Tavi,great report--like the detail. Does your Ml ever flower?Also, for comparison, do you overwinter Canna in the ground? --Erik

The plants will love that!Plus you have a long day length up there.

Excellent!I've only seen photos of blooms but they do look great. Here's hoping.

He means this one:I post there occasionally, but IMO it is not as good as this one. Palmsnorth is friendlier, and more focused on growing palms where ...

John,Look nice.My W filifera are in pots. They are getting serious insect damage from grashoppers. Are yours suffering insect damage?Erik

I'll have to put your wife in touch wth mine.Problem i s, she gets a horse for each of my palms, and they seem to cost more. :x

I got up at 5 am today but still no 27 C. Can you let me know what that feels like? Even with the AC on high I can't get the house that cold. My offic...

I left my two Sagos in their pots this year, thinking that they did not like the transplant shock of coming out of their winter pot into garden soil.N...

I just moved my potted Chamaedorea to my bathroom, decorated with a palm motif. Still off topic. :oops:

Jim,have you tried overwintering M/E lasiocarpa in ground? It seems nearly as hardy as Canna, so a possibility. --Erik

Welcome!No divorces needed. My wife thinks growing palms is an eccentric but harmless hobby, and likes that the garden looks nice and that I take her ...

For me, it is much harder to over winter than Musa basjoo. I never thought of Tilandsia outdoors in winter-- I just assumed it had to come in. :oops:

Nice!I'll try Tillandsia. Not too hard to find for sale down here. I've given up on Musella (or is it now Ensete?) lasiocarpa. I can over winter it wi...

Jim,your photos from last year were part our our inspiration to visit the Shaw. I just had to see that double coconut for myself!We passed on the med....