Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexander Palm

I added mulch to my two Kings..I think it actually makes them perkier.
Mulch does help...Ive been adding it here and there to the water needy plants- even Hibiscus in a pot. Helps prevent that wilt between watering's...but you still have to water!

Compost with mulch is great! It also keeps the soil moister.

I'm so frustrated with this drought and I can't put into words on this forum! :>((

All I can do is hope we get at least normal rainfall this season without the extremely hot temps! I've lost more plant to this drought than even during the horrible 7 year drought. It's because this current drought affect all the western states.

Wow that is big its lovely, shame it cannot tolerate cold weather like we get here.

Andy is in San Diego,here near San Francisco,its one of the few in the palm family's that look so tropical and can grow here. Rare here though.
If you ever get seed Andy...wink wink.

Thank you Stan . wink wink a nod is as good as a wink ?

Stan,

It's full of seed right now. They're not ripe yet, though.
In years past it would abort the inflorescence because of the horrible drought. With all the rain this past season it set a whole lot of seed. I'm guessing the seeds will ripen in summer. The seeds look like green marbles now. I'll take a pic and post it.