Phoenix Robellini in bloom for 2nd time in 5 years.

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My Phoenix Robellini is in bloom for the 2nd time in 5 years. I bought it (2 gallon pot) from a roadside produce stand here in SOuth Jersey for 10 bucks five years ago and it is thriving. Presently the top shoots are up to my neck. I have it repotted in a large pot. it spends winter in a sunny SE facing window on the front sun porch, nights into the low 40s / high 30s. It is an amazing plant...Just beware the spines!!!!! ACK!!

Mike Trautner

Posted : 17/06/2011 6:49 pm

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Excellent photographs as always, Mike.
I always like it when a palm flowers as I think I'm doing something right. My Phoenix have never flowered, though--you are definitely doing something I'm not. Good job!

Posted : 18/06/2011 12:56 am

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Excellent photographs as always, Mike.
I always like it when a palm flowers as I think I'm doing something right. My Phoenix have never flowered, though--you are definitely doing something I'm not. Good job!

Thanks Erik...
I actually think this is probably the palm that gets the least TLC. It is a beaut though and getting so big!

Hope you are well during all the BS going on there. Sending good vibes ur way.
Mike

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Posted : 18/06/2011 7:46 am

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Mike, that's the healthiest looking P.roebellenii I've seen yet.
How many hours of shade daily?

Maybe the Black Cat is the secret. 😆

So is it a female?

Barb

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Posted : 18/06/2011 2:12 pm

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Very nice Phoenix robellini. I also think you are doing things right with your palm. Congrats.

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Posted : 18/06/2011 4:06 pm

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Mike, that's the healthiest looking P.roebellenii I've seen yet.
How many hours of shade daily?

Maybe the Black Cat is the secret. 😆

So is it a female?

Barb

Thanks Barb.....It gets full sun for about 5 hours daily and shade for the rest...It is a beauty. It is getting huge. Never even had a problem with scale or insects. It even goes to high 30s in the sun porch at night in winter

Mike Trautner

Posted : 18/06/2011 6:22 pm

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Very nice Phoenix robellini. I also think you are doing things right with your palm. Congrats.

John

Thanks. i do water t regularly in summer as it is outside in sun. I also feed it with Epsoma organic fertilizer. It's a local company...Cheap and good fertilizer
http://www.espoma.com/

Mike Trautner

Posted : 18/06/2011 6:24 pm

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Mike,
Excellent link, thanks!

I especially like their easy-to-understand chart on Plant Nutrition:

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/basics_01.html

Barb

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Posted : 18/06/2011 6:28 pm

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Mike,
Excellent link, thanks!

I especially like their easy-to-understand chart on Plant Nutrition:

http://www.espoma.com/p_consumer/basics_01.html

Barb

right. They sell at most major stores too: Home Depot , Lowes etc....

Mike Trautner

Posted : 18/06/2011 8:16 pm

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Will have to look around here...hope they're at Canadian home depots too.

Organic is so much safer...I like their philosophy...!
Besides, that PDP is the finest I've seen in a long time (of killing them myself 😆 😆 )

Barb

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Posted : 18/06/2011 8:57 pm

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Mike thats a wicked PDP ! I hope mine isnt to far behind that one! They really take off outside dont they? Full sun or shade, they dont seem to really care to much IMO. I like the spines. SO does my cat, she like to run against them when the plant is in the house 😯 ... yes, shes very strange.. looks sort of liek the sign on the gate!

I love these things! I cant wait till my canary island date palm gets that big!

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Posted : 18/06/2011 9:21 pm

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Jesse,
Mikes' is a PDP, Pygmy Date palm.
CIDP is Canary Island Date Palm.

Both fabulous palms.

Barb

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