This photo shows what I call my "Sabal bed" as it is anchored by the Sabal palmetto W bought me (with my CC) plus two Sabal mexicana. It is south of the gazebo W painted pink and yellow to remind us of the Caribbean. Other plants include Colocasia, Caladiums, peppermint, Canna "Phaison" (=tropicanna), Canna "City of Portland", Hibiscus coccineus and rosa-sinensis, Musa basjoo "thin red line", Ruellia, Cycas revoluta, Ipomoea and Euonymous as ground cover, Campsis trained up a post, a lantana standard, Ilex vomitaria "nana", a Brugmansia, an Alpinia, a Punica (invisible here) plus a Trachy hidden in there for good measure. A barn cat is walking by the edge of the pool. This bed was pretty bare last year so I may have overdone the planting this year. What do you think?
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Oh man do I ever love Sabals... They are really my favourite of the hardy palms! Thanks for the pic.
Definitely a favorite palm with such great cold hardiness!
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Thanks, guys.
This is my first year to try over-wintering Sabal. I'm anxious as this bed is far from any electric outlets. Plus these palms are bigger than most I am used to overwintering under buckets. Any advice?
W in particular is determined not to lose the big cabbage palm. The Sabal mexicana were cheap (US$15) at an October sale in Dallas late last year, but they grew so well that I don't want to treat them as annuals. They are starting to make the costapalmate leaves I like so much. --Erik
Great bed, Erik! A little "tight" maybe (everything's going to keep maturing), a great and instant tropical feel.
Heck, just lift the gazebo (minus the floor) over above the Sabal(s).
I think a structure like last winter's butia protection is the minimum you'll need.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
How much effort would you be willing to put into protecting it?
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Barb,
thanks. A palm hut that tall won't be easy, but I put the cabbage palm close to the gazebo on purpose so I could use it structurally. Overhead protection is what I cannot figure out as the cabbage palm is so darn tall.
(Did I mention that I was the only one in the Tulsa area to buy one? The rest were trucked down to Dallas....)
W kept saying she would hire an electrician to run 110v AC out there but she lost her job so money has been tight. I could run a long extension cord out to the Sabal, though, and assume I'll have to. I was very happy with plumber's electric heat tape last winter and so figure I'll work that in somehow.
Jim,
can you give suggestions? Like a best plan, a plan B, something like that?
--Erik
Nothing wrong with running extension cord out there.
Sorry about W's job...bummer. 😥
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Wrap it in Burlap and then plastic when the Arctic cold hits-
if it does.
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Erik they all look great. Next spring we will be taking about how well they did through the winter.I hope I can say the same for my two S. louisiana. I will be setting up some new palm hut protection this Nov so if there is anything from what I do than can help you I`ll post pics.
John
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