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CHAMAEDOREA TEPEJILOTE
GARDEN OR INTERIOR PLANT
EXOTIC AND TROPICAL

This lush green leafed palm is natively single trunk. We like to plant several per pot. It is native to Mexico and Central America and gets to a height of about 15 feet. But, in containers, it usually only gets to about 8 or 10 feet. Leaves are wide and the trunks are thick and dark green with prominent rings. It takes filtered light outside or on the patio and can be grown inside the home. The two sizes offered are fairly large for their containers. The 5g are fairly easy to ship in a tall box.

Regular price 5g $155
Sale price 5 gallon $120

Regular price 15 gallon $255
Sale price 15 gallon $200

DYPSIS DECIPIENS - THE MANAMBE PALM
VERY UNUSUAL PALM SPECIES WITH INTERESTING BULGING TRUNK
WHITE CROWN SHAFT - MEDIUM HEIGHT

NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
FIRST TIME OFFERED BY US IN YEARS

Dypsis decipiens, known as the Manambe Palm, is one of my favorite Malagasy palms. It is a medium size but slow growing palm. With this said, they are hardy, colorful and an excellent addition to most gardens. They can grow in tropical to temperate climates, but seem to perform better in temperate (warmer/dry) conditions rather than tropical. These palms seem to do well in either full sun or bright filtered light. They have a tan colored, medium size bulging trunk that tapers near the crown shaft. Crown shafts can be green or silver-white in color. It is slow growing and, at maturity, reaches a height of about twenty to thirty feet. It is extremely sought after by enthusiasts. We have a limited number of 4 inch container plants, quite the same size as our sold out one gallons. This species is very slow growing.

Regular price 4 inch pots $75
Sale price 4 inch pots $55

CYCAS NEOCALEDONICA
AKA CYCAS SEEMANNII
ATTRACTIVE CYCAD WITH NO LEAF SPINES OR PRICKLES

Being a friend of the island of New Caledonia, I am going to show you the only cycad native to their country. It is Cycas neocaledonica. They are quite proud of it. But, taxonomists have in more recent years declassified it as a species and now call it Cycas seemannii. Most remarkable is the fact that this cycad essentially has nothing sharp or pointed to poke you. The leaf stems are without prickles or spines. Leaves are green and shiny. Crowns can hold as many as fifty leaves with lengths up to 7 feet. Trunks are 8 to 12 inches thick at maturity and overall height of centuries old plants can be over 40 feet. Most grow this species is part day sun or strong filtered light although it takes full sun right on the coast. Cold tolerance is about 22 to 24 degrees F. The plant shown below is about 20 year old, grown from seed. The picture from New Caledonia was taken by John Lyle.

Regular price old 15 gallon with caudex 6 x 19 inches $1875
Sale price this actual 15 gallon $1475

CYCAS NEOCALEDONICA caudex 6 x 19 inches

Cycas neocaledonic by John Lyle, New Caledonia

ENCEPHALARTOS CERINUS
DWARF AND RARE GRAY-GREEN CYCAD
NATIVE TO SOUTH AFRICA

This rare and almost extinct miniature cycad is from a single cliff in the KwaZulu-Natal district of South Africa. It is estimated there are about fifty plants remaining in the wild. It has blue-green leaves covered with a waxy substance that has a unique smell. The mature size of this cycad is small with caudexes under a foot and leaves under three feet long. It is a sun loving species and is cold hardy to the low 20's F. It never takes up much room. Garden photo by irieonline.

Regular price citrus pot size with 3 inch caudex $560
Sale price citrus pot with 3 inch caudex $440

Regular price 15 gallon with 3.5 inch caudex $650
Sale price this 15 gallon $510

Regular price 15 gallon with 5 inch caudex $925
Sale price this 15 gallon $725

Encephalartos cerinus two sizes 5 in on left, 3.5 in on right

Encephalartos cerinus 15gallon - two sizes 5 inch on left, 3.5 inch on right

Encephalartos cerinus 15gallon - two sizes 5 in on left, 3.5 in on right

COLOCASIA ESCULENTE BLACK SAPHIRE
BLACK FLAT LEAVES
MATURE HEIGHT FOUR TO FIVE FEET

This species is somewhat different than the Black Goblet above in the the leaves are more flat. It tolerates sun or part sun and has a sheen to the leaves. Leaves are black and maroon on the ventral side. Plants will cluster. Cold weather makes them underperform but this species tolerates a freeze. Do not water hardly at all during cold winter months. Sorry, but no garden photos available - rare species.

Regular Price 5 Gallon $95
Sale Price this size $70

AECHMEA SPECIES
CLUSTER OF MANY PLANTS - AGE OF CLUMPT 8 YEARS
ORANGE AND YELLOW BLOSSOMS

This Bromeliad has green leaves and upright orange and yellow blossoms that are about ten inches long on a long stalk. They reliably sucker every year and have mostly been grown in full sun. Along the cost I'd recommend full sun and at least some sun far inlant. They want to be wateredfrom above - i.e., their cups must be filled with water, Drip irrigation for all Bromeliads, unless you have over the plant sprayers, will not keep them alive. Mature height of the cluster is 3 to 4 feet. They have survived freezes at our location.

Regular price such a large 5 gallon cluster $175
Sale price this size 5 gallon cluster $135

Aechmea species 15g large cluistering with red / yellow blossomsteri

Aechmea species 15g large cluistering with red / yellow blossom

MONDAY, 25 AUGUST, 2025

BECCARIOPHOENIX ALFREDII
THE HIGH PLATEAU COCONUT PALM
RARE AND DIFFERENT MADAGASCAR PALM

Native to Madagascar, this recently discovered species is single trunk, gets to at least 40 feet in many decades and has surprising cold hardiness to the low 20's F. Leaves are pinnate. It takes full sun in most areas. The common name comes from it's resemblance to the true Coconut Palm. Leaves are green and not armed. Growth rate is rather fast. Habitat photo by TS RPS.

Regular price 5 gallon $155
Sale price this size $120

Regular price 36 inch box size $850
Sale price this size $675

CARYOTA URENS
THE GIANT MOUNTAIN FISHTAIL
FAST GROWING - SUPER TALL

Caryota urens is a tall single trunk monocarpic palm species native to Asia. It is fast growing and can get to a height of 70 feet. It is definitely a canopy-forming palm species. Leaves a green and leaflets are premorse (jagged at their ends). Some people love the grandeur of these palms. Trunks are tan, ringed and about 16 inches diameter on average. It will get taller and more quickly get there than almost any other palm in your garden. They want full sun and, especially if inland, plenty of water. Because they are monocarpic (flower and then die), one needs a plant that is near death to get seeds. This occurs rarely. We were able to germinate seeds from such a plant. I’ve not had seedlings for six to eight years. They are on their first or second leaf and can be mail ordered within the U.S. easily. Seeds haven't been available for years and this is the first time we've offered young plants for ten years.

Regular price band size $60
Sale price this size $45

Regular price one gallon $80
Sale price one gallon $60

Regular price two gallon $90
Sale price these sizes $70

ENCEPHALARTOS BLUE ARENARIUS
SEEDLINGS OF RARE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIUM SIZED CYCAD
IN SUN THESE PLANTS PLANT ON SALE WILL HAVE A BLUISH COLORED LEAF

This South African cycad is the blue form of a spiny cycad with curved leaves that loves sun along the coast. It is medium sized mature and fairly cold tolerant to about 22 degrees. Leaves are nicely curved downwards and leaflets heavily lobed with spines. Leaf color is green, blue green and sometimes prominently blue as seen with the second plant below.

Regular price this species in 5 gallon with 3 inch caudex $495
Sale price 5 gallon size with 3 inch caudex $375 (both parents super blue - needs outdoor sun)

Regular price the 15 gallon blue arenarius with 5 inch caudex $825
Sale price 15 gallon size with 5 inch caudex $650

Encephalartos blue arenarius 15g caudex 5 inches

CYCAS GUIZHOUENSIS
ARE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED CHINESE CYCAD
GREEN UPRIGHT LEAVES

This small to medium sized exotic cycad is from southwestern China. Only in the past 20 years has this species been available in the U.S. It has green upright leaves and can develop a trunk about three feet tall. Leaves are green and leaflets narrow and shiny. Sometimes you’ll see the leaflets twisted on their axis. It comes from elevations of 1000 to 1500 feet or more and has potential to have reasonable cold hardiness, at least into the mid and possibly low 20’s F. The crown width is about eight feet across with leaf lengths of three to five feet. At the nursery it seems to grow quite well. The garden photo is by George Yao PACSOA

Regular price 5 gallon caudex 3 inches $360
Sale price this 5 gallon $285

(NOTE: We should have smaller and larger plants of this species)

PHILODENDRON SPECIES
MULTIPLE RARE SPECIES TO CHOOSE FROM
UNUSUAL LEAF SHAPES
FROM CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDEN

Years ago we obtained some Philodendron cuttings from a well known CA Botanical Garden. This included about eight different types. They were from wild collected plants originally and no identification was made. We've propagated all of them. Most are in 2 gallon pots. These are also mostly climbing types of Philodendron. Plant them adjacent to a tree trunk, post or fence - they'll attach and support themselves. Below I'm showing several different types or species. They are good growers and survive our local weather in shade quite well. Drop in to check them out. All are on offered at a sale price. Examples are given below.

Regular price one, two and three gallon $75 - $125
Sale price one, two and three size $55 - $95

FERN - BLECHNUM GIBBUM
THE BLECHNUM FERN
THE MINIATURE TREE FERN

This hard to find fern looks like a tiny tree fern. Trunks are about two to three inches wide and mature heights average five feet. Leaves are about two feet long with fine green leaflets. We also have a variety with red emergent new leaves. They want filtered light and ample water.

Regular price 5 gallon $95
Sale price this size $70

Regular price large squat 15 gallon $225
Sale price squat 15 gallon $175

FRIDAY, 22 AUGUST, 2025

CHAMBEYRONIA HOOKERI
THE BLONDE FLAME THROWER PALM
YELLOW COLORED CROWN SHAFT

Similar to the C. macrocarpa below, this palm is known for its yellow to gold colored crown shaft. It does throw a new red leaf and gets to a mature height of about 25 feet. Leaves are green and thick in texture. Part day sun works best in most areas. Cold hardiness is the low 20's F.

Regular price 5g $155
Sale price 5 gallon $120

Regular price 15 gallon $255
Sale price 15 gallon $200

CARYOTA GIGAS
MOUNTAIN GIANT FISHTAIL - GIANT BLACK FISHTAIL
AKA CARYOTA OBTUSA

This is one of the most popular Fishtail Palms because of it's beautiful full leaves. It has leaf lengths up to 14 feet with similar widths and definitely produces shade. It is quick growing and has a thick trunk, especially at the base. So, it needs plenty of room. It wants full sun and is cold hardy to the low 20's F. Like all Fishtail Palms, it is monocarpic - and dies when it flowers and finishes its seeding process. This palm is rather hard to find with size nowadays. A side note is that one taxonomist feels it should be called "Caryota obtusa", a species from India. Limited supply on larger size.

Regular price one gallon $80
Sale price one gallon $60

Regular price 20/25 gallon $595
Sale price 20/25 gallon $475 (only one or two left)

CERATOZAMIA MEXICANA
LUSH GREEN CYCAD FOR FILTERED LIGHT
GREAT BUY ON CONING OR NEAR CONING PLANTS

This tropical appearing green cycad is native to Mexico and has long, arching leaves with wide leaflets. They prefer filtered light and ample room for the horizontal leaves. A large old caudex would be 18 inches tall. Cold hardiness is into the upper teens F. They also can be grown as a patio plant. Caudexes on these sale plants are 6 to 7 inches, some in cone. A second plant photo below shows a female cone. These cycads are very large for their pots. We have limited numbers available.

Regular price these 15g about 7 inch caudex, either sex is $1015
Sales price this size in a 15g $775

Note: Also have 5 gallon, other 15 gallon and 25 gallon not shown here - 20% off regular price.

CYCAS DEBAOENSIS
SUPER RARE RATHER NEWLY INTRODUCED CYCAD FROM CHINA

MULTIPINNATE LEAVES, SMALL CAUDEX, LONG LEAVES
A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY CYCAD ENTHUSIAST!

In my opinion, this is one of the most desirable cycad species introduced in the past several decades. It was formally described in 1996. Native to China, it is a plant with a rather small caudex, typically under a foot in size, but with long leaves that stretch upwards and will divide to the third order. Some argue that it's just "bi-pinnate", but if you research pictures of the leaves, there is a small stem leading to two or three leaflets. Therefore, I consider it to be "tri-pinnate". In other words, the main stem will fork and that branch will fork again, this last stem holding the leaflets.. The Caryota palm divides to the second order and is considered to be multipinate as well. With this branching, this species produces a very tropical and exotic appearing leaf. It typically will hold two to four leaves, but has been reported to hold as many as ten leaves. Length of these can reach ten feet. They tend to go straight upwards, flexing down over time. Cycas debaoensis prefers filtered light and is cold hardy to the lower 20's F. This is such a great species that I'm showing lots of photos below from our Nursery or a botanical garden.

Regular price band size seedlings $100
Sale price band sized seedlings $75

Also have 5 gallon size (larger) not shown here but still 20% off

COLOCASIA GINGANTEA
LARGE PURPLE-GREEN LEAVES WITH YELLOWISH VEINS
A LARGE OVERHEAD VARIETY

This is a large type of Colocasia is a larger hybrid variety with three to four feet long leaves and mature height of six to eight feet. Leaves are greenish with a purple hue. The undersides are purple. Leaves reach upwards and get to six or eight feet tall. It tolerates half day sun on the coast. Limit water during winter as plants go into decline then but usually come back (if not over-watered) in the spring. Both photos below showing huge leaves are c/o Pinterest, unknown authors.

Regular price one gallon $50
Sale price one gallon $37.50

Colocasia gigantea californias Pinterest

PHILODENDRON SELLOUM
VERY LARGE SPLIT LEAF PHILODENDRON
ALONG THE COAST FOR SUN OR SHADE

This is an interesting type of Philodendron for those of you who like big leafed, climbing species. It's been available for many decades, but more recently is hard to find. It can develop three foot leaves with a stem that is 4 to 5 inches thick. It likes to climb and will go slowly up a trunked palm tree. In my garden, I have several that have ten foot long trunks. They show interesting old leaf base scars and have lots of aerial roots. As mentioned, this is a climbing species. If you plant them where there’s nothing to hang onto they will do fine but produce a shorter, fat trunk for support. They take coastal full or part day sun. Far inland areas should give it a few hours of sun or strong filtered light. They can be grown as a houseplant. Their cold hardiness is down to at least the mid to low 20’s F. The plant shown below was grown in full sun so it's more of a lime green. In shade they are more of a dark green. Very limited supply currently.

Regular price 20 gallon $325 (sun grown)
Sale price 20 gallon $250

WEDNESDAY, 20 AUGUST, 2025

CHAMAEDOREA PLUMOSA
THE BABY QUEEN PALM
MEDIUM SIZE - TAKES FULL COASTAL SUN

This sun tolerant single trunk palm, that is native to Mexico, gets up to about 14 feet in height. It has a green, ringed trunk about 1.5 inches in diameter. The leaves are plumose or fluffy. They are quick growing and perfect for narrow planter areas. It will take full coastal sun. Cold hardiness is into the mid-twenties F. It can also be used as a houseplant in a bright area. To give a better appearance, we grow several plants in one pot. Shown are our 15g plants. Sometimes we also have 1 & 5 gallon available but are currently sold out of these sizes.

Regular price 5 gallon $135
Sale price 5 gallon $100

Regular price 15g $235
Sale price 15 gallon $180

CHAMAEDOREA TENELLA
DWARF MINIATURE SINGLE TRUNK PALM

UNDERSTORY- SUPER RARE PALM
SIMPLE LEAVES - NEVER OVER A FEW FEET TALL

This dwarf understory palm species has entire, small leaves, a very thin trunk the size of a pencil and a mature height never over two to three feet. It comes from high elevation mountainous areas of Mexico. It's extremely rare and hard to find. The seedlings we're offering this year came from domestic plants in San Diego County. They are about a year old. We got these in last year and about ten sold out quickly. I rarely have them for sale. They need a filtered light environment and should be cold hardy at least into the mid-twenties F. I can mail order these. Limited numbers available! Remember, hardly ever available for sale!

Regular price band size $80
Sale price this size $60

MACROZAMIA MOOREI
LARGE GREEN AUSTRALIA CYCAD
LONG KEELED LEAVES

This species is the largest of any Macrozamia and is from Queensland, Australia. Trunk height can get to twenty feet. It has a fairly thick trunk to an 18 inch diameter or more. Age estimated to be at least 40 years. Leaves are also keeled. Leaf length can reach eight feet. So, give it some room when planted. A nice thing about this species is that it is fairly cold hardy for a cycad. I've gotten reports that it's the easiest cycad to grow in the SF Bay area and can tolerate temperatures into the upper teens F. without protection. It is a full sun species. Garden specimen by people.hws.edu by Mitchel.jpg

Regular price boxed specimen 50 years old with 18 inch wide caudex and equal height $4800
Sale price this or similar boxed old plant $1500 - a super discount!

Macrozamia moorei by people.hws.edu by Mitchel.jpg

ZAMIA PAUCIJUGA HYBRID
SHOULD BE DWARF SPECIES FOR A BIT OF SUN
UNKNOWN PARENTAGE

We are offering here what we think is a hybrid of Zamia paucijuga. The latter is a dwarf cycad from Mexico. The seeds came from Z. paucijuga but they are a bit different. Leaves are a little stiffer and thicker than we'd anticipate. I think it'll be a filtered light plant that won't get tall. It's a bit of a "grab bag".

Regular price cit pot with 2.5 inch caudex $337.50
Sale price cit pot 2.5 inch caudex $265

ANTHURIUM HOOKERI
THE BIRDS NEST ANTHURIUM
EXOTIC - WIDE, UPRIGHT GREEN LEAVES

These plants are one of our most popular understory companion plants. They have wide leaves that will get to three to four feet long. They are a heavy leaf with wavy edges. Growth is slow and mature height is about five to six feet. They will form a bit of trunk with aerial roots. Filtered light is preferred. Protect from snails.

Regular price 5 gallon size $95
Sale price this size $70

Regular price 15g very old $400
Sale price 15 gallon $300

MONDAY, 18 AUGUST, 2025

BISMARCKIA NOBILIS
BLUE FAN PALM FROM MADAGASCAR
IMPRESSIVE SPECIMEN PALM IN GARDEN

Native to hot areas of Madagascar, this is an intensely blue, medium to large tropical fan palm with large blue leaves. It wants full sun and loves heat. Cold tolerance to about 20 degrees F. Well grown, it is a "show stopper". Grown in shade, it may not hold its blue color. In the right areas, expect an eventual height of 30 feet or more. We're offering three sizes on sale, all great for garden planting right now. I've shown as well a grove of good sized specimens below. All three sizes are shown below from 5g up to 25g.

Regular price 5g $135
Sale price this size $100

Regular price 15 gallon $235
Sale price this size $180

Regular price 20 or 25 gallon $575 (may be special order)
Sale price this size $455

ENCEPHALARTOS LONGIFOLIUS
BEAUTIFUL BLUE OR GREEN SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD
MEDIUM SIZED MATURE - TOLERATES COASTAL FULL SUN

Discovered in the late 1770's, this was one of the first fully described species of Encephalartos. It's native to the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. In a century or two, trunks can reach up over fifteen feet and divide overhead. Suckers are produced at the base. Leaves are strongly curved downwards in a very attractive manner. Leaf length is three to six feet. Leaf color is variable. They can be anywhere from a dark olive green to a brilliant blue. Leaves are keeled and leaflets overlap and stack. In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful cycads in the world. Yes, it can get tall, but long after an average person's life span. It likes coastal sun and partial sun in the desert. Cold hardiness is down to the very low 20's F.

Regular price citrus pot with 2.5 inch caudex $375
Sales price citrus pot with 2.5 inch caudex $285

Regular price 15 gallon with caudex 3 inches $450
Sale price 15g this size $355

ENCEPHALARTOS LONGIFOLIUS CIT POT 2.5 IN

GINGER - SHELL GINGER, VARIEGATED
HANGING WHITE AND RED BLOSSOM
TAKES FULL COASTAL SUN

We grow both the variegated and green varieties of Shell ginger. We have 5g and 15g sizes. We're putting both on sale and are showing the 15g variegated form here. This is a Ginger that will get a height of about seven feet or a bit more. Blossoms hang downwards. It likes sun or part sun. Cold hardiness is into the mid-twenties F. It's easy to grow and does sucker.

Regular price 5 gallon $95
Sale price 5 gallon $70

Regular price 15g $195
Sale price this size $155

FRIDAY, 15 AUGUST, 2025

BURRETIOKENTIA KOGHIENSIS
RARE NEW CALEDONIAN PALM
THIN TRUNK AND WHITE CROWN SHAFT

About 45 minutes out of Noumea (the capital) of New Caledonia is Mount Koghi. This is the home habitat for this species. It has a thin to medium trunk, a white crown shaft and gets to about 25 feet tall. Leaves are pinnate, slightly arched and sometimes red emergent. It's very beautiful and does great in Southern California. Most grow it in part day sun. Cold tolerance is into the mid-twenties F. The plants on sale are very old, nicely sized 5 & 15 gallon. Some are even bigger than shown in the photos below.

Regular price 5 gallon $155
Sale price 5 gallon $120

Regular price 15g $255
Sale price this size $200

ENCEPHALARTOS KISAMBO
CENTRAL AFRICAN GREEN CYCAD
LONG UPRIGHT LEAVES

This rare cycad is from Kenya and Tanzania. It can develop five to ten feet of trunk and has exceptionally long upright leaves to ten feet. Leaves are green and leaflets are somewhat wide. It is not a small mature plant. It wants full coastal sun or part sun. In inland areas, morning sun only is recommended. Cold hardiness is down to the mid to lower twenties F. We have a pretty good selection of various other sizes available.

Regular price 1.5 gallon with 1.5 inch caudex $175
Sale price 1.5 gallon with 1.5 inch caudex $125

Regular price 15 gallon with 9 inch caudex $1485
Sale price 15 gallon this 15 gallon with 9 inch caudex $1175

Regular price fifty year old 36 inch box size with caudex 23 x 43 inches $7600
Sale price this actual old specimen as described $5900

ENCEPHALARTOS KISAMBO 36 in box 23 x 43 inches

ENSETE VENTICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

LARGE SINGLE TRUNK RED TROPICAL PLANT

Shown are different sizes of the popuular Red Banana, Ensete ventricosum mauerlii. This is a quick growing tropical plant that can get to ten to fifteen feet tall and grows in full coastal sun. Leaves are green with prominent red to both the dorsal and ventral sides. Trunks are at least 18 inches thick and leaves are fleshy and soft - typical of bananas and Ensete. It does not be edible fruit. Cold hardiness is down to about a freeze. Colder weather damages the leaves in winter. This is a fast growing plant but typically only lives for about 7 years before flowering and dying. The garden photo is by Linda Cochran.

Regular price one gallon $50
Sale price one gallon $35

Regular price 5 gallon $95
Sale price 5 gallon $70

Regular price 15 gallon $225
Sale price 15 gallon $165

WEDNESDAY, 13 AUGUST, 2025

ARCHONTOPHOENIX PURPUREA
RARE TYPE OF KING PALM
PURPLE COLORED CROWN SHAFT

This is an unusual type of King Palm that has a purple colored crown shaft when it gets bigger. You won't see this on smaller plants as shown here, but once the tree has a little trunk it appears. It is single trunk, crown shafted, has green leaves with silver underside, and gets to a mature height of 30 to 35 feet in CA. Along the coast takes full sun, part sun far inland. Cold tolerant to about 25 - 27 degrees F. We have limited numbers in the 15g size.

Regular price 5 gallon $135
Sale price 5 gallon $100

Regular price 15g $235
Sale price this size $180

ENCEPHALARTOS EUGENE-MARAISII
VERY RARE BLUE CYCAD FROM TANSVAAL AREA, SOUTH AFRICA
SLOW GROWING, COLLECTABLE, VERY RARE

This very sought after species is slow growing but strikingly beautiful when mature. It is from the northern part of the country of South Africa. Leaves are blue to blue-green and keeled. Mature height in a century is about ten feet. It wants sun and can be grown by most in our area. This species is very difficult to find. All plants this species in very limited supply.

Regular price band sized seedlings $125
Sale price these band seedlings $85

Regular price 1 & 2 gallon with caudex size 1-2 inches $525
Sale price 1 & 2 gallon caudex size 1-2 inches $395

Regular price citrus pot size with caudex 2.75 inches $962.50
Sale price citrus pot with 2.75 inches $750

Regular price citrus pot with caudex 2 inches $700
Sale price citrus pot 2 inches $545

Regular price 15 gallon with caudex 4 inches and two 4 inch pups $1750
Sale price this actuasl 15 gallon cycad $1385

Encephalartos eugene-maraisii 1 & 2 gallon with caudex size 1-2 inches

ENCEPHALARTOS EUGENE-MARAISII cit pot 2.75 in

Encephalartos eugene-maraisii caudx 4 inch with two pups

BROMELIADS - ASSORTED
FANTASTIC COLOR FOR THE GARDEN FLOOR
MANY TAKE FILTERED LIGHT

See above. The species shown below are larger or more rare than those above. But, some are definitely worth the extra price. Some are for shade, some for sun. Many make stunning blossoms and others make huge specimen cycads of great color.

Regular price 8 to 10 inch pots & 5 gallon $85-$135
Sale price these plants is size $65 - $95

MONDAY, 11 AUGUST, 2025

ARENGA ENGLERI
THE DWARF SUGAR PALM
SUCKERING PALM - HEIGHT TO TEN FEET

This suckering Asian palm gets to a height of eight to ten feet. Leaflet tips are jagged and silver underneath. It also have very fragrant blossoms. It is a slow growing palm. It takes about five years to produce a nice 5g. On the coast, it can take anywhere from full sun to filtered light. Cold hardiness is about 18 degrees F. The 5g size is easy to ship.

Regular price 5 gallon $145
Sale price this size $110

Regular price 15 gallon $255
Sale price this size $185

Regular price 25 gallon $595
Sale price 25 gallon $465 (huge)

CYCAS DEBAOENSIS
SUPER RARE RATHER NEWLY INTRODUCED CYCAD FROM CHINA

Regular price band size seedlings $100
Sale price band sized seedlings $75

Also have 5 gallon size (larger) not shown here but still 20% off

ALOCSIA LOW RIDER
DWARF ALOCASIA
MATURE HEIGHT 3 TO 4 FEET

This dwarf species of Alocasia is known (as the name applies) only gets to a mature height of two to three feet. It seems to be a good growing hybrid with very wavy green leaves with light yellow veins and dark purple leaf stems. Also different is that the leaf edges are wavy as well. Because of it's compact size, it is ideal as a houseplant or patio plant. It wants filtered sunlight or a bit of sun. We only have one & five sizes available.

Regular price 1 gallon $50
Sale price 1 gallon $37.50

Regular price 5 gallon $95
Sale price 5 gallon $70

SEE SUMMER 2025 SALE

FROM DATE BELOW TO BOTTOM, REGULAR BUT RECENT BLOG POSTS -
SUMMER SALE ABOVE

FRIDAY, 8 AUGUST, 2025

CHRISTMAS DAY - PALM & TROPICAL PLANT EXCURSION

AROUND SAN DIEGO, CA
UNUSUAL SPECIES - TREES IN FLOWER
LOTS OF DIFFERENT PALMS

About five years ago my wife and I were sort of bored come mid-Christmas day. No family visitors - All by ourselves. So, off we went to do one of our favorite things. That is - driving around looking for unusual plant species. We do this from time to time. Our local Royal poinciana has been forming mature seed pods, so that was a great starting point. From there we went to Balboa Park to photograph some nice palms. Then, area by area we worked our way to Mission Bay Park near San Diego Bay. I'm sharing some photos of great species that may interest you. I particular focused on Brahea edulis (which does super well here) and a stand of Livistona decipiens (decora) which are in fruit.

Included are some nice succulent trees and some flowering trees still with blossoms in December. Also shown below are a few nice palm species. All in alphabetical order.
This is just meant to be a photographic presentation with no comments or text other than species names.

Archontophoenix purpurea, Balboa Park	Bauhinia variegata in blossom, San Diego, CA	Bauhinia variegata in blossom
Brachychiton rupestrisut - Balboa Park, San Diego	Brachychiton rupestris	Brahea armata juvenile
Brahea edulis, fruiting - Mission Bay Park, San Diego	Brahea edulis, fruiting	Brahea edulis, close up of rough trunk
Caryota gigas, not mature size - growing in San Diego	Caryota gigas	Coryline fruiticosa in full sun
Crinum amabile - Queen Emma Lily	Crinum amabile - Queen Emma Lily	Dasylirion longissimum
Dracena draco, Balboa Park, San Diego	Dracena draco fruit	Dracena draco
Dypsis lutescens Balboa Park S.D.	Howea forsteriana triple Clairmont area San Diego	Hibiscus in December flower
Hibiscus in December flower	Hyphanae species, San Diego	Jubaea chilensis
Jubaea chilensis Mission Bay Park, San Diego	Livistona decipiesn - decora	Livistona decipiesn - decora
Livistona decipiesn - decora	Livistona decipiens Misson Bay Park, SanDiego	Livistona decipiesn - decora
Papaya with December fruit Hillcrest area of San Diego	Papaya with December fruit	Phoenix reclinata Balboa Park, San Diego
Phoenix reclinata	Sabal aplmetto in Balboa Park	Sabal palmetto
Staghorn Fern in tree	Staghorn Fern in tree	Trithrinax acanthicoma
Trithrinax acanthicoma Balboa Park	Trithrinax acanthicoma	Tropical Garden JW
Veitchia in San Diego (Hillcrest) species	Veitchia species	Veitchia species
Washingtonia robusta, old and tall along street in Northpark area of San Diego	Washingtonia robusta telephoto from 2 miles with Mission Bay in background.	Mitzi, my wife, palm spotter, next to Jubaea

COLORFUL HAWAIIAN TI PLANTS
CORDYLINE FRUITICOSA

NEW TYPES IN ALL THE TIME
GREAT COLORFUL COMPANION PLANTS

SELECTION CHANGING EVERY WEEK OR TWO

Country or area of origin: Southeastern Asia, Australia, PNG, Polynesia
Mature height: This type of tropical Ti plants are rarely over six to eight feet tall.
Sun Requirements:  Along the coast, it's best to grow them in a bit of sun or filtered light. Over time they can be acclimated to full sun. In inland areas, one must grow them in filtered light.
Cold Tolerance:  Temperatures above a freeze are idea although a few varieties can take into the upper 20's F.
Water Requirements:  Moderate
Rate of Growth:  Moderate growing
Sizes Available: 3 gallon
Size shown:  3g and garden specimens
Comments: These colorful Ti's are propagated in tropical areas and shipped to California. Most come from HI and FL. People like them because they add great color to the garden. Shown here are some nice cultivars we've had in the past few years. Availability is changing every month. We've found the darker the colors, the easier they are to grow.

We are always getting in new Hawaiian Ti plants. They almost always have red in them - sometimes subtle, other times more prominent. Background colors include black and green. Sometimes we get in pastel colors. All are very nice.

DYPSIS DECARYI
THE TRIANGLE PALM

MEDIUM MATURE HEIGHT
THREE SIDED CROWN SHAFT WITH COLOR
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

This Madagascar palm is known as the "Triangle Palm" because the crown shaft has three flat sides. This crown shaft has multiple colors including purple, silver and black. It gets to a mature height of about 22 feet in 3 decades. It loves heat and sun. Leaves are a gray-green color and there is prominent speckling in the inner crown with dark colors. It is slow growing. It has a cold tolerance of about 24 degrees F. The 15 gallon size on Special are nicely sized for their containers. These are too big for mail order but we do have smaller more shippable sizes available. These 15 gallon are acclimated to sun and ready to be planted in the garden.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $245
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE $215

Remember to mention this Blog Special at the time of purchase

RHOPALOSTYLIS HYBRID
SAPIDA X BAUERI

SHOWING HYBRID VIGOR - SHOULD BE A WINNER!
TEN DAY SPECIAL ON 15 GALLON SIZE

For those of you with growing experience, you understand that palms, even monoecious palms, can hybridize. We got in some plants and were told that they were "sapida". But, looking at them you'll know they are not pure sapida. Seeds came off a Rhopalostylis sapida seed bearing tree. The dark petioles (brown) and downward flexing leaves show that they are a hybrid - baueri blood. Sorry, but I have no photos of a mature garden tree of this hybrid. They can take part day sun or filtered light in most areas. Cold hardiness will be about 20 degrees F. I have no mature hybrid garden plants to show at this time. But, below, I'm showing the two parents I think that made this hybrid.

REGULAR PRICE THESE 15g $255
TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE 15 GALLON $225



Rhopalostylis sapida	Rhopalostylis baueri

VEITCHIA WININ
FAILY NARROW TRUNKED TROPICAL PINNATE PALM
GROWS WELL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SINGLE TRUNK - FULL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

This single trunk pinnate trunk is native to Vanuatu. We have been growing it for years at the Nursery. In Southern CA expect a mature height of about 30 feet. In the wild they have reached about 50 feet. The trunk is narrow for a Veitchia. Trunks have prominent rings. Leaflets are pinnate and green with ragged ends. This is a very rare palm and endangered in the wild. We have only a few 15g available. It wants full sun and is cold hardy into the upper 20's F.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $275
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON $245

ARCHONTOPHOENIX MAXIMA
LARGEST OF THE KING PALMS

GREEN LEAVES – STATELY TRUNK AND CROWN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

By popular demand I have put this great palm on special. This is the largest of the King Palm family. It got its name "maxima" by the flower size, but most have found it to be an aggressive grower, have a larger trunk and get taller than the other species of King Palms. It does have silver on the underside of the leaves. The crown shaft is sort of a yellow, sometimes blue color. It is a quick growing pinnate palm native to Australia. It's rare to see them available and also hard to find good photos of this species. The plants I'm putting on special are the 15 gallon size, mostly singles but some multiples. It tolerates full coastal sun and is cold hardy into the mid-twenties F. Another interesting thing is that sometimes they’ll throw a new red leaf as shown in one photo below.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $235
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON $215

Of note, our Archontophoenix "teracarpa" is probably a larger King Palm than A. maxima but still escapes exact species identification. It does not have silver undersides to the leaflets and has a blue crown shaft. It is routinely discussed elsewhere at this Blog. The habitat photo is by Luke Nancarrow AU.

ARCHONTOPHOENIX MAXIMA
LARGEST OF THE KING PALMS

GREEN LEAVES – STATELY TRUNK AND CROWN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

FOR SPECIES DESCRIPTION, SEE ABOVE

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $135
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $110

DYPSIS LEPTOCHEILOS
THE TEDDY BEAR PALM

EVERYONE LOVES THIS PALM
ONE OF THE BEST MADAGASCAR PALMS
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5G SIZE

The Teddy Bear Palm has become super popular because it grows well in Southern California, has a rusty colored, fuzzy crown shaft, has a silver, ringed trunk and doesn't get too tall. For most enthusiasts, it's among the "top ten" Madagascar palms. Mature height is about 25 feet. Right on the coast it does well with full sun. Cold hardiness is about 25 degrees F. Growth rate is medium. One can grow it in part day sun as well. The average enthusiast, once he sees a mature plant, just "has to have one". Expect a mature height in California of about 25 feet or a bit more. Trunk diameter is usually about eight inches. The crown shaft is the most prominent trait - fuzzy, rusty red and quite touchable. The latter trait is why it's called the "Teddy Bear Palm". We’re putting our five gallon size on Special but only have a few available.

REGULAR PRICE 5G SIZE $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $125

Mention this Special for your discount.

CHAMAEDOREA COSTARICANA
ONE OF THE BEST BAMBOO PALMS

EASY TO GROW - A GREAT INTERIOR PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

This suckering palm species is native to Mexico and Central America. It is one of about four types of "Bamboo Palms" and is probably either the best or in a stiff competition with Chamaedorea hooperiana. This species gets to a mature height of twelve to sixteen feet, has strong 1 inch to 1.5 inch trunks which are green in color with prominent rings, and about three to four foot long leaves. It is an upright grower and does clump. It doesn't run. It takes filtered light or morning sun along the coast. I've even heard of some growing it in full sun although I'd not recommend it. It is a good growing species. Cold hardiness is into the mid to lower 20's F.

Below I'm showing in the first six photos the 5g size which we’re putting on sale. This size can be mail ordered no problem.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $125

Remember: Mention this Special for this Blog Only discounted price.

LIVISTONA LANUGINOSA
THE WOOLY LIVISTONA

TALL, THINNER TRUNK
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 G SIZE

This single trunk fan palm is native to northeastern Australia. It has previously been referred to as the Cape River Livistona. Formal description was first done by John Dowe in 1998 - followed by other revisions. It gets to heights above thirty feet with a trunk diameter of 10 to 18 inches. In habitat it tolerates hot and arid conditions. It is a full sun species with cold hardiness to at least the low 20's F.

REGULAR PRICE 5G $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $125

Just mention this Blog Special for your discount. The first habitat photo is c/o Darrel Oconnor Palmpedia and the second by John Dowe c/o Palm Specialist Group

ROYSTONEA OLERACEA
THE SOUTH AMERICAN ROYAL PALM

TALL PINNATE PALM WITH LUSH GREEN FOLIAGE
LONG PROMINENT CROWN SHAFT
TEN DAY SPECIAL SEEDLINGS IN BANDS

This species of Royal Palm is native to the lower Caribbean Islands and northern South America. References say it can reach heights of sixty feet but I've personally seen a grove of 100 year old trees in New Caledonia that surpass 100 feet. They are fast growing, have green leaves, a prominent crown shaft and hold their leaves typically in the upper half of the leaf-crown sphere. They want sun and are cold hardy to about 25 degrees F. On sale are one year old band sized seedlings. Limited numbers available.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $55

Easy to mail order.

DYPSIS DECARYI
THE TRIANGLE PALM

MEDIUM MATURE HEIGHT - COLD HARDY INTO MID-TWENTIES
THREE SIDED CROWN SHAFT – LOVES HOT SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL LARGE BAND SIZED PLANTS

This Madagascar palm is known as the "Triangle Palm" because the crown shaft has three flat sides. It gets to a mature height of about 22 feet in 3 decades. It loves heat and sun. Leaves are a gray-green color and there is prominent speckling in the inner crown with dark colors. It is slow growing. It has a cold tolerance of about 24 degrees F. Be aware that this palm doesn’t do well in shade and doesn’t want to be shaded out by overhead trees. The band sized seedlings are quite large for their pots and need to be repotted into a 5 gallon container. Easy to mail order.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $55

Mention this Blog Only Special at the time of purchase. We also have 5g, 15g and 25g plants available

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS
SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM

NATIVE TO NEW CALEDONIA
THIN TRUNK - VERY ELEGANT
SPECIAL - VERY NICE BAND SIZE PLANTS

This is a single trunk, crown shafted pinnate palm native to New Caledonia. Many feel it's the prettiest species of this genus. It gets to a height of about 40 feet or more and has a thin trunk. Leaves are upright, green and arched. They are keeled and green in color. The crown shaft is a copper color, covered with a white wax. It can be grown in some sun, depending on where you live. It's probably best to start it in bright filtered light and let it work its way into overhead sun. Growth rate is good, comparable or faster than K. oliviformis. Cold tolerance is down to about a freeze.

This is an extremely difficult species to find for sale nowadays. I only have an excellent selection of large band sized plants. This is an extremely rare species and we rarely have them for sale.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $55

Photos of large plant below by TS at RPS.

LEPIDOZAMIA PEROFFSKYANA
A "USER FRIENDLY" LARGE CYCAD

GREEN LEAVES – NO SPINES
MEDIUM SIZED MATURE
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE AS SHOWN

I enjoy talking about this species because it is one of my favorites. It is a large species over time. I say 'user friendly" because this is one of the few species that has absolutely no spines; none of the leaflets, none one the stems. A leaf brushing across your face feels no more intense than brushing past a Maiden Hair Fern. We have a huge selection of this species. I am going to show you an assortment of plants. Below are a few of the main characteristics of this species:

*Large species with trunks slowly getting to over ten feet
*Leaf length typically six to eight feet, sometimes bigger.
*Trunk diameter to 18 inches
*Smooth petiole with no spines
*Great for strong filtered light or full sun along the coast
*Large interesting cones
*Leaflets soft and glossy green in color
*New leaves emerge upward, older leaves lay more horizontal
*Easy to grow

I've found that even customers who say "I only like palms, not cycads" tend to love this species.
The plant size on special are our band sized seedlings. Most have about three leaves presently, bigger than shown below. These bands can be shipped. I am also showing some garden specimens.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $85
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $70

ENCEPHALARTOS MUNCHII
A RARE CENTRAL AFRICAN CYCAD

BLUE – GREEN SPINY LEAFLETS
SUPER DIFFICULT TO FIND
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON WITH 2.5 INCH CAUDEX

Native to Mozambique, this small to medium sized cycad grows in scrub forest among rocks and boulders. It is distinguished by its blue to blue-green color and by having leaflets that are prominently spiny. In my experience, leaf color is sometimes very blue, other times blue-green. You'll sometimes hear the description as "soapy green" to describe the leaves. Overall, the leaf color is variable. Trunk size is usually under three feet. Upright leaves are about four feet long or less. Leaves are keeled and leaflets are lanceolate and spiny. This species likes full sun and is cold tolerant into the low 20's F. We are putting 5 gallon sized plants with caudexes of 2.5 inches. We also have some in 5g and citrus pot in 3 to 4 inches. Most will have either blue or blue green leaves. (from blue parents) but need age and sun to show the blue. These are easy to mail order, weather permitting.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON WITH 2.5 INCH CAUDEX $425
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON WITH CAUDEX 2.5 INCHES $300

Remember that we do have larger plants available, even for mail order.

DIOON EDULE
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MEXICAN CYCAD

FOR A CYCAD, VERY COLD HARDY
TOLERATES DESERT SUN - ONE OF BEST FOR THIS
TEN DAY SPECIAL BIG 15 GALLON PLANTS

Dioon edule is a typically small to medium sized sun-loving cycad from Mexico. There are known to be about six different varieties of this species - all from different localities. Leaves are typically green to blue-green. Leaflets at pointed at the end and otherwise un-armed. Dioon edule is one of the few cycads that tolerates hot direct desert sun. The Sago Palm can't claim this ability. Cold tolerance is excellent, being able to take cold weather into the teens F. We recently got in a handful of great 15 gallon plants with caudexes of about 6 inches or larger. They are gorgeous.

REGULAR PRICE THESE 15 GALLON PLANTS $725
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS GROUP OF 15 GALLON DIOONS $625

This is a great buy. But, remember to mention this Special for your discount when you purchase. Mail order possible.

DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA
THE TASMANIAN TREE FERN

FAIRLY COLD HARDY, THINNER TRUNK
TEN DAY SPECIAL NICE 5G SIZE

This typically single trunk tree fern is native to Southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It is much slower growing than the Australian Tree Fern above and has a mature height typically of 8 to 10 feet although they can get even taller. Trunks are a similar diameter to the Australian Tree Fern. Of note, apparently the lower trunk is filled with old, decaying trunk material and new roots grow through this material to get water and nutrition. Cuttings of the top of the trunk can be re-established and root out. This plant likes a bit of sun or filtered light and also loves water. Cold tolerance is 25 degrees F. or lower. The 5g on sale here are very nice as shown.

REGULAR PRICE 5G $95
TEN DAYS SPECIAL THIS SIZE $75

Remember: Mention this Blog Special for your discount.

BLACK ROSE, STARBURST AND OTHERS
AEONIUM ARBOREUM

BLACK-RED , VARIEGATED AND GREEN VARIETIES
SMALL AND EASY TO GROW
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5G PLANTS

Country or area of origin: Canary Islands
Mature height: In ground, typically 2 to 3 feet
Sun Requirements:  Sun in coastal areas
Cold Tolerance:  To mid-20's F.
Water Requirements:  Water conserving
Rate of Growth:  Fast growing in ground
Sizes Available: 1g, 2g and 5g - varies
Regular Prices:  As shown regular price $85
Size shown:  5 gallon

Comments: This dwarf succulent is best known for its short plump and colorful leaves. It loves sun and is easy to grow. Over time plants will have forking trunks with tons of leaves. It's easy color for the garden without getting too big. Shown are a black variety, a variegated green one and a chameleon-like species that varies from green to gold. Our availability varies, but we try to always have a nice assortment in stock. These are easy to mail order

TEN DAY SPECIAL 5G AEONIUMS $70

PHILODENDRON XANADU
EXOTIC COMPANION PLANT

TOLERATES SOME COASTAL SUN
BIG AND FULL 15G PLANTS
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5G SIZE

This Philodendron is actually a hybrid that was commercial created. It is known for its smaller size with small to medium leaves, deep cuts into individual leaves and compact overall form. It is very attractive and is not a climbing plant. We've had this variety before but typically in small sizes. We just got in a few very nice 5g. They will take some degree of coastal sun. Inland area growers should put this in strong filtered light. Cold tolerance is into the upper 20's F.

REGULAR PRICE 5G $95
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $75

Just mention this Special when you purchase for this price. The last photo is c/o subtropical.co.nz

THE LEATHER FERN
RUMOHRA ADIANTIFORMIS

GETS ABOUT 2 FEET TALL
TOLERATES COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

The leather fern is a very useful sun because it'll take full coastal sun and it doesn't get overly large. It normally is about 18 inches tall although there are forms which can get over 2 feet tall. Leaves are green. They are easy to care for. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F. Although most ferns like water, this variety can be watered a bit less. They are very durable and easy to grow. If planted densely, it becomes a ground cover.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $85
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $65

ASSORTED COLORFUL BROMELIADS - MANY SPECIES AND SIZES
AN EASY WAY TO ADD COLOR - MANY TOLERATE COASTAL SUN

HOUSE PLANTS OR GARDEN PLANTS
DISCOUNTED PRICES ON ALL BROMELIADS FOR TEN DAYS

Bromeliads are a great and easy way to add color and different types of plants to the garden. You can literally just plant the potted Bromeliad into the ground. Instantly you'll see vibrant colors you didn't have before. And, with many, the blossoms (see below) are specacular! Shown below are an assortment of various genera of Bromeliads. Shown are a variety of Neorogelia, Vriesea, Aechmea and Tillandsia. They do want their leaf cups to have water - whch means overhead water (easy with a hose or sprayer system). Of note, some of the Neorogelia like shade or filtered light but others tolerate Coastal sun. Most Aechmea tolerate coastal sun. If you like such large specimen Bromeliads, we have an assortment of older plants with multliple heads and blossoms. They are landscape ready. At any given time we typicall have one or two hundred Bromeliads in our inventory - many dozens of different types. And, for ten days you'll save on our Sale Prices. Thier prices are determined by the species, container size, and number of plants in the pot. And, they are so easy to grow and care for.

TEN DAY SPECIAL - 15% OFF REGULAR PRICE ANY BROMELIAD!

WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST, 2025

WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA
THE DESERT OR CALIFORNIA FAN PALM

COLD HARDY TO ABOUT 15 – 18 DEGREES
SUN AND HEAT TOLERANT – STOUT TRUNK
A FAVORITE FAN PALM FOR COLDER, DESERT TYPE CLIMATES

Washingtonia filifera is similar to Washingtonia robusta, but has larger leaves, a more open crown, a much thicker trunk that seems to shed leaves more quickly and has more cold hardiness. It will tolerate temperatures into the mid-teens F. One of the reasons for enthusiasm about this species is its cold hardiness. In domestic gardens, seeds are often hybridized with robusta. Seeds from wild locations tend to be pure. This species is hard to locate. We occasionally have plants for sale but getting the “real thing” usually requires collection seeds from native habitats and growing them yourself. Seeds collected in domestic areas are very often a hybrid with W. robusta. We sometimes have plants available but usually not so. Shown below are some specimens. The last photo is interesting. It has a mature W. robusta to the left and what appears to be filifera to the right. I cannot guarantee that the plant to the right isn't a hybrid. In any case, not the more open crown and thicker trunk with the filifera. As the more common Mexican Fan Palm often suffers from cold damage in marginal areas, many feel eager to try the W. filifera in their area. Cold hardiness is probably into the mid-teens F. Obviously, it wants full sun. Growth rate is a slower than the robusta, but still fairly fast growing.

Washingtonia robusta
Washingtonia robusta - not mature
Washingtonia robusta - old trees, some leaning

Washingtonia filifera
Washingtonia filifera, old domestic plant
Wild stand of W. filifera by Gary Monroe

Washingtonia filifera .
Washingtonia filifera
Possible W. robusta on left and W. filifera right

ZAMIA VAZQUEZII
AKA ZAMIA FISCHERI
VERY CUTE UNDERSTORY DWARF & FILTERED LIGHT CYCAD

DWARF GREEN MEXICAN CYCAD
CONES AT A SMALL SIZE -
AVAILABLE AT NURSERY

This petite cycad seldom gets very tall and is native to Mexico. It has a small caudex, often subterranean, typically holds five to eight leaves, has serrated leaf margins and an overall height usually under three feet. It is rare to see an old plant with a cuadex more than twelve inches long. This species is an ideal choice for a small, filtered light area in the garden. Along the coast they can tolerate full sun. And, surprisingly, they make a wonderful house plant. They, like all cycads, like good draining soil. I've found that, on a cold winter, leaves may brown and the plant becomes deciduous. But, the following season, a new crop of leaves appear. They also make a very nice potted cycad. This species will sucker, so small colonies can develop in the garden. Shown here is a female plant in a citrus pot. Note the cone in the third picture. The fifth picture is a very old specimen in a pot. I'm showing an old picture (last photo) to show that you can get a full throw of leaves, even in a pot. We have a great supply of these for sale and can ship them anywhere within the U.S. I'd estimate cold tolerance to be in the mid-twenties F.

CHAMAEDOREA COSTARICANA
ONE OF THE BEST BAMBOO PALMS

EASY TO GROW - A GREAT INTERIOR PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL BOTH 15 & 25 GALLON SIZE

This suckering palm species is native to Mexico and Central America. It is one of about four types of "Bamboo Palms" and is probably either the best or in a stiff competition with Chamaedorea hooperiana. This species gets to a mature height of twelve to sixteen feet, has strong 1 inch to 1.5 inch trunks which are green in color with prominent rings, and about three to four foot long leaves. It is an upright grower and does clump. It doesn't run. It takes filtered light or morning sun along the coast. I've even heard of some growing it in full sun although I'd not recommend it. It is a good growing species. Cold hardiness is into the mid to lower 20's F.

Below I'm showing in the first five photos the 15g size followed by the 25g size in the following five photos. These are followed by mature garden plants. If you are interested in mail order, select a 5 gallon plant (not shown) which is easier to ship. BTW, this species is fairly difficult to find. BTW, we are very limited on our 25 gallon size - shown in photos below #6 - #10.

REGULAR PRICE VERY LARGE 15 GALLON $495
TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE 15 GALLON $415 (massive for a 15g plant)

REGULAR PRICE HUGE 25 GALLON $750
TEN DAY SPECIAL SALE PRICE 25 GALLON $650

PRITCHARDIA SPECIMEN PALMS FOR SALE
MEDIUM SIZED HAWAIIAN FAN PALM

GREEN LEAVES - TOLERATES COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL HUGE 25G SIZE

This popular type of fan palm native to Hawaii is easy to grow and typically, over many years, will get to a height of about twenty feet. We are growing at least five or six species that have gotten huge in 25 gallon pots. Leaves are usually green but there is a blue-leafed form. Trunk diameter is about 8 to 10 inches. Leaves are palmate with a bit of wave in the cross section.

Along the coast they'll take full sun. Inland areas should try morning sun or strong filtered light. Cold tolerance is into the upper twenties F. Some of the 25g we have shown here is about 12 feet tall in the pot and at least 12 years old. I’d estimate some of them are the size of a 36 inch boxed plant. They are all too big for mail orders but could be delivered. We have limited numbers available. The first four photos show one of these beauties and the other photos are garden pictures.

REGULAR PRICE 25 GALLON THIS HUGE SIZE $650
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE 25 GALLON $550

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CHAMAEDOREA GLAUCIFOLIA
SUPER SIMILAR TO CHAMAEDOREA PLUMOSA (BABY QUEEN)

TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUN – SINGLE STEM, THIN TRUNK
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON MULTIPLES

From time to time I discuss this interesting single trunk Chamaedorea. It is very similar to Chamaedorea plumosa - except: The plumosa has a more plumose leaf and takes a little more sun. But, the glaucifolia has the silver powder on the leaf stems and crown shaft as shown here. Along the coast, it will tolerate full sun or part sun. This is quite attractive and typically very prominent. Otherwise, you would mistake the two. Leaves are quite “fluffy” and leaflets are narrow, green in color. They are fast growing and get to a mature height of about 14 feet. They look their best when planted in colonies of three to five plants. The 15 gallon size which we’re putting on sale are very nicely sized and overhead. This size is too large for mail order. But, we have smaller easy-to-ship plants as well. It is a durable species and seem exempt from fungal problems that can plague C. plumosa. Cold hardiness is about 25 degrees F.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON SIZED MULTIPLES $245
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $215

PRESTOEA MONTANA
AKA PRESTOEA ACUMINATA VAR. MONTANA

SINGLE TRUNK BEAUTY - NATIVE TO PUERTO RICO
TEN DAY SPECIAL NICE 15 GALLON PLANTS

Prestoea is a genus that is very closely related to another palm genus, Euterpe. It is found in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Essentially all Euterpe are crown shafted palms. Many of the Prestoea are not. There are also distinctions between the flowers of these two genera. Also, many of the Prestoea are suckering. But, there is one that is single trunk. This is Prestoea montana, native to mountainous areas of Puerto Rico. I've always known of this species as not having a crown shaft. But, I've seen photos (including ones from native habitats) where a crown shaft is seen.

The hallmarks of this species are it's wide and very shiny green leaves, its somewhat slender trunk and it's overall beautiful appearance. Plant heights can reach forty feet or more. This species should be grown in part day sun or filtered light. It likes rich soil and ample moisture. I'd estimate it's cold tolerance is down to about a freeze or a bit less. It is not a beginner species but worth it if you can grow one.

Shown here is a good size 15g plant. We have limited numbers. If you talk about difficulty in finding species of palms, this one might be near the top of the list. Note that this species has historically been known as "Prestoea montana" but in more recent years has been considered a variety of P. acuminata.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $255
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE $220

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LIVISTONA SARIBUS
LARGE, DARK & HOOKED SPINES

MEDIUM TO TALL FAN PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL SALE 15 GALLON POT SIZE

This medium to tall fan palm is native to southeast Asia. It can get to heights of thirty-five feet or more. It is an interesting palm that is easy to grow and has a very ornamental leaf with deep divisions of the segments. Its leaf segments almost make a complete circle. Leaf color is green. The spines on the petioles tend to be dark in color and dramatic, usually the thing most people remember most about this species. Another interesting thing is that the seed fruit is blue in color as shown below. It is a sun species and cold hardy into the mid to low-twenties. The 15g on sale are shown below. Shipping is possible. The last photo is by John Volk.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $245
TEN DAY SPECIAL SALE PRICE 15 GALLON $225

KING PALM
ARCHONTOPHOENIX CUNNINGHAMIANA

MEDIUM TO TALL, FULL OR PART DAY SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SINGLES, DOUBLES OR TRIPLES
SUN GROWN & ALL THE SAME PRICE!

The popular King Palm is also known as the Piccabeen Palm or Bangalow palm. It is native to several areas in Australia. It can in habitat get to sixty feet tall, but in Southern California is usually not over 40 feet tall. It is crown shafted with a gray trunk. The crown shaft is green with some brown speckled areas. Leaf length is 8 to 10 feet. It is not particularly rare. Other species of King Palms are. (we grow them all). Ramenta is present on the back of the leaflets, a hallmark of this species. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F. The plants below on Special are fairly tall single and triple 15 gallon plants. These plants have seen some coastal sun and should be ready to plant in most areas. We have a limited number available.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON SINGLES OR TRIPLES $185
TEN DAY SPECIAL PRICE 15 GALLON SINGLES OR TRIPLES $160

Mention this Blog Only Special at the time of purchase for this discounted price. We do have other sizes for sale.

SERENOA REPENS
SOUGHT AFTER BLUE FORM

SUCKERING, SEMI-DWARF FAN PALM
VERY COLD HARDY, SUN LOVING
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

This suckering fan palm is native to the southeastern gulf states of the U.S. and some adjacent island areas. Native habitats even extend up into the Carolinas. It gets to a mature height of six to eight feet. It loves sun and heat. Leaf color varies from blue to green or somewhere in-between. The plants on sale today are in 5 gallon pots but not overly large. We do have larger, but on this batch are offering a very good price. It is slow growing and has smaller sized leaves. It forms a clump over time. The plants on special are about four years old. Of note, young plants never show blue - but these plants are just showing it. Cold hardiness is into the upper teens F. The last row of photos show plants in gardens or habitat.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $135
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON THIS SIZE $115

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CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS VULCANO
SUPER RARE & HARD TO FIND DWARF & COLD HARDY FAN PALM

USUALLY UNDER SIX FEET TALL MATURE - BLUE TO GREEN LEAVES
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON PLANTS

Chamaerops humilis is not, by iteself, a rare palm species. But, the super small variety is hard to find and tends to cost much more than the standard form. The main items that make Vulcano different are it's very small palmate leaves, the absence of significant spines on the leaf stems and its small mature size. For decades I've been aware of the diversity in appearance of Chamaerops humilis. There have always been plants in gardens that are quite tall - up to twenty feet. In contrast, there have always been super dwarf forms around. And, leaf color has been variably seen as green, blue or something in-between. By report in Northern Africa, there are indigenous varieties that are very small. About a decade ago we started to see offerings of this "vulcano" variety. Interestingly, if you Google this species, almost all websites found on this species belong to people that wish to sell the plants to you. This makes you wonder if it's more of a promotional broadcast to sell plants as opposed to a "new species". But, most growers do call the super small variety "Chamaedrops humilis variety vulcano". Enough said. This variety is super cold hardy to about 15 degrees or colder. It wants full sun. We're putting compact five gallon on sale. Limited numbers - may sell out!

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $125

The mature plant photos are c/o MG at the PalmCentre in the UK and nl.pinterest.com unknown author.

DYPSIS ALBOFARINOSA
CLUMPING MADAGASCAR PALM
WHITE CROWN SHAFTS - VERY RARE

PLANTS SHOWN HERE FROM DOMESTIC SEEDS
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON SIZE

This clumping medium sized palm is native to Madagascar. It has previously been called "Dypsis species white petiole". It was formally described by Don Hodel about fifteen years ago. It is most closely related to Dypsis baronii and known for its prominently white crown shafts. Leaves are drooping with rather fine leaflets. Trunks average about two inches diameter. Plant height is a maximum of approximately fifteen feet. It can be grown in full coastal sun but should be allowed to grow up and into the sun. So, starting in bright filtered light is best. Exact cold hardiness is uncertain but most likely in the mid-twenties F. range. I am putting one gallons on a Ten Day Special. These are from domestic seeds.

REGULAR PRICE 1 GALLON $70
TEN DASY SPECIAL PRICE 1 GALLON $60

Mention this Special for your discount at the time of purchase. These can easily be mail ordered. The last three garden photos are by AL PACSOA

COCCOTHRINAX BARBADENSIS
MEDIUM SIZED, NARROW TRUNK
VERY "CUTE PALM" WITH GREEN OR SILVER GREEN LEAVES

TEN DAY SPECIAL VERY LARGE BAND SIZED PLANTS

We at the nursery are very proud that we offer a good selection of these interesting New World fan palms - Coccothrinax. This species is native to the Caribbean region and gets to heights of about 30 feet in many decades. Leaf color is green to silver-green and trunks are typically six inches thick or a bit more. This species loves full hot sun and is cold tolerant into the mid-twenties F. Many are growing it with good success. In pots, all Coccothrinax are painfully slow. It's taken us about four years to produce the band sized seedlings you see here. Yes, from seed, Coccothrinax are very slow growing. We do have other sizes for sale and multiple other species of this genus. In the ground this genus are much faster.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $70
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $60

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CHAMAEDOREA COSTARICANA
ONE OF THE BEST BAMBOO PALMS

SUCKERING UNDERSTORY PALM - MEDIUM HEIGHT
EASY TO GROW - A GREAT INTERIOR PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL LARGE BAND SIZE SEEDLINGS

This suckering palm species is native to Mexico and Central America. It is one of about four types of "Bamboo Palms" and is probably either the best or in a stiff competition with Chamaedorea hooperiana. This species gets to a mature height of twelve to sixteen feet, has strong 1 inch to 1.5 inch diameer trunks which are green in color with prominent rings, and about three to four foot long leaves. It is an upright grower and does clump. It doesn't run. It takes filtered light or morning sun along the coast. I've even heard of some growing it in full sun although I'd not recommend it. It is a good growing species. Cold hardiness is into the lower 20's F.

Below I'm showing in the first six photos our starter plants in band size. But, they are not small. Most are 18 to 24 inches tall. Some have started to sucker. We do have larger sizes available. The bands would be easy to mail order. BTW, this species is fairly difficult to find. The 8th photo is c/o TS at RPS.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $55

CHAMAEDOREA GEONOMIFORMIS
SINGLE TRUNK, DWARF UNDERSTORY PALM

PREFERS FILTERED LIGHT – NEVER TALL
SIMPLE UNDIVIDED LEAVES
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZED PLANTS

This species has a native distribution that spreads from Southern Mexico down throughout Central America. There are some minor differences in plants from the various areas. Chamaedorea geonomiformis is single trunk and has a simple, bifed leaf as shown here. It's mature height ranges from two feet up to about five feet tall. When trying to identify this species, particularly look at the leaf size, shape, length and width. You'll note that the leaves of this species are longer than they are wide. Compare this to C. ernesti-agusti below that has very wide leaflets. Leaf color is green. Vertical growth is slow. We only have a few of these for sale. I'd estimate cold hardiness into the upper teens perhaps but most assuredly to the mid-twenties. These plants were grown from seeds from Don Hodel’s personal plants. This species does not like direct sun.

Also, be aware that this is a rare and desirable species and seldom seen for sale. We're putting our band size on sale. Very easy to mail order, weather permitting.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $70
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $60

Remember to mention this Blog Only Special at the time of purchase. This size can be mail ordered.

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

DARK GREEN CROWN SHAFT
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE

What good fortune is it that New Caledonia can claim to be the home of all Chambeyronia. Included is this species, C. macrocarpa. It is a slow growing, pinnate, crown shafted palm that gets to a height of about 30 feet. It has a dark green to green-black crown shaft. Compare this to C. hookeri above with it's yellow crown shaft. Leaves are wide, thick and leathery to the touch. With good culture, maybe you can get three new leaves a year. About one in twenty plants fail to throw a new red leaf - rather, it remains green. This is just bad luck and there's no way to predict which will do this. Shown here are 5 gallon plants we're putting on sale. We do have larger and smaller sizes available. Coastal sun is tolerated although strong filtered light is ok for most areas. This is a great garden palm. The 7th and 9th photos by HJD and TS at RPS.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $55

Just mention this special when you buy. I thank TS at RPS for usage of his photo below.

ENCEPHALARTOS LONGIFOLIUS – BLUE FORM
MEDIUM TO LARGE RARE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

BLUE STACKED LEAFLETS - MINIMAL IF ANY SPINES
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON PLANT

This rare South African cycad is also from the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. It is a good sized cycad with leaf color variable from dark green to brilliant blue. The plant on Special should be a nice blue form. Trunks of this species can reach a height of twelve feet or more. Leaf lengths are four to six feet with stacking leaflets and minimal if any spines when mature. Leaves are often curled downward toward their ends. It loves full sun along the coast but in desert areas would want a few hours of sun. Cold tolerance is about 22 degrees F. The 15 gallon plant on special has a caudex of 5 inches. It is shown below. It could be mail ordered in a large box. Below I'm also showing a few garden specimens of this species.

REGULAR PRICE THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON, CAUDEX 5 INCHES $750
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL 15G CYCAD $650

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ENCEPHALARTOS NATALENSIS
MEDIUM SIZED GREEN SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

FAST GROWING – TOLERATES COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL VERY NICE 25 GALLON PLANT

This versatile green cycad is a mainstay of every cycad collection. There's not a cycad enthusiast who's not growing this species. It is native to the Eastern Cape in South Africa. There it is found in various regions with differences in plant appearance from area to area. Thus, there are probably about six varieties of this species, all a bit different. So, when you see an Encephalartos natalensis in a garden, it may look a bit different than the next one you see. Trunks get up to twenty feet in a century or two. Leaves are five to eight feet long, straight or minimally arched, and more compact in bright sun. Growth rate is medium to fast. I'd consider this a medium to large species. Cold tolerance is about 22 degrees F. The plant on special is in a 25 gallon container and has a caudex that is 12 inches wide and a similar height. We have a few others of similar size in this collection.

REGULAR PRICE THIS ACTUAL CYCAD $1500
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL CYCAD $1225

CYCAS REVOLUTA - THE SAGO PALM
MOST POPULAR CYCAD IN THE WORLD

MEDIUM THICK TRUNK - GREEN LEAVES
EASY TO GROW IN MOST AREAS - TOLERATES FULL COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL GOOD SIZED 2 GALLON PLANTS

Cycas revoluta, the common "Sago Palm", is native to areas of Japan and China. It is an extremely easy to grow cycad that requires little maintenance. It is also slow growing with fifty year old specimens attaining a trunk height of five feet or a bit more. Leaves are green as shown below, typically five feet long on older plants and have barbs on the stems. Leaflets are "revolute" - cupped on the underside. Stems can be twelve to sixteen feet thick in decades. Male and female cones are quite different, as with all species of this genus. Male cones look like a corn cob without the kernels. Females are a scrambled clump of "tan leaflets" without any emerging structure. You need both sexes to get viable seeds. I'd estimate that there are well over a million plants of this species in gardens worldwide. It tolerates full sun in coastal areas but not in desert climates (where it needs sun protection). Cold tolerance is perhaps as low as 16 degrees F - certainly into the high teens. It can also be grown as a houseplant when smaller and is ideal for a patio plant.

Below you will see large 2 gallon plants that we're putting on Special. They have an average of four inch caudexes and can easily be mail ordered.

REGULAR PRICE 2 GALLON SIZE WITH 4 INCH CAUDEXES $140
TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE 2 GALLON AS DESCRIBED $100

LEPIDOZAMIA PEROFFSKYANA
A "USER FRIENDLY" LARGE CYCAD

GREEN LEAVES – NO SPINES
MEDIUM SIZED MATURE
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON AS SHOWN

I enjoy talking about this species because it is one of my favorites. It is a large species over time. I say 'user friendly" because this is one of the few species that has absolutely no spines; none of the leaflets, none one the stems. A leaf brushing across your face feels no more intense than brushing past a Maiden Hair Fern. We have a huge selection of this species. I am going to show you an assortment of plants. Below are a few of the main characteristics of this species:

*Large species with trunks slowly getting to over ten feet
*Leaf length typically six to eight feet, sometimes bigger.
*Trunk diameter to 18 inches
*Smooth petiole with no spines
*Great for strong filtered light or full sun along the coast
*Large interesting cones
*Leaflets soft and glossy green in color
*New leaves emerge upward, older leaves lay more horizontal
*Easy to grow

I've found that even customers who say "I only like palms, not cycads" tend to love this species.
The plant on special is in a 15 gallon pot with a caudex of 7.5 inches. Age is 7 to 8 years from germination. It is shown in the first five photos below. It’ll be instantly ready for the garden after a bit of sun acclimation. It could be shipped. I am also showing a few monster specimens we have at the Nursery.

REGULAR PRICE THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON $950
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON $840

THE MOOSEHORN FERN
PLATYCERIUM SUPERBUM

GROWS EPIPHYTICALLY
MOUNT ON WOOD OR TREE TRUNK
DIFFICULT PLANT TO FIND - CAN BE SHIPPED
TEN DAY SPECIAL NICELY SIZED AND MOUNTED PLANT

Platycerium are a type of fern that we know as the "Staghorn Fern". But, the normal type you see, P. bifurcatum, has deer antler types of leaves. They are narrow and reach out from the attaching shield. But, there's another type known as the "Moosehorn Fern" where the leaves are entire, stretching across the width of the plant. Mature, they look entirely different. These leaves can get up to six feet across – one giant shield like leaf. They are not easy to find. The standard Staghorn is not difficult to locate. Both are an epiphytic type of plant that can be mounted on a tree trunk or grown on a flat wooden base. They are not hard to care for but you don't want to let them go dry. I water them by just spraying with a hose and occasionally give them some liquid fertilizer mixed into the water. You want to water to hit the plant from above – like rain. They can take a bit of sun or strong filtered light. Cold hardiness is typically into the mid to perhaps low twenties F. The plants we have presently are nicely sized. The plant shown below has a shield that is about 12 inches wide and mounted on wood. It's shown in the first three photos. We probably have some that are larger and the same price. If you "mail order", we'd ship the largest plant we have - same if you visit us. Some are 50% larger than the one shown here. But, only a few remain.

TEN DAY SPECIAL MOOSEHORN FERN THIS SIZE $395

I can mail order these but they take a surprisingly large box to ship. The last photo is a great picture and was taken by floragreatlakes.info website.

ENSETE VENTRICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

LARGE SINGLE TRUNK TROPICAL PLANT
RED COLOR TO FOLIAGE
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE AND FIFTEEN GALLON GALLON SIZES
On sale are nice one gallon plants of the Red Banana, Ensete ventricosum mauerlii. This is a quick growing tropical plant that can get to ten to fifteen feet tall and grows in full coastal sun. Leaves are green with prominent red to both the dorsal and ventral sides. Trunks are at least 18 inches thick and leaves are fleshy and soft - typical of bananas and Ensete. It does not be edible fruit. Cold hardiness is down to about a freeze. Colder weather damages the leaves in winter. This is a fast growing plant but typically only lives for 5 to 7 years before flowering and dying. The garden photo is by Linda Cochran. We're putting our nice 15g on Special as well as juvenile 1 gallon (first and second row of photos). The 1 gallon should be easy to mail order. If interested, we also have 5 gallon size which can be shipped. You'll note that the larger 15g plants show the red leaves a lot more.

REGULAR PRICE FIFTEEN GALLON $195
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $175

REGULAR PRICE 1 GALLON $50
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $40

ALOCASIA SUMO
HYBRID ALOCASIA - EXOTIC WITH SOME COLD HARDINESS

MEDIUM SIZED, LUSH TROPICAL COMPANION PLANT
TEN DAY SPECIAL SALE ONE GALLON SIZE

Alocasia sumo is a hybrid species - a cross between A. portora and "purple cloak". The cold hardiness comes from the portora parentage. This is a medium sized hybrid with 3 to 4 foot long leaves that are diamond shaped with a purple hue to the underside of the leaves. Leaves are a lesser purple-green and point upwards. There are prominent veins on the leaves. Plant height should be about 6 to 8 feet. It is reported that this species is a "7b" zone species which means it should tolerate a freeze. Obviously, it'd look best in summer. We'd recommend filtered light or limited sun although some are having good results with full sun near the beach. The plants on sale are in five gallon pots. They are being grown in an un-heated greenhouse. They are ready to be planted in the gaden or be repotted into a 15 gallon pot. Mail order possible, weather permitting.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $95
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $75

Note, that if you want larger, we have nice and large 15g. The 15tg size are shown below in the last two photos. I’d offer a special price on these sizes as well.

CLIVIA MINIATA
FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING - ORANGE VARIETY
FILTERED LIGHT PLANT - EASY TO GROW

TEN DAY SPECIAL LARGE CLUSTERING ONE GALLON PLANTS

Previously I've discussed this great companion garden plant for filtered light. We have available some very nice 1 gallon plants that already blossomed this year - see photos below. For a one gallon, they are very full, sometimes with several plants in the pot. I'm putting them on special. The blossoms last for about 3 weeks. These can be mail ordered. Limited numbers. Note: they bloom in early spring and are not in flower right now but will blossom come late winter into spring. I showed blossoming plants to demonstrate the blossoms.

REGULAR PRICE THSE CLUSTERED (MORE THAN ONE PLANT) ONE GALLON $50
TEN DAY SPECIAL SALE PRICE THIS SIZE $40

MONDAY, 4 AUGUST, 2025

CRYOSOPHILA STAURACANTHA
THE STAR PALM
MEDIUM SIZE, WHITE UNDERSIDE TO LEAVES
A VERY COOL PALM - PRETTY COLD HARDY

This single trunk fan palm is native to regions stretching from Mexico through Central America. In the genus, there are multiple species. All have prominent white powder on the underside of the leaflets as shown here. Trunks are narrow. Often you'll see what look like "spines" on the trunk. But, these are a different structure - they are modified root spines. They are quite interesting looking. Right on the coast, this species can take full or part day sun. Most would grow it in bright filtered light. Expect heights ranging from ten feet to well over twenty feet. Cold hardiness is into the upper twenties F. Shown here are photos of the 15g size at the nursery. Notice the white backs to the leaflets. Also shown are photographs of a Cryosophila unknown species to show the typical appearance and trunk covered with "spines". We usually have an assortment of sizes available.

ALOCASIA CAL-ODORA
THE MINIATURE ELEPHANT EAR
NEVER OVER ABOUT THREE FEET TALL

Customers often shy away from the regular Elephant Ear Alocasia because of it's potential size of up to eight feet with huge leaves. There is even one species that gets super tall and almost takes over the garden. But, what I'm showing you here (Alocasia Cal-Odora) is a true dwarf with plants that never get much above your knees. The leaves are a foot wide and color is green. They are an ideal plant where you want a low profile companion plant to cover the garden floor.

This species can take full coastal sun or part day sun and filtered light in all areas. They do like and respond to water. We sell a ton of these but do have limited supplies of five and fifteen gallon plants. We often put them on sale for reduced prices. When people see how they perform they often come back for more.

The last two photos shown plants of this species at our nursery. From time to time we do put this species on special. Also, we offer super unusual and different types of Alocasia, so if you are a tropical plant freak, come and see us.

BISMARCKIA NOBILIS
BLUE SINGLE TRUNK FAN PALM FROM MADAGASCAR

A DEFINITE STATEMENT PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL NICE 20 GALLON SIZE

For several decades we've been growing this stunning blue fan palm from Madagascar. These are the blue form. This palm species loves sun, heat and is cold hardy to the low 20’s F. It doesn’t like the grower to fool with or cut its roots. These cannot be transplanted once established in the garden. They get a husky trunk and probably about 35 - 40 feet tall in many decades. The fan leaf is intensely blue, especially with full hot sun - which they want. This is a very attractive palm and should be given room in the garden to show it off. Many people in desert locations have found they can grow it. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F. Shown below is our 20 gallon size. This species is a real “show-stopper”. Literally people driving by will stop to look at one in your front yard and ask: “Hey Man, what is that blue palm tree?”

REGULAR PRICE 20 GALLON SIZE $595
TEN DAY SPECIAL OUR 20 GALLON SIZE $535

Remember: Mention this Special for this price.

TRITHRINAX ACANTHICOMA
AKA TRITHRINAX BRASILIENSWIS

SPINY TRUNK - MEDIUM SIZE FAN PALM
EASILY TOLERATES INTO THE TEENS F.
TEN DAY SPECIAL ON 15G SIZE

This single trunk tropical fan palm is noted mostly for its spiny trunk. The spines are long, randomly directed and almost needle sized. It is native to South America and gets to a height of about twenty feet. It likes full sun and is cold hardy into the mid-teens F. Unlike Trithrinax campestris, the leaflet tips on this species are not sharp nor pointed. It is a medium rate grower. Also, when fruiting the fruit is a golden yellow color.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $245
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON $210

Remember: The 15 gallon on sale are shown in the first five pictures below. The fifth photo shows a close up of the trunk of an older garden plant.

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

DARK GREEN CROWN SHAFT
TEN DAY SPECIAL 7 & 15 GALLON SIZE
What good fortune is it that New Caledonia can claim to be the home of all Chambeyronia. Included is this species, C. macrocarpa. It is a slow growing, pinnate, crown shafted palm that gets to a height of about 30 feet. It has a dark green to green-black crown shaft. Compare this to C. hookeri above with it's yellow crown shaft. Leaves are wide, thick and leathery to the touch. With good culture, maybe you can get three new leaves a year. About one in twenty plants fail to throw a new red leaf - rather, it remains green. This is just bad luck and there's no way to predict which will do this. Shown here are 7 & 15 gallon plants we're putting on sale. We do have larger and smaller sizes available. Coastal sun is tolerated although strong filtered light is ok for most areas. This is a great garden palm.

REGULAR PRICE 7 & 15 GALLON $255
TEN DAY SPECIAL THSE 7 OR 15 GALLON $220

Just mention this special when you buy. I thank TS at RPS for usage of his photo below.

CYPHOPHOENIX ELEGANS
THE ELEGANT PALM

MEDIUM SIZE – THIN TRUNK – CROWN SHAFTED
NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN LARGE SIZE
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

This species is from New Caledonia in the northern part of the island. It is of similar height to C. nucele and has the same trunk diameter. The crown shaft on C. elegans is slightly more swollen than that of C. nucele. The crown shaft is also more of a green color, but can show silver. The leaflets are thinner and, as you can see, the leaves curve downward as opposed to the stiff, upright leaves of nucele. Another important difference between the two is that the leaves of C. elegans are keeled whereas the leaves of nucele are more flat. Of note, on both species the bare petiole (stem with no leaves) is very short. This helps you identify this genus.

Shown here is an oversized 15 gallon plant. Also shown are photos of mature plants. It's easy to appreciate how beautiful and not overly large it is. This species should be started in filtered light and be allowed to grow into some sun if you live along the coast. Inland full sun is too harsh for this species. Cold hardiness is into the mid-twenties F. Of note, we are getting low on this species.

REGULAR PRICE LARGE SIZED 15 GALLON $275
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE 15 GALLON $235

Remember to mention this Special to get this price. Limited numbers available.

BRAHEA DECUMBENS
THE SIERRA MADRE PALM

DWARF, BLUE, SUCKERING FAN PALM
LOVES SUN & HEAT - IMOSSIBLE TO FIND
LIMITED NUMBERS AVAILABLE

TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE 5 GALLON SIZED PALMS

This easy to grow Mexican fan palm hardly ever gets over five feet tall. In the sun, it gets super blue, suckers and doesn’t have a large footprint in the garden. Surprisingly, when young, plants are green in color. But, outdoors in the sun, I guarantee that they’ll turn blue. Leaves are small compared to other Brahea. It is unbelievably rare, near impossible to find and we only offer them for sale every few years. Unfortunately, this species is very slow growing. I am showing here several well grown and old 5 gallon plants which we just got in. We’ve been out of these for months. They are quite old for their containers and one is already suckering. This species will take sun in all areas and does not like shade. It does well in desert areas. Cold tolerance is about 17 to 18 degrees. We’re offering a handful of 5 gallon on Special. They can be shipped via UPS within the U.S.A. and most likely will be gone in a few days.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON SIZE $175
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE $155

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS
SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM

NATIVE TO NEW CALEDONIA
THIN TRUNK - VERY ELEGANT
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

This is a single trunk, crown shafted pinnate palm native to New Caledonia. Many feel it's the prettiest species of this genus. It gets to a height of about 40 feet or more and has a thin trunk. Leaves are upright, green and arched. They are keeled and green in color. The crown shaft is a copper color, covered with a white wax. It can be grown in some sun, depending on where you live. It's probably best to start it in bright filtered light and let it work its way into overhead sun. Growth rate is good, comparable or faster than K. oliviformis. Cold tolerance is down to about a freeze. This is an extremely difficult species to find for sale nowadays. I have a limited number of 5 gallon plants we’re putting on special. They are nicely sized for as 5 gallon. Newly emergent leaves are red as shown in the next to last photo below of a prior Nursery plant. This new red leaf is a typical trait of New Caledonian palm species. This is an extremely rare species and we rarely have them for sale.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $125

Photo of garden plant by TS at RPS.

HOWEA BELMOREANA
THE SENTRY OR UMBRELLA PALM

ANOTHER PALM FROM LORD HOW ISLAND
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

There is a second endemic species of Howea on Lord Howe Island. This is Howea belmoreana. Common names used to describe this species include the Sentry Palm, the Belmore Palm, the "Kentia Palm", and even the Umbrella Palm. However, the name "Kentia Palm" is usually used to refer to the H. forsteriana. Howea belmoreana comes from a higher elevation in its natural habitat compared to the H. forsteriana. And, given this fact, one might expect that this species is a little more cold tolerant. Most growers have found this to be true, tolerating temperatures to about 25 degrees F.

The main difference between this palm and the standard Kentia is that the crown of leaves are quite curved pointing downwards toward the grown. This gives the crown an overall umbrella appearance. Like the H. forsteriana, the Belmore Palm doesn't like full sun if away from the Coast and is rather slow growing. Most find it to be slower than the regular Kentia Palm. Culture is similar and there is little data on the transplant of this species, but I suspect it will perform about the same as the standard Kentia.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $125

Please mention this Special at the time of purchase.

CHAMAEROPS CERIFERA
NATIVE TO MOROCCO
THE SEMI-DWARF "BLUE MED FAN"

FULL HOT SUN - EXTREMELY COLD HARDY
TEN DAY SPECIAL FIVE GALLON PLANTS

This interesting palm is a suckering blue fan palm is native to Morocco. It's actually quite amazing that it took a long time for taxonomists to realize that it was a species and had it's own unique characteristics. It's definitely a deep blue color but also it never gets as large as Chamaereops humilus. The problem was that there were also native short clones of the later. Chamaerops cerifera is one of the most cold hardy species for those of you in super cold areas. I've had reports of it going down to 13 degrees F. Mature height is about six feet or so. Color is blue in hot sun. This species does sucker. Most importantly, with age and full sun, they will have blue leaves (see garden photos). The plants on special here are nicely sized and suckering five gallon plants. They'd be easy to ship for mail order customers. On occasion we do offer larger sizes.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $135
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $115

Remember: Mention this Special for your discount.

PTYCHOSPERMA ELEGANS
THE SOLITAIRE PALM - NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA

ELEGANT SINGLE TRUNK SPECIES
CROWN SHAFT - THIN TRUNK - MEDIUM HEIGHT
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON SIZE

This single trunk palm species is native to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It has a rather thin trunk that typically is six to eight inches thick. Leaves are about six feet long. The crown shaft is silver green in color and the leaves are green. Mature height is about 25 feet on average. It tolerates temperatures into the 20's F. I've been growing one in my garden for about 40 years. It's still gorgeous. Some plant them as small colonies, two or three together. We're putting our one gallon size on special. It's been a while since we've offered this species or size, but only a few available. We may also have a similar Ptychosperma species if these run out.

REGULAR PRICE ONE GALLON $75
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON SIZE $65

Remember to mention this Special. These can be mail ordered

BRAHEA BRANDEGEEI
A TALL, QUICK GROWING BRAHEA

GREEN LEAVES, SORT OF WISPY THIN TRUNK
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE

Rarely do I have this hard to find palm and even more rarely do I put it on special. It's one of the hardest of the Braheas to locate. It can reach heights of over 80 feet and is native to Baja California, Mexico. Trunks are thin. Crowns of leaves are open. Leaf color is typically green as shown here. One of the best places to see this species is in Balboa Park, San Diego, less than a half mile from where I live. It wants full sun, tolerates wind and dry conditions and is a good growing species. Despite its beauty, its a solid grower and a fine addition to any garden. I’m offering band sized seedlings on sale - see first four photos. The fifth & Sixth photo are of a 15g plant.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $60
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $52.50

It'd be piece of cake to mail order. BTW, the plants are about one leaf larger than shown here from these older photos. Remember, mention this Special!

LIVISTONA DECIPIENS - AKA LIVISTONA DECORA
THIN TRUNK AUSTRALIAN FAN PALM

COLD HARDY, FAST GROWING, DROOPING LEAFLETS
TEN DAY SPECIAL OVERSIZED BAND SIZE SEEDLINGS

Palm enthusiasts love this rapid growing palm known as the Ribbon Palm from Australia. It has this common name because the leaflets are dependent like “hanging ribbons”. For it's height of thirty to forty feet, it has a very thin trunk and leaflets are green in color and narrow for the genus. Leaf stems, like on most Livistona, are armed. It is a very attractive fan palm that many can grow easily. Cold hardiness is about 18 degrees F. It likes full sun. We're putting three to four year old seedlings on sale below. Most have about five to six leaves are are in need or repotting - getting too big for their pots.

REGULAR PRICE GOOD SIZED BAND $60
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $52.50

ENCEPHALARTOS ALTENSTEINII
LARGER GREEN CYCAD FROM SO AFRICA

FULL CROWN OF LEAVES - HUSKY TRUNK
TEN DAY SPECIAL OLDER BAND SIZE SEEDLINGS

This is a medium to large green cycad from the Eastern Cape region of the Republic of South Africa. It was named after a Prussian statesman and is listed a a threatened cycad species. Mature height after many decades can reach up to over sixteen feet. Leaf length is six feet with trunk diameter of up to 18 to 24 inches. Leaflets have spines, especially when young. The base of the leaf stems are usually devoid of prickles or spines. Leaf color is a shiny green. Along the coast this species tolerates full sun or part day sun. It easily withstands a freeze and has an absolute cold tolerance down to about 22 degrees F. It can easily be grown on the patio if given adequate light. Desert areas should consider only a few hours of direct desert sun. It is best to give this species plenty of room in the garden. It makes a spectacular specimen plant. We are offering seedlings in the band size on special. They are 3 years old and have 4 to 5 leaves. These are easy to ship within the U.S.

REGULAR PRICE THESE OLDER BAND SIZE $80
TEN DAY SPECIAL PRICE THESE SEEDLINGS $70

DIOON EDULE
BLUE QUERETERO VARIETY

RARE FORM - SUN LOVING BLUE CYCAD
COLD HARDY INTO THE UPPER TEENS F.
GETS BLUE COLOR IN HOT SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL OLDER BAND SIZED PLANTS

In other posts I’ve discussed Dioon edule, a typically small to medium sized sun-loving cycad from Mexico. There are known to be about six different varieties of this species - all from different localities. The variety on sale here is from the Mexican state of Queretaro. Leaves are typically blue in full bright sun. Leaves are about 4 feet long and leaflets are thin, coming to a pointed end. Mature height after a few decades may be six feet with an trunk height of 18 inches. Cold tolerance is excellent, being able to take cold weather into the teens F. The band size on sale are not new seedlings but rather established older (five year old) plants with an average caudex of 1.5 to 2 inches. The bands are shown in the first five photos below. These are hard to find and easy to mail order. Last photo by Mark Mason.

REGULAR PRICE THESE OLDER BAND SIZE $95
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $77.50

Remember to mention this Special for your discount when you purchase. Availability limited. BTW, if these don't sell out, all will be repotted into 5g pots shortly.

ENCEPHALARTOS FRIDERICI-GUILIELMI
VERY RARE SOUTH AFRICAN BLUE CYCAD

COLD HARDY - SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE MATURE
END OF SUMMER SALE PRICE THIS ACTUAL CYCAD

This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. These regions are arid and subject to semi-regular fires (evidenced by the scorched and blackened trunks). Plants grow in sunny locations. This species is small to medium sized. Leaves are approximately one meter long. Stems are stout and can get up to a height of four meters over a few centuries. E. friderici-guilielmi is primarily a solitary stemmed plant but can make some basal suckers. This is a beautiful, fine leafed and blue cycad. They are moderate growers and are an easy size to manage in the garden. The leaves are unarmed, and are not pokey. This species tends to be very cold hardy as well tolerant of heat. Cold tolerance is down to about 20 degrees F. This cycad also needs a soil that drains well. They can get into rot problems if the soil stays too moist. As this is not a large cycad, I would place it in the foreground of a planting. We’re putting on Sale a 15 gallon plant that is about twelve years old and has a caudex of 4 inches. This plant can be mail ordered in a big box.

REGULAR PRICE THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON CYCAD $740
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON CYCAD $635

CERATOZAMIA KUESTERIAN
A RARE RED EMERGENT NEW WORLD CYCAD

COLORFUL EMERGING NEW LEAVES
INLAND FILTERED LIGHT OR COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON WITH FEMALE IN CONE

This attractive cycad comes from the Sierra Mountain Range in Mexico near Tamaulipas. There is grows among overhead oak trees. It is a small to medium sized plant, perhaps at most getting a four foot tall caudex. Leaf length is four to five feet. Leaflets are long and narrow, coming to a point. Petioles can be smooth or armed with small spines. Leaflet color is green. But, newly emerging leaves are a brown-red as shown below. With the 11th photo by Ian Edwards below, you can see how attractive a new swirl of leaves can be - showing their red emergence. The last photo below is by Collin Wilson, AU. Finally, on the 10th photo, all the colored leaves are newly emerged red leaves and, in a few months, will turn green.

This is an easy to grow species. It can take coastal full sun but inland demands filtered light. Cold tolerance is to the low 20’s F. This species is being grown in northern CA and in some other states where they see cooler weather. I’m showing you a 15 gallon female plant with about a 5 inch caudex. You’ll notice the female cone almost ready for pollination. This plant can be mail ordered in a large box - but only within the U.S.A. Also be aware that cycads in cone, especially females, are more expensive that cycads with no cone and not a female. If one wants to set seeds, we may be able to come up with a male.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON WITH 5 INCH CAUDEX $775
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL 15 GALLON CYCAD $650

ENCEPHALARTOS TRISPINOSUS
BLUE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

SOUGHT AFTER - SPINY LEAFLETS - SHOW STOPPING CYCAD
LOVES SUN AND PRETTY COLD HARDY
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE WITH CAUDEX 5-6 INCHES

Shown below is our band size plants of the desirable blue South African cycad, Encephalartos trispinosus. Most people find it's very similar to E. horridus. It is a small to medium sized mature blue cycad with leaflets that typically have prominent lobes. But, be aware that this species is quite variable and has many forms. There is even a spineless leaflet form. With this said, most specimens you see will have prominently prickly and lobed leaflets. These will want full sun along the coast and are cold hardy to about 22 degrees F. We are putting on special our 15 gallon plants with a caudex size on these is about 5-6 inches. These plants are gorgeous and blue. Its leaflets are spiny but not as much as one typically sees. I've learned that the appreciation for cycads is observation from about ten feet away. No pokes this way. After a little acclimation, one can plant it directly into the ground in full coastal sun. This plant can be mail ordered directly to your door. We have a few available with similar size caudex - so their prices may be a little more or less. Remember: Cycads are sold by caudex size.

REGULAR PRICE THIS 15 GALLON WITH CAUDEX OF 5 TO 6 INCHES $850
TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE ACTUAL 15 GALLON CYCADS AS DESCRIBED $750

YUCCA ROSTRATA
BLUE SUCCULENT WITH AMAZING COLD HARDINESS

SEMI-DWARF SIZE MATURE
BEING GROWN IN NEW YORK IN THE SNOW!
JUVENILE 4 INCH POTS ON SALE

This small to medium sized, drought tolerant plant is native to the southern U.S. border and down into Mexico. It is usually a single trunk mature plant but can fork above the ground. Most notable is the silver-blue foliage as shown here. It is very slow growing. Over time it forms a trunk about eight or ten inches thick. Foliage is about 2 feet long and not "pokey" or sharp. It demands full sun and is cold hardy at least into the single digits F. I had a customer call me from New York City recently to tell me that a plant bought from us about three years ago was thriving in his yard. Gardeners like this species because it's not very big and gives nice color to a sunny garden. The size we’re putting on sale are juvenile 4 inch pot size and have four to six leaves. This is a good starter size but will take time to make a nice garden plant. These would be easy to mail order. Of note, we also have 3 gallon for sale. Garden photos are by it.dreamstime.org and USF.ed

REGULAR PRICE 4 INCH $45
TEN DAY SPECIAL 4 INCH $40

TILLANDSIA CLUSTERS
MANY AIRPLANTS IN ONE BUNCH

FREE HANGING LARGE CLUSTERS OF PLANTS
READY FOR TREE TRUNKS OR HANGING
TEN DAY SPECIAL THESE CLUSTERS

These New World epiphytic plants are great fun. They are one of the many genera of Bromeliads. Native to regions stretching from the Southern US down to South America, these plants attach to tree trunks, branches, posts, fences or anything they can find. Most do not live in the ground. They live off of natural rainfall or humidity and are not harmful to the hosting plant/tree. All will flower. Usually, these flowers appear in spring-summer. We are offering on sale clusters of plants that contain as many as ten or more plants. Most growers divide plants into single plants and sell them one at a time. Blossom colors vary but most are either blue in color although some are red. Some bunches are a decade old. You can put them on a piece of bark, wood or whatever you want. When you buy Tillandsia, most selllers sell you a single little plant. These clusters are at least ten to fifteen years old and spectacular! The Clusters at this price are usually not mounted but hanging on a wire. We do have mounted (on wood) clusters which cost about $30 more.

REGULAR PRICE THESE LARGE CLUSTERS $125
TEN DAY SPECIAL SUCH CLUSTERS $95

Remember: Mention this Blog Special for your discount. These are a piece of cake to ship.

PHILODENDRON RED CONGO
AKA "CONGO ROJO"

ATTRACTIVE COMPANION PLANT FOR FILTERED LIGHT
DARK LEAVES, RED STEMS / RED BACKS OF LEAVES
TEN DAY SPECIAL 3 GALLON SIZE

This popular hybrid Philodendron never gets very large. It doesn't climb much. It's more of a rosette form of companion plant. It might crawl along the ground a little. People prefer this hybrid because, in shade, it has dark green leaves with a red tint to the back of the leaves and prominent red stems. It is a filtered light companion plant. It is not for full sun. Cold hardiness is down to about a freeze or a bit colder. We are offering very nicely sized (large & older) 3 gallon on Special. But, there are limited numbers. These can be used as a houseplant and can be mail ordered but take a big box for shipping. Supply of these are running low so this could be a Special Order.

REGULAR PRICE 3 GALLON $115
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS 3 GALLON SIZE $95

Just mention this Blog Only Special for your discount at the time of purchase.

HIBISCUS HULA GIRL
YELLOW BLOSSOM WITH RED THROAT

FULL SUN ALONG THE COAST
TEN DAY SPECIAL SUMMER FLOWERING THREE GALLON

As a nursery, we're not a specialty Hibiscus grower. But, I've always loved these plants. Even older species, around for quite a while, add color and charm to the garden. And, newer varieties are amazing. The reason we backed off from Hibiscus is that they attract white fly problems. This was especially present a decade ago but has not been a problem since that time. So, we are growing some cool varieties presently. Most are from cuttings from collections of desirable plants. The one on sale here will have large yellow flowers with red throats in summer - fall. The full name for this species is: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hula girl.

REGULAR PRICE THREE GALLON $85
TEN DAY SPECIAL THREE GALLON $65

FRIDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2025

GERMINATING PALM SEEDS:

DO YOU HAVE GOOD OR BAD PALM SEEDS?
WHICH SEEDS TO PICK?
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF A SEED IS NOT GOOD?

THE FLOAT TEST
THE PINCH TEST
CUT THE SEED OPEN
ALWAYS CLEAN OFF THE FRUIT

Many people love to germinate palm seeds and make their own plants. But, there are a few things you need to now right from the beginning if you want to successfully germinate your seeds.

RULES TO FOLLOW:

1. Get fresh seeds. Right off the tree is best.

2. Pick seeds that are mature, often colorful. Most common colors are red, orange, yellow, brown or black. Immature, green seeds germinate poorly. Don't pick or collect seeds that are green!

3. Remove the fruit from the seeds until you have a clean, often tan colored inner seed. Fruit can contain chemicals that retard germination.

4. Pinch test seeds. Take the picked seeds (with or without fruit) and squeeze hard between two fingers. They should never collapse. Any seed that collapses between your fingers is no good.

5. Float Test the seeds. Cleaned palm seeds almost always sink in water. Floaters are almost always bad. Inner cavities of rot within the seed make them float.

6. Cut open a few seeds. The inner seed should be white or light tan, solid and without signs of rot. And, you definitely do not want to see inner cavities. Inner cavities 99% of the time means the seed is bad.

7. Remove all outer fruit before germinating. Some experts feel that this outer fruit later has growth inhibitors. Even fruit that is not a bright color or is dry or scaly must be removed. This outer layer may be brown and hard but needs removal - see photos below.

8. Always soak the cleaned seeds in pure water, especially if you had seeds shipped to you. This rehydrates them. If seeds are right off a tree and the fruit is moist and fresh, soaking is not necessary. But, they would still be cleaned of any fruit.

Photos here show seeds with fruit, the float test with floaters and sinkers, seeds that failed the pinch test, seeds with hard outer layers that still have to have this layer removed and a few seeds cut open showing inner cavities (a bad sign).

For techniques on germination, see our article on Palm Seed Germination (Click yellow to see) at this website.

Chambeyronia seeds with red fruit
Jubaea chilensis fruit, ripe
Cleaning fruit off Jubaea chilensis

Butia capitata seeds with fresh, ripe and yellow fruit
Livistona saribus seeds with blue fruit
Green seeds Chamaedorea tepejilote

Green seeds, not ready to pick
Bad palm seed, collapsed with pinch test
Bad seed, all collapsed with pinch test

You must remove the primative hard fruit from this Pelagodoxa henryanaseed
Dry, scaly coat of Metroxylon amicarum must be removed
Same with these Attalea sp. seeds

Float test: Note floating seeds- no good
Float test - Astrocaryum seeds floating
Float Test: Note good seeds sink to bottom

Cavity in bad Astrocaryum mexicanum seeds
Cavity in Astrocaryum mexicanum
Cavity in bad Gastrococos crispa seeds

Totally cleaned Jubaea seeds
Good seed cut open - firm inner tissue throughout
Results of proper seed care and germination

ASSORTED COLORFUL BROMELIADS OF ALL TYPES
NEW PLANTS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ARRIVING FREQUENTLY
AS PLANTS SELL OUT WE HAVE NEW VARIETIES COMING IN

MOST SUN GROWN
EASY AND COLORFUL ADDITIONS TO THE GARDEN
SEVEN DAY SPECIAL ON PRICES

Every few weeks we get in a new selection of Bromeliads. This come from standard suppliers but the most interesting plants are divisions from private collections. We have available currently well over 100 plants, many mature clumps. Plants heights/sizes range from smaller to pretty large - up to three feet. Almost all are different species or varieties. You'll never see these varieties at depot stores or most nurseries. All are collectable and colorful. If needed, we can ship most via UPS. Pot sizes range from one gallon up to 15 gallon. The nicest ones will sell out quickly. BTW, Bromeliads are easy to care for and excellent growers. But, you must remember to spray them weekly when it's hot to put water in their cups. Most shown will take full sun Plant price depend on the species, size and rarity - and whether its an older clumping plant. But, compared to palms & cycads they are reasonably affordable. Photos below were taken over time showing different types of Bromeliads we frequently have available. I'm not giving species names below but be assured we usually have a few hundred different varieties or species although we can run out of specific types.

AND, FOR TEN DAYS, ALL ARE 15% OFF REGULAR PRICES

CHAMAEDOREA RADICALIS
TRUNKING FORM

THIN TALL GREEN TRUNKS – TOLERATES FULL COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS HUGE & MATURE 25 GALLON SPECIMEN

Sometime with this blog I may have talked about this variety of Chamadorea radicalis. The latter is a very cold hardy dwarf, single trunk species that is quite easy to grow. But, there is also a trunking species that is not a dwarf. It gets to about 10 to 14 feet tall and is also cold hardy into the lower 20's F, maybe even into the upper teens. It is able to take coastal sun like the dwarf. This variety is hard to find on the market. Shown here below is about an 8 to 10 year old 25 gallon that is easily about 12 feet tall. It is a triple and one stem is a female with red fruit. You can see there is no question that this is not a dwarf and has formed nice trunk. On this form, we may also have 5 gallon and 15 gallon available. I only have this one specimen this large. It is way too big for mail order. Note the thin leaflets and stem. This specimen is for sale.

REGULAR PRICE THIS 25 GALLON SPECIMEN $795
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SPECIMEN $675

BISMARCKIA NOBILIS
BLUE SINGLE TRUNK FAN PALM FROM MADAGASCAR

A DEFINITE STATEMENT PALM
TEN DAY SPECIAL NICE 24 INCH BOX SIZE

For several decades we've been growing this stunning blue fan palm from Madagascar. These are the blue form. This palm species loves sun, heat and is cold hardy to the low 20’s F. It doesn’t like the grower to fool with or cut its roots. These cannot be transplanted once established in the garden. They get a husky trunk and probably about 35 - 40 feet tall in many decades. The fan leaf is intensely blue, especially with full hot sun. This is a very attractive palm and should be given room in the garden to show it off. Many people in desert locations have found they can grow it. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F. Shown below is our 24 inch box size. These are followed by the 15 gallon size in the next post. Both sizes are on sale. This species is a real “show-stopper”. Literally people driving by will stop to look at one in your front yard and ask: “Hey Man, what is that blue palm tree?” This box size most likely will be a Special Order item.

REGULAR PRICE 24 INCH BOX SIZE $675
TEN DAY SPECIAL 24 INCH BOX SIZE $595

CHAMAEDOREA MICROSPADIX
SEMI-DWARF SUCKERING BAMBOO PALM

COLD HARDY - NEVER OVER EIGHT FEET TALL
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

This suckering Chamaedorea has very thin canes, somewhat wide leaflets, green leaves and an overall small to medium size. Mature plants are rarely over 8 feet tall. Often leaves can have an iridescent sheen and sometimes are glaucous on the back side. This species wants filtered light and is cold hardy into the upper teens F. The 15 gallon on sale are flowering aged plants and will get somewhat taller but never really tall..

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $275
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE $245

Remember to mention this Blog Only Special at the time of purchase. These 15 gallon are porbably too tall to be shipped standar UPS. We dooffersmaller plants that can easily be mail ordered.

RHOPALOSTYLIS BAUERI
NORFOLK ISLAND PALM

SINGLE TRUNK - CROWN SHAFTED
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE

Rhopalostylis baueri, the Norfolk Island Palm, is native to two locations. Norfolk Island (an Australian island) is the home of the classic Rhopalostylis baueri but there is also a population in Kermadec Islands, a New Zealand territory. The population of Rhopalostylis baueri on Norfolk Island is near the elevated center of the island, rare elsewhere. In this locality, it is threatened by rodents that eat the seeds and young seedlings. In the Kermadec location, this species is found on Raoul Island. It is more plentiful there because there have been efforts to eliminate the rat population. In my experience, this species does best in less than full sun along the coast. Half day morning sun is about perfect. It has a cold tolerance into the low 20's F. and is being grown in the SF Bay area. Anticipate a height typically of about 25 feet mature. Shown below are our 15 gallon plants but we should have smaller sizes as well. The 8th photo is c/o Wikipedia.

REGULAR PRICE 15 GALLON $245
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON $220

CHAMAEDOREA TRUNKING RADICALIS
MEDIUM HEIGHT MATURE - THIN TRUNKS

SUPER COLD HARDY AND TOLERATES COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15G SIZE MULTIPLES

Speaking of cold hardy, filtered light or full sun palms, let me mention Chamaedorea radicalis. Today I’m talking about the tunking form of this species. Decades ago we didn't even know this species existed. All Chamaedorea radicalis were dwarfs - rarely over five feet tall. The trunking form rapidly puts on trunk. Mature, plants can get up to fifteen feet tall. Leaflets are wider than the dwarf form and there's a bit of silver color to the stems and trunk. Trunks mature are narrow, under an inch thick. They can bend slightly as they get height. See photos below of a mature specimen at the nursery. It is also very quick growing. These 15g on Special should have a ten foot height in under five years. Both forms tolerate full sun along the coast but can also be grown in strong filtered light. Cold hardiness of 18 degrees F. Some in the SF Bay Area are successfully growing this species. Also, enthusiasts in Houston, TX have as well. We have a limited number of 15g plants on special. This larger 15g size can be mail ordered but do consider smaller sizes to save money if you are out of our area. Interestingly enough, the 15 gallon shown below has a taller single trunking form in the pot with a true dwarf below. Notice how the smaller plant looks totally different. Also, I am showing below a fruiting size mature 25 gallon plant at the nursery.

REGULAR PRICE 15G MULTIPLES $255
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15G MULTIPLES $230

BTW, that huge 25 gallon plant, the mature one with seeds, is also for sale.

CHAMAEDOREA TRUNKING RADICALIS
QUICK GROWING, SINGLE STEM
SMALL TREE FORM THIS SPECIES

VERY COLD HARDY - TOLERATES SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

FOR SPECIES DESCRIPTION, SEE ABOVE

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON SIZE $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $125

Remember to mention this Special for your discount when you purchase.

LIVISTONA SPECIES
THESE ARE FAN PALMS - MANY WITH GOOD COLD TOLERANCE

UNKNOW SPECIES BEING OFFERED
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

Livstona is a genus of fan palms with a broad distribution of many species. Of the approximate 25 species, endemic locations spread from Africa to Asia, Australia and some South Pacific Islands. The majority of species have green leaves, medium to tall stature and armed leaf stems. Recently we got some plants that were identified by the grower as Livistona lanuginosa. But, we are not sure this is the true species from our experience. Therefore, we are just calling them "Livistona species". We have several for sale in the 5 gallon size. They have deeply divided green leaves with orange-brown spines on the petiole. Leaflets are have one inch wide segments at this time as shown below. Seeds came from a mother tree which is about 20 feet tall. The mother tree has survived temperatures to the low 20's F. As the palms for sale are, as of yet, without a definite identification, I'm showing several mature Livistona below to give the reader an idea of what these palms may look like in the future. The 8th photo, Livistona nitida by Mike Crisp. The other two garden Livistona were taken by me.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $135
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE AS SHOWN $115

VEITCHIA WININ
NATIVE ONLY TO VANUATU

SINGLE TRUNK, CROWN SHAFTED
TALL PALM WHEN MATURE
SUPER RARE, HARD TO FIND
TEN DAY SPECIAL FIVE GALLON SIZE

This single trunk pinnate palm is native to the Vanuatu Islands. It can attain a mature height of over fifty feet. Leaves are green, about eight feet long with somewhat drooping leaflets. The trunk is gray in color and medium thickness. This species makes bright red seeds. It can tolerate full coastal sun and has been grown well by some in Southern California. But, because of it's tropical nature, should only be tried by those in good climates. We're offering our 5 gallon size on sale. They've done well with our temperatures down to about 32 degrees F.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON $145
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON $125

Remember to mention this Special when purchasing so you get this discounted price. Mail order this size quite easy.

WODYETIA BIFURCATA
THE FOXTAIL PALM

THIN TRUNK, FLUFFY GREEN LEAVES
MEDIUM SIZED MATURE – FULL COASTAL SUN
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON SIZE

The Foxtail Palm, Wodyetia bifuracata, is native to Queensland, Australia and is a single trunk palm. It gets to about twenty-five feet height, has fluffy green plumose leaves, is crown shafted as shown below and is single trunk. It has a thin trunk, usually mature about six to eight inches. It is a great species for more inland areas that see a fair amount of heat. It does love heat and sun. Although some like to plant this species in colonies of two or three plants, it looks great as a stand-alone single palm. Because it wants sun, it should not be put in a shady area. Cold hardiness is about 23 to 25 degrees F. The one gallons on sale are easy to mail order.

REGULAR PRICE ONE GALLON $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON $55

BURRETIOKENTIA HAPALA
AN EXOTIC NEW CALEDONIAN PALM FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
TEN DAY SPECIAL 1 GALLON SIZE

IIn the mid-1980's I began to grow some of the very cool palms from new Caledonia. By 1995 I was totally into it and this led to my arranging the fantastic International Palm Society Biennial trip to New Caledonia that happened during my tenure as President in the year 2000. I just didn't know of a better place for a bunch of palm enthusiasts to go and see some of the best palms in the world. This species, Burretiokential hapala, is one of those palms.

It is a crown shafted, single trun pinnate palm with a rather thin trunk of about eight inches that gets to a height of approximately 25 to 30 feet. It has an intriguing brown color to the stems and crown shaft area. It does not have the stripes you'd see with the Burretiokentia vieilllardii. Cold tolerance is about 25 degrees F, or perhaps a bit lower. So, it's comparable to a King Palm. If you can grow a King, you can grow this species. One of the keys to culture is not letting the ground it's in go dry. This species, like Chambeyronia, responds to water. /span>

Shown here are the one gallon size I'm putting on special. I'd recommend morning sun, a few hours of mid day sun, or bright filtered light. It's a great species to grow.

REGULAR PRICE ONE GALLON SIZE $75
TEN DAY SPECIAL 1 GALLON SIZE $65

Note that we have two other sizes of this species below

SABAL ETONIA
SMALL FAN PALM NATIVE TO FLORIDA

GETS SIX TO EIGHT FEET TALL
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE

This small fan palm is native to almost all areas of Florida. It is different than Sabal palmetto in that it is smaller. Although not quite as small as the Sabal louisiana below, it rarely gets to a height of about eight feet. Leaves are green and the trunk is a bit stout. It tolerates full sun or part day sun. It is difficult to find. In the fifth photo, it is the band plant that the staff is holding in his left hand (right hand is Sabal louisiana, an even smaller species). Cold hardiness is at least 15 degrees F. or a bit lower. Mature palm photo by TS - RPS./span>

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $55

CHAMAEDOREA ADSCENDENS
DWARF SINGLE TRUNK PALM WITH IRRIDESCENT SHEEN TO LEAFLETS

PREFERS FILTRED LIGHT - CAN BE GROWN INDOORS
RARE AND NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE

It's rare that we can offer this super rare dwarf palm, Chamaedorea adscendens. This is a solitary trunk palm species from Guatemala and Belize. It was only introduced into the trade in the past few decades and is mostly known just to rare palm collectors. Stems are thin and a white-gray in color. Leaves are blue green with an irridescent sheen. Leaves are pinnate and sometimes simple. When pinnate, the leaflets are a little wide for their length. Height of this palm is usually under three feet, but plants in the wild have been reported to be five to six feet. It is also a super attractive palm Cold hardiness is about to a freeze and it prefers filtered light. Planting in small colonies is recommended and quite attractive. This is a very desirable species to obtain. This is the first time in quite a while that we can offer them for sale. Our band size is shown in the first five photos. The sixth photo is of a ten year old 15 gallon plant and is near mature height. If you wish to set seeds, you should purchase several plants. The band size is easy to mail order. Incidentally, some have grown this rare species inside the home.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE $75
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $65

ENCEPHALARTOS PAUCIDENTATUS
MEDIUM TO LARGE RARE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

UPRIGHT GREEN LEAVES
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE SEEDLINGS

This cycad is native to Swaziland, northern South Africa. It is known as one of the most attractive of all the green cycads. It does great in Southern California but is rare and hard to find. New leaves tend to be upright. Most pronounced is the "frost" appearance of leaves as shown below. This is from small hairs on the leaflets. It makes a medium to large mature specimen. Mature size can be over fifteen feet with 6 to 10 foot green leaves. Leaflets are armed. Along the coast it’ll take full sun. Far inland I’d recommend limited sun. Cold tolerance is down to the low 20’s F.

REGULAR PRICE BAND SIZE THIS SPECIES $95
TEN DAY SPECIAL BAND SIZE $75

Below I'm showing photos of a large specimen at the nursery

CYCAS PETRAEA
SUPER RARE GREEN CYCAD FROM THAILAND

TWENTY YEAR OLD SPECIMEN WITH VASE SHAPED TRUNK
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, A SPECIMEN LIKE THIS AVAILABLE NOWHERE ELSE
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS ACTUAL CYCAD

This is an unusual Cycas species from colder parts of northern Thailand. In locality, freezes are experienced and it's reported this species will even tolerate snow. Cycas petraea can get trunks over 15 feet tall in dozens of decades. More typically, domestic plant trunks are under three feet tall. Leaves are flat and green and about four to six feet long. Crowns consist of dozens of leaves. The bases of the trunks have a peculiar swelling to them as seen here. They can form a classical "water vase trunk" which is fat and swollen and then gets thinner above. Culturally, this species likes nice draining soil, temperatures above a freeze and part day or filtered sun. As an interior cycad, this would be one to try. This is probably one of the coolest Cycas species around. The plant on special is in a 7 gallon pot and is about 20 years old from seed. The caudex has the classic “vase” shape, is 9 inches wide at the base and 11 to 12 inches tall. As you can see it’s holding a nice set of softer green leaves. We’re putting this plant on a Ten Day Special. This is an old, near impossible species to find, especially with this size & age. It can be mail ordered.

REGULAR PRICE THIS ACTUAL PLANT $2100
TEN DAY SPECIAL PRICE THIS ACTUAL PLANT $1825

The cycad on special is shown in the first six photos. The 8th photo is by Amazon.de website, the 9th by the late Ken Hill.

ENCEPHALARTOS EUGENE-MARAISII
EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE BLUE TRANSVAAL CYCAD

NATIVE TO SOUTH AFRICA – EXTREMELY RARE
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE WITH 2 INCH CAUDEX

This desirable species of Encephalartos comes from the Transvaal region of the northern Republic of South Africa. This area is also home to other sought-after species like E. dolomiticus, cupidus and nubimontanus. Encephalartos eugene-maraisii is a medium to large species with trunk height up to almost ten feet. It will sucker from the base. Leaf color is blue or blue-green. The leaves are sharply keeled giving a "V-shape" in cross section. Leaf length is two to five feet. Leaflets are 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide and have a sharp terminal tip. Encephalartos middleburgensis is a closely related species and was originally felt to be a subspecies of eugene-maraisii. This is a full sun cycad. In the wild it commonly sees freezing temperatures. In culture it is know to tolerate mid to low 20's F. We are currently putting some 5 gallon plants on sale that have caudexes of about 2 inches for ten days. Age of these plants is about five years.

REGULAR PRICE 5 GALLON WITH 2 INCH CAUDEX $475
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON WITH CAUDEX 2 INCHES $415

Remember, mention this Blog Only Special. We can ship these, weather permitting, but only within the United States.

ENCEPHALARTOS WHITELOCKII
LARGER CENTRAL AFRICAN CYCAD
LONG UPRIGHT LEAVES
DIFFICULT TO FIND FOR SALE

TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SPECIES - ANY SIZE PLANT WE HAVE!

This unique and larger cycad is native to Uganda. In fact, at one point it was called the "Uganda Giant Cycad". This is because it has leaves that extend almost straight up toward the sky and can be twelve feet long or more. Leaflets are narrow and armed with small spines. The caudex is a light color and in the wild can be up to ten feet tall. Historically, as this species is similar to E. laurentianus, it was called also "Encephalartos laurentianus Lake George", referring to its specific habitat. The nursery plants I'm showing today are locally grown 15g plants. We have other sizes as well, both larger and smaller. The last photo shows one of our boxed specimens. Note the appearance of these plants with their long leaves with narrow leaflets. Enthusiasts love this species because it's a good growing cycad. Right on the coast I'd give it half day sun. It's not quite a sun-tolerant as many of the South African species. Cold tolerance is into the low 20's F.

SPECIAL - 15% OFF REGULAR PRICE ANY SIZE THIS SPECIES FOR TEN DAYS

KAHILI GINGER
HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM

MEDIUM SIZED - GREEN LEAVES
SUPER FRAGRANT BLOSSOM
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15G SIZE

This suckering green Ginger is quick and easy to grow. It can take full coastal sun or part sun. Leaves are green and, unlike Shell Ginger, the blossoms are super fragrant - and have a very nice smell. Plants typically don't get over over 7 feet tall and have a tropical look. These 15g plants are good size with multiple tubers and near blossoming age. You can see the health of these plants here. The garden photo is c/o the Queensland Govt. website.

REGULAR PRICE 15G $195
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15G $175

Just mention this Special for your discount when you purchase.

ASIAN GUAVA
FRUIT TREE GIVING LARGE FRUITS

MEDIUM SIZED MATURE TREE
TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE

The Asian Guava Tree - Psideium guajava - is a medium sized tree with green leaves and green edible fruit with pink centers. The fruit produced is quite large - known to weigh up to 2 pounds per fruit. So, one must prune the tree years so fruit is produced on stronger, more proximal branches. Expect a mature tree of about 15 feet at most. Asian Guava produce an amazing quantity of fruit. They'd like full sun and tolerate temperatures below a freeze. This is the first time I have offered these trees. Photo of the fruit is c/o Wikipedia.

TEN DAY SPECIAL 5 GALLON SIZE $65

PHILODENDRON XANADU
EXOTIC COMPANION PLANT

TOLERATES SOME COASTAL SUN
BIG AND FULL 15G PLANTS
TEN DAY SPECIAL ONE GALLON SIZE

This Philodendron is actually a hybrid that was commercial created. It is known for its smaller size with small to medium leaves, deep cuts into individual leaves and compact overall form. It is very attractive and is not a climbing plant. We've had this variety before but typically in small sizes. We just got in a few very nice one gallon plants that we’re putting on Special. They will take some degree of coastal sun. Inland area growers should put this in strong filtered light. Cold tolerance is into the upper 20's F. The size on special is easy to ship. Sometimes, especially if you need numbers, this is a special order item but we can usually get them in within a few days.

REGULAR PRICE ONE GALLON $65
TEN DAY SPECIAL THIS SIZE $50

Just mention this Special when you purchase for this price. The last photo is c/o garden hedge website.

PANDOREA JASMINOIDES "ROSEA"
CLIMBING VINE, COLD HARDY, EVERGREEN, LARGE FLOWERS

WHITE PETAL, PURPLE CENTERS
LARGE TALL 15G PLANTS ON SPECIAL

This climbing vine is native to Australia and will trellis up a fence or pole or climb up the trunk of a tree. This variety is hard to find and has large, white, trumpet shaped flowers that have a deep purple-red throat. There are other color varieties including pure white which we also can offer. It grows in the shade or sun but flowers better with sun. It is very cold hardy with reports of it surviving temperatures into the teens F. These 15g plants are huge for their pots and climbing up a pole. Plant heights in the pot is about 8 feet. Remember, this is a vining plant that will climb a fence, free trunk, pole or almost anything. The 7th photo is c/o gopixpic.com website. If we run out of these, we can usually get more in.

REGULAR PRICE THESE LARGE 15G $185
TEN DAY SPECIAL 15 GALLON SIZE $160

Just mention this Blog Special to get this discount at the time of purchase.

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WE ALSO RECYCLE OLD NEWSPAPERS AND BOXES -
ECOLOGICAL & HELPS OUR NURSERY
YOU'LL RECEIVE A DISCOUNT ON YOUR PURCHASE OR A CREDIT TOWARD FUTURE PURCHASE

I like to remind plant enthusiasts to recycle their plastic containers. We will take them and give you a credit toward any purchase at the nursery - when you drop them off or issue a credit toward a future purchase. Or, if you just don't know what to do with them and are conservative minded, drop them off at our nursery location. If you arrive off hours, just leave them in front of our entry gate. We'll put them to good use. We've been doing this for decades and think it's the right thing to do for the environment. On containers, we are especially looking for larger pots, 5g and bigger. Our nursery is plush with one gallon or smaller. We also really appreciate 5 gallon, 7 gallon, 15 gallon and citrus pots.

We are also recycling old cardboard boxes (Amazon types or otherwise) and newspapers.

So, don't give them to the garbage man for your local landfill. Bring containers to our nursery and receive a nursery credit for plastic/ceramic containers. The fourth photo shows all containers from a band to a 24 inch box, left to right.

5 gallon
15 gallon
25 gallon

All containers in a row

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We utilize old newspaper to stuff our plants before we put them in vehicles. Newspapers also help us secure mail orders. And, we're always running out and don't like using new paper for this purpose - wasteful. So, we'd recycle those old newspapers that you have on hand. Just drop them off at the nursery any day Monday through Saturday. Thank you.

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Recently, on a drizzling day, sort of gray and gloomy, the following photos were taken by Alma, one of the staff. These pictures show the unique combination of palms, cycads and succulents that we're offering. You can see how nicely they all blend together. We're showing these photos so you get a feel for our Nursery.

GREAT PALM TREES FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Below are pictures of about thirty five palm species that all do well in Southern California. In the group of palms below, I left off the most common species that, it seems, everyone knows about. So, there are no Queen Palms and Mexican Fan Palms below. But, this group includes species that may be a bit unusual and more interesting. This is not a complete list. For instance, within any given genus, there may be dozens other species that do well here. If I showed every species that you can grow, it would be too overwhelming. So, I've kept it simple and show representative pictures. I think, for a starting point, this will suffice.

I have chosen to show mature plants in gardens. I tried to use mostly pictures from gardens in Southern California to show examples. Some are from elsewhere. This provides a quick view of species that you may want to try. Some are for sun, others for shade. Some are more difficult to grow than others. I'm not commenting on each species presently. But, throughout my Blog, there are comments on almost all of these. If you don't live here in Southern California, realize that many of these species may live in your area as well.

I hope you enjoy this. We, of course, have most or all of these palms for sale at the nursery in an assortment of sizes. And, for your enthusiasts, we probably have several hundred other cool species for you to try.



Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Bismarckia nobiis
Brahea armata
Caryota gigas
Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Chamaedorea costaricana
Coccothrinax species
Copernicia baileyana
Cryosophila species
Cyphophoenix species'

Dypsis decaryi
Dypsis decipiens (habitat)
Dypsis leptocheilos
Dypsis onilahensis
Euterpe edulis

Hedyscepe canterburyana
Howea forsteriana
Howea belmoreana
Jubaea chilensis
Kentiopsis oliviformis

Livistona decipiens
Parajubaea torallyi
Phoenix rupicola
Pinanga coronata
Pritchardia species

Pritchardia species
Ravenea glauca
Ravenea species
Rhapis humilus
Rhopalostylis sapida

Roystonea borinquena
Sabal causiarum
Syagrus pseudococos
Veitchia arecina
Wodyetia bifurcata

On all the genera above there may be many more species within the same genus that also grow well for us here. I apologize if I haven't included your favorite species in this group, but this is meant to be a brief introduction and I wanted to keep it simple. I have utilized these species in a brief article summarizing Palms for Southern California elsewhere at this website

PLANT CONTAINER SIZES

For growers here on the West Coast, there are black plastic containers that most of us use on our plants. Surprisingly, there are differences between the pots used on the West Coast and East Coast of the U.S. Here we refer to most containers by "gallon size" On the East Coast pots are referred to by "diameter in inches". So, back East you might find a plant in a "14 inch pot". Here is might be called a "15 gallon pot". If you visit our price and availability catalog, plants are shown by their pot size. I'm hoping that this Blog post this morning will help clarify what individual pots look like.

CONTAINER SIZE PHOTO EMPTY CONTAINER PHOTO OF PLANTS IN
THIS CONTAINER

BAND SIZE CONTAINER
This pot is 3 x 3 x 9 inches, square in shape. It is used for seedling plants. For most growers, it has replaced the one gallon pot. It is a bit deeper and easier to place in carrying trays. It also conserves space on benches because these can be placed close together. You can get a pretty nice plant in a band container, sometimes up to 30 inches tall.

ONE GALLON POT
This is a very common pot used, especially by flower growers and those producing small shrubs. It's a typical first step after germinating a seedling. We prefer using the band containers above as they conserve table and bench space more efficiently and are deeper. Diameter of this pot is six inches but it's only about seven inches deep.

TWO GALLON POT
This pot is 7 to 8 inches wide and about 8 inches deep. It is a nice size to move a band plant into. But, it is not particularly deep, so you have to make sure the roots fit into the container. This pot will produce an average plant that is about 2 feet tall. We grow a lot of palms in these pots.

FIVE GALLON POT
This pot is 10 inches wide and about 10 inches deep. It produces a plant that is one of the most common sized palms that we sell. It is popular because it's not too heavy to lift and plants are typically three to five feet tall, depending on the species.

SEVEN GALLON POT
We really like this container because it produces a good sized plant but isn't as heavy to carry as a 15g. But, for some manufacturing reason, this pot costs twice as much as a 15g. Therefore, most growers aren't buying this sized pot very much nowadays. It is 12 inches wide, and about 12 inches deep. $Rhapis multifida 7g\$

FIFTEEN GALLON POT
This is the most popular sized purchased by people who want a landscape or near-landscape ready size of plant. This container typically supports a palm from four to eight feet size. Weight of this size of container with soil and plant is usually sixty to ninety pounds. It's size is 15 to 16 inches wide and 16 inches deep. Note how this size pot usually has a nice carrying lip at the top of the pot.

TWENTY/TWENTY-FIVE GALLON POTS
This is the next size up from a 15g. These pots are typically about 18 to 20 inches wide and 16 to 18 inches deep. They weight anywhere from 125 to 150 pounds with their soil. They can produce a plant larger than the 15g, typically 8 to 10 feet. They usually have a flat lip on the top as shown. The pot shown here is actually a 25g pot. 20 g are a bit smaller.

24 INCH BOX CONTAINER
This box is 24 inches wide, square in shape and about 22 to 24 inches deep. The weight of this container depends on the mix, but is anywhere from 175 to 300 pounds (this heavier weight is if one is using a very heavy soil). It takes two men to lift one of these. We prefer plastic boxes as shown here, but they are much more expensive than wooden box. They last a very long time.

ALL POT SIZES IN A ROW
This pot shows all the sizes lined up in a row. In order, left to right are:

band size
one gallon
two gallon
five gallon
seven gallon
fifteen gallon
twenty gallon
24 inch box

SIZES WE USE NOT SHOWN HERE

Deep band containers
Citrus pots
25 gallon
30 gallon
35 gallon
45 gallon
30 inch boxes
36 inch boxes (shown to right)

Note: Larger pots/boxes can get very heavy and are too heavy to mail order by usual means - independent trucker needed for these.

Pots to left lined up in a row

Cycad in 36 inch box

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Nursery Location 1111 Urania Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024

Nursery Phone: 619 291 4605

Nursery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9AM to 4PM
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Directions to New Nursery Location: Freeway Close. Take Freeway 5 to Encinitas
(10 minutes south of Oceanside, 30 minutes north of San Diego).
Exit Leucadia Blvd East (toward Inland).
In about 150 feet turn left on Urania Ave.
Go about 1/2 mile - speedbumps!
100 feet past red Stop Sign is our driveway with sign on street
Enter the driveway. We're on the right. Limited parking.
Hours: 9AM to 4PM - Closed Sundays

Mailing Address:
3233 Brant St., San Diego, CA 92103

PALM TREES, CYCADS & TROPICALS

PLANT BLOG WITH SPECIALS
& PLANTS FOR SALE

OLDER POST OF CURRENT OR RECENT SALE ITEMS

NEW PLANT ARRIVALS & DISCOUNT PLANTS
PALM TREES, CYCADS AND TROPICALS - PLANT BLOG

ENSETE VENTICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

LARGE SINGLE TRUNK RED TROPICAL PLANT

CHRISTMAS DAY - PALM & TROPICAL PLANT EXCURSION

COLORFUL HAWAIIAN TI PLANTS
CORDYLINE FRUITICOSA

RHOPALOSTYLIS HYBRID
SAPIDA X BAUERI

LIVISTONA LANUGINOSA
THE WOOLY LIVISTONA

DYPSIS DECARYI
THE TRIANGLE PALM

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS
SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM

DIOON EDULE
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MEXICAN CYCAD

DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA
THE TASMANIAN TREE FERN

BLACK ROSE, STARBURST AND OTHERS
AEONIUM ARBOREUM

PHILODENDRON XANADU
EXOTIC COMPANION PLANT

PRITCHARDIA SPECIMEN PALMS FOR SALE
MEDIUM SIZED HAWAIIAN FAN PALM

PRESTOEA MONTANA
AKA PRESTOEA ACUMINATA VAR. MONTANA

SERENOA REPENS
SOUGHT AFTER BLUE FORM

DYPSIS ALBOFARINOSA
CLUMPING MADAGASCAR PALM
WHITE CROWN SHAFTS - VERY RARE

CHAMAEDOREA GEONOMIFORMIS
SINGLE TRUNK, DWARF UNDERSTORY PALM

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

THE MOOSEHORN FERN
PLATYCERIUM SUPERBUM

ENSETE VENTRICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

CLIVIA MINIATA
FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING - ORANGE VARIETY
FILTERED LIGHT PLANT - EASY TO GROW

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

HOWEA BELMOREANA
THE SENTRY OR UMBRELLA PALM

BRAHEA BRANDEGEEI
A TALL, QUICK GROWING BRAHEA

TILLANDSIA CLUSTERS
MANY AIRPLANTS IN ONE BUNCH

CHAMAEDOREA MICROSPADIX
SEMI-DWARF SUCKERING BAMBOO PALM

SABAL ETONIA
SMALL FAN PALM NATIVE TO FLORIDA

ENCEPHALARTOS PAUCIDENTATUS
MEDIUM TO LARGE RARE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

KAHILI GINGER
HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM

PANDOREA JASMINOIDES "ROSEA"
CLIMBING VINE, COLD HARDY, EVERGREEN, LARGE FLOWERS

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HOW THIS BLOG WORKS New plant arrivals, desirable species and requested plants included New species described every few days, most recent posts at top of thread Jump to older Blog Threads from links below. Blog discusses palm trees, cycads and tropical plants	LEARN ABOUT PALM TREES AND CYCADS Brief comments given below. We trim this thread frequently to maintain 30 day run. Information on sun requirements and cold tolerance given if available Pictures of mature specimens shown when possible In depth posts with lots of photos on some species
PRICING ON PLANTS SHOWN On some plants, pricing given with the post You can use quick link for all our prices: PALM PRICES OR CYCAD PRICES	SPECIALS AND SALES Specials below apply to drop in visits or mail orders. Photos are representative. All specials have a termination date and always expire when the current thread expires Ten Day Specials expire ten days after date of posting and are marked in red color. For any sale prices, you must mention all Blog Only Sale Prices when purchasing
DIRECTIONS TO NURSERY CLICK HERE for printable copy of DIRECTIONS 1111 Uramoa view Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024 Hours: M-Sat, 9AM to 4PM	CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone: 619 291 4605 Email: phil@junglemusic.net or click here FOR INSTANT EMAIL TO Phil
MAIL ORDERS Most orders sent in boxes with Fed Exp. No international shipping. Plants shipped in pots with soil. For larger plants use trucking services.	DELIVERIES (larger orders or larger plants) To almost anywhere within the continental U.S. Quite affordable. We deliver or we utilize independent trucking services on any size plants.

Washingtonia robusta	Washingtonia robusta - not mature	Washingtonia robusta - old trees, some leaning
Washingtonia filifera	Washingtonia filifera, old domestic plant	Wild stand of W. filifera by Gary Monroe
Washingtonia filifera	. Washingtonia filifera	Possible W. robusta on left and W. filifera right

Chambeyronia seeds with red fruit	Jubaea chilensis fruit, ripe	Cleaning fruit off Jubaea chilensis
Butia capitata seeds with fresh, ripe and yellow fruit	Livistona saribus seeds with blue fruit	Green seeds Chamaedorea tepejilote
Green seeds, not ready to pick	Bad palm seed, collapsed with pinch test	Bad seed, all collapsed with pinch test
You must remove the primative hard fruit from this Pelagodoxa henryanaseed	Dry, scaly coat of Metroxylon amicarum must be removed	Same with these Attalea sp. seeds
Float test: Note floating seeds- no good	Float test - Astrocaryum seeds floating	Float Test: Note good seeds sink to bottom
Cavity in bad Astrocaryum mexicanum seeds	Cavity in Astrocaryum mexicanum	Cavity in bad Gastrococos crispa seeds
Totally cleaned Jubaea seeds	Good seed cut open - firm inner tissue throughout	Results of proper seed care and germination

A LOOK AT THE NURSERY QUICK PHOTO TOUR Recently, on a drizzling day, sort of gray and gloomy, the following photos were taken by Alma, one of the staff. These pictures show the unique combination of palms, cycads and succulents that we're offering. You can see how nicely they all blend together. We're showing these photos so you get a feel for our Nursery.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana	Bismarckia nobiis	Brahea armata	Caryota gigas	Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Chamaedorea costaricana	Coccothrinax species	Copernicia baileyana	Cryosophila species	Cyphophoenix species'
Dypsis decaryi	Dypsis decipiens (habitat)	Dypsis leptocheilos	Dypsis onilahensis	Euterpe edulis
Hedyscepe canterburyana	Howea forsteriana	Howea belmoreana	Jubaea chilensis	Kentiopsis oliviformis
Livistona decipiens	Parajubaea torallyi	Phoenix rupicola	Pinanga coronata	Pritchardia species
Pritchardia species	Ravenea glauca	Ravenea species	Rhapis humilus	Rhopalostylis sapida
Roystonea borinquena	Sabal causiarum	Syagrus pseudococos	Veitchia arecina	Wodyetia bifurcata

CONTAINER SIZE	PHOTO EMPTY CONTAINER	PHOTO OF PLANTS IN THIS CONTAINER
BAND SIZE CONTAINER This pot is 3 x 3 x 9 inches, square in shape. It is used for seedling plants. For most growers, it has replaced the one gallon pot. It is a bit deeper and easier to place in carrying trays. It also conserves space on benches because these can be placed close together. You can get a pretty nice plant in a band container, sometimes up to 30 inches tall.
ONE GALLON POT This is a very common pot used, especially by flower growers and those producing small shrubs. It's a typical first step after germinating a seedling. We prefer using the band containers above as they conserve table and bench space more efficiently and are deeper. Diameter of this pot is six inches but it's only about seven inches deep.

TWO GALLON POT This pot is 7 to 8 inches wide and about 8 inches deep. It is a nice size to move a band plant into. But, it is not particularly deep, so you have to make sure the roots fit into the container. This pot will produce an average plant that is about 2 feet tall. We grow a lot of palms in these pots.
FIVE GALLON POT This pot is 10 inches wide and about 10 inches deep. It produces a plant that is one of the most common sized palms that we sell. It is popular because it's not too heavy to lift and plants are typically three to five feet tall, depending on the species.
SEVEN GALLON POT We really like this container because it produces a good sized plant but isn't as heavy to carry as a 15g. But, for some manufacturing reason, this pot costs twice as much as a 15g. Therefore, most growers aren't buying this sized pot very much nowadays. It is 12 inches wide, and about 12 inches deep.		$Rhapis multifida 7g\$
FIFTEEN GALLON POT This is the most popular sized purchased by people who want a landscape or near-landscape ready size of plant. This container typically supports a palm from four to eight feet size. Weight of this size of container with soil and plant is usually sixty to ninety pounds. It's size is 15 to 16 inches wide and 16 inches deep. Note how this size pot usually has a nice carrying lip at the top of the pot.
TWENTY/TWENTY-FIVE GALLON POTS This is the next size up from a 15g. These pots are typically about 18 to 20 inches wide and 16 to 18 inches deep. They weight anywhere from 125 to 150 pounds with their soil. They can produce a plant larger than the 15g, typically 8 to 10 feet. They usually have a flat lip on the top as shown. The pot shown here is actually a 25g pot. 20 g are a bit smaller.
24 INCH BOX CONTAINER This box is 24 inches wide, square in shape and about 22 to 24 inches deep. The weight of this container depends on the mix, but is anywhere from 175 to 300 pounds (this heavier weight is if one is using a very heavy soil). It takes two men to lift one of these. We prefer plastic boxes as shown here, but they are much more expensive than wooden box. They last a very long time.

Website:	www.junglemusic.net
Nursery Location	1111 Urania Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024
Nursery Phone:	619 291 4605
Nursery Hours:	Monday - Saturday, 9AM to 4PM Typically closed on Sundays
Directions to New Nursery Location:	Freeway Close. Take Freeway 5 to Encinitas (10 minutes south of Oceanside, 30 minutes north of San Diego). Exit Leucadia Blvd East (toward Inland). In about 150 feet turn left on Urania Ave. Go about 1/2 mile - speedbumps! 100 feet past red Stop Sign is our driveway with sign on street Enter the driveway. We're on the right. Limited parking. Hours: 9AM to 4PM - Closed Sundays
Mailing Address:	3233 Brant St., San Diego, CA 92103

PALM TREES, CYCADS & TROPICALS

PLANT BLOG WITH SPECIALS & PLANTS FOR SALE

OLDER POST OF CURRENT OR RECENT SALE ITEMS

NEW PLANT ARRIVALS & DISCOUNT PLANTS PALM TREES, CYCADS AND TROPICALS - PLANT BLOG

ENSETE VENTICOSUM "MAURELII" THE RED BANANA LARGE SINGLE TRUNK RED TROPICAL PLANT

CHRISTMAS DAY - PALM & TROPICAL PLANT EXCURSION

COLORFUL HAWAIIAN TI PLANTS CORDYLINE FRUITICOSA

RHOPALOSTYLIS HYBRID SAPIDA X BAUERI

LIVISTONA LANUGINOSA THE WOOLY LIVISTONA

DYPSIS DECARYI THE TRIANGLE PALM

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM

DIOON EDULE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MEXICAN CYCAD

DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA THE TASMANIAN TREE FERN

BLACK ROSE, STARBURST AND OTHERS AEONIUM ARBOREUM

PHILODENDRON XANADU EXOTIC COMPANION PLANT

PRITCHARDIA SPECIMEN PALMS FOR SALE MEDIUM SIZED HAWAIIAN FAN PALM

PRESTOEA MONTANA AKA PRESTOEA ACUMINATA VAR. MONTANA

SERENOA REPENS SOUGHT AFTER BLUE FORM

DYPSIS ALBOFARINOSA CLUMPING MADAGASCAR PALM WHITE CROWN SHAFTS - VERY RARE

CHAMAEDOREA GEONOMIFORMIS SINGLE TRUNK, DWARF UNDERSTORY PALM

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA THE FLAME THROWER PALM NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

THE MOOSEHORN FERN PLATYCERIUM SUPERBUM

ENSETE VENTRICOSUM "MAURELII" THE RED BANANA

CLIVIA MINIATA FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING - ORANGE VARIETY FILTERED LIGHT PLANT - EASY TO GROW

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA THE FLAME THROWER PALM NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

HOWEA BELMOREANA THE SENTRY OR UMBRELLA PALM

BRAHEA BRANDEGEEI A TALL, QUICK GROWING BRAHEA

TILLANDSIA CLUSTERS MANY AIRPLANTS IN ONE BUNCH

CHAMAEDOREA MICROSPADIX SEMI-DWARF SUCKERING BAMBOO PALM

SABAL ETONIA SMALL FAN PALM NATIVE TO FLORIDA

ENCEPHALARTOS PAUCIDENTATUS MEDIUM TO LARGE RARE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

KAHILI GINGER HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM

PANDOREA JASMINOIDES "ROSEA" CLIMBING VINE, COLD HARDY, EVERGREEN, LARGE FLOWERS

RECYCLE USED PLASTIC CONTAINERS WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION!

WE ALSO RECYCLE OLD NEWSPAPERS AND BOXES - ECOLOGICAL & HELPS OUR NURSERY

DESCRIPTION , PHOTOS, AVAILABILITY and REGULAR PRICES

PLANT BLOG WITH SPECIALS
& PLANTS FOR SALE

NEW PLANT ARRIVALS & DISCOUNT PLANTS
PALM TREES, CYCADS AND TROPICALS - PLANT BLOG

ENSETE VENTICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

LARGE SINGLE TRUNK RED TROPICAL PLANT

COLORFUL HAWAIIAN TI PLANTS
CORDYLINE FRUITICOSA

RHOPALOSTYLIS HYBRID
SAPIDA X BAUERI

LIVISTONA LANUGINOSA
THE WOOLY LIVISTONA

DYPSIS DECARYI
THE TRIANGLE PALM

KENTIOPSIS PYRIFORMIS
SUPER RARE SINGLE TRUNK PINNATE PALM

DIOON EDULE
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MEXICAN CYCAD

DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA
THE TASMANIAN TREE FERN

BLACK ROSE, STARBURST AND OTHERS
AEONIUM ARBOREUM

PHILODENDRON XANADU
EXOTIC COMPANION PLANT

PRITCHARDIA SPECIMEN PALMS FOR SALE
MEDIUM SIZED HAWAIIAN FAN PALM

PRESTOEA MONTANA
AKA PRESTOEA ACUMINATA VAR. MONTANA

SERENOA REPENS
SOUGHT AFTER BLUE FORM

DYPSIS ALBOFARINOSA
CLUMPING MADAGASCAR PALM
WHITE CROWN SHAFTS - VERY RARE

CHAMAEDOREA GEONOMIFORMIS
SINGLE TRUNK, DWARF UNDERSTORY PALM

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

THE MOOSEHORN FERN
PLATYCERIUM SUPERBUM

ENSETE VENTRICOSUM "MAURELII"
THE RED BANANA

CLIVIA MINIATA
FLOWERS IN EARLY SPRING - ORANGE VARIETY
FILTERED LIGHT PLANT - EASY TO GROW

CHAMBEYRONIA MACROCARPA
THE FLAME THROWER PALM
NEW RED EMERGING LEAF

HOWEA BELMOREANA
THE SENTRY OR UMBRELLA PALM

BRAHEA BRANDEGEEI
A TALL, QUICK GROWING BRAHEA

TILLANDSIA CLUSTERS
MANY AIRPLANTS IN ONE BUNCH

CHAMAEDOREA MICROSPADIX
SEMI-DWARF SUCKERING BAMBOO PALM

SABAL ETONIA
SMALL FAN PALM NATIVE TO FLORIDA

ENCEPHALARTOS PAUCIDENTATUS
MEDIUM TO LARGE RARE SOUTH AFRICAN CYCAD

KAHILI GINGER
HEDYCHIUM GARDNERIANUM

PANDOREA JASMINOIDES "ROSEA"
CLIMBING VINE, COLD HARDY, EVERGREEN, LARGE FLOWERS

RECYCLE USED PLASTIC CONTAINERS
WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION!

WE ALSO RECYCLE OLD NEWSPAPERS AND BOXES -
ECOLOGICAL & HELPS OUR NURSERY