What does that mean? Could you be thinking of CIDP (Canary Island Date Palm)? Thanks, Barrie.

Very nice! All the best and happy gardening new year to everyone.Cheers, Barrie.

Frost warnings where issued by the NOAA for most of the SW. I certainly don't think Las Vegas is a frost free region, although it's not a frequent eve...

"The secret is climatizing them.." No amount of acclimatization will allow Yucca elephantipes to grow outside of zone 9. We see some in selected micro...

Maybe we should just plant it in my garden, let it grow on in size, and ID it after say 3 or 4 years ....hahaha. It is a nice Yucca for sure, but IDin...

Looks like you'll have plenty to plant this coming spring! Hope you have a strong back.Cheers, Barrie.

They can bloom young like you've seen. Mine, the one pictured in this thread has not yet flowered. Maybe next summer!Cheers, Barrie.

Wes is right. It may be best if you have a cool location (unheated/cool garage - cold frame - lighted crawl space etc.) that you can move the seedling...

I have trouble getting lights on a Christmas tree let alone any outdoor extras. I might get inspired when that Butia get's about 5 feet of trunk.Cheer...

Very cool pics. I fear mine have a long wait before attaining those proportions.Thanks, Barrie.

Hi Wes,I tucked dry burlap down into the growth spear for extra insulation but that's it. That's all I've ever done even when in Jan 2004 the temp dip...

I just came in for a quick break. Nice and sunny, 12c (54f) and dead calm. Feels milder than it is but I'm in shorts and a T shirt anyway. A far cry f...