Chamaedorea oblongata

Its lovely and looks so healthy too lovely photo with the sun shinning down on it.

Sixpence:

Thanks! It generally likes a pretty shady spot...however, it's looking quite good in this spot.

It does look lovely where it is.

It looks very happy where it is..:o))

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Sixpence, Palmate:

Chamaedorea oblongata is a very easy and fast growing palm. I have several tall (8ft/2.4m) ones in the front yard.

Thank you for letting me know, I shall keep it in mind, is it frost hardy, sounds wonderful the ones in you front garden, I was looking at one which has yellow flowers a mimosa one.

Sixpence:

It's definitely not frost-hardy.

Thank you Delonix could nt have it here then with our frosts.

Sixpence:

It's a Central American tropical rainforest palm.

Thank you Delonix

You're welcome.

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I love this fern, the colour, the shape and how it just lights up!

This is a palm. lol! :>)

I have many of these palms in my front and back gardens.

oh no i have done it again, so sorry!! there is a similarity though isnt there?

maybe its cos i have such a shady garden it grows ferns quite happily but palms wouldnt be happy!!

Yes, the fronds on palms look very similar to ferns.

Many palms love shady gardens; however, many palms don't like cold temps.

i am looking at one fern out of my window now, shrugging off the snow ~ unless the snow gets too heavy it doesnt seem to mind the cold at all.

not sure the palms would want to be in my garden!

It must be a very hardy fern.

i have a couple of them, i love them

Have you ever posted any photos of your ferns?

I have several photos posted of my dwarf Fijian tree fern, which I love. I have a link to one of my many photos below.

http://www.growsonyou.com/gardening/slideshow/tree-ferns/223963?o=latest

that is just beautiful, so perfect, i love its shape.

not sure i have posted a photo of just the fern, possibly with other plants, will have a look

some here: [but these are not the evergreen ones]

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/185406-a-shady-corner/member/stickitoffee

the one to the right at the back of the pond is still doing well despite the snow

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/257860-water-in-the-garden/member/stickitoffee

and this is the one that i can see now, still doing well but all green now:

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/256943-blue-pots-re-grouped/member/stickitoffee

I looked at the photos. They're all terrific! I really like your garden. It's so green...here in San Diego the gardens are typically never that green. I have to water my plants everyday; however, don't have the green lawn everywhere. It would cost too much money in water (and so many times we are under water restrictions).

we have very occasionally had hose pipe bans but i think most of us blame the water companies for not conserving water and mending burst pipes??

luckily i like green very much, thank you delonix, i would be happy enough with hostas and ferns ~ all green!

i do have to water if there is an extended period of dry weather but that doesnt happen often! or if i have put in new plants; its a fairly sandy soil ~ very free draining plus i think those huge oak trees behind are probably drinking up a lot of water?