Hawaiian Palm......My new addition arrived today

thats gorgeous

wow maureen its wonderfull, will you have to keep in greenhouse over winter, im so jelous hahah

Love it ......How tall will this grow Maureen.....

Wow I Love It!

That's really cool!

Love the leaves on it Milky.

Wow - what is the species name? I want one too!

Wow that is wonderful Milky !

Thanks all.....It will...if given the right conditions, grow to about a metre....It is in the proccess of trying to be preserved .. It was nearly extinct but they have now found a way through and have a breeding programme for them I got it from Gardenbargains.com but Im not trying to advertise in any way....To find out more you can just log on to hawaiianpalm.nl to find out all about their programme....Lauram...its species name is Brighamia insignis Kristen......Yes Sandra it will need to be kept about 12 C during winter, and believe it or not that is when it flowers.....

What a beauty Maureen well worth the wait, hope it keeps well for you, will look forward to seeing the flower. , so come on tell me how much commision are you on with Gardenbargains.com lol ha ha hehe.: O ))))

look forward to seeing flowers if you get them maureen, good luck with your new palm ;o)

Lovely Palm, hope it flowers for you.

Well I shall do my best thats all I can say......

Your like a little nanny looking after the children in the nursery, if you can't get it to flower no one can, I know you will : O )

Oooooh ta Sixpence......

You deserve it Maureen.: O )

wow, now thats what I call different!! Its lovely Maureen Hope it does flower

Thanks Great.....

Oooooooh! I like that .........wouldn’t mind one of those myself!! Going to look at the web site. Thanks Milky.

Milky:

Your Brighamia insignis - Alula (or Hawaiian Palm which isn't a true palm) looks great! : >)

This plant is native to Kauaʻi, Hawaii not too far from where my mother's family is originally from. It can be a tricky plant to grow because it needs perfect drainage. They grow outside here in San Diego, however, they must be planted on a side of hill or on a mound with mostly lava rock. They need water but need to dry out well before the next watering especially in soil.

I have several pics. of this plant blooming at the San Diego Zoo if you want to see how they are grown outside. : > )

love to see it when it flowers,it looks as it is at the moment nice and green.

Delonix Thanks for this information it will be a great help The information that I was given, says it also needs a moist atmosphere is that right? They dont like dry heat? I will have a browse through you pics to find them...

Milky:

That's correct they prefer to have a lot of humidity -- which is typical of the humid, tropical climate of Hawaii. They will tolerate dry heat. My father has one in the city of Temecula which is very, very hot and dry as it's on the edge of the desert. However, his plant gets a lot of spider mites even though it's grown in semi-shade.

Delonix...yes that was the one pest I was told to look out for on the information sheet

Milky:

Spider mites are very difficult eradicate because they multiply like crazy.
Spide mites are one of the biggest pests on our plants here because we don't receive any rain for so many months.

Oh Milky what a smasher.........such a stunning shape, good luck with it.

Thanks Dotty.....