These are some of our palms and cycads that we have on the property. Many, if not most we have grown from seeds or seedlings. A long term project for sure.
This is a bottle palm, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis that is one of several that I have raised from a seed that was collected at the world famous Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami.
The following photos are of the African cycad, Encephalartos ferox that are currently coning. These are two female plants that again, have been raised from tiny one leaf seedlings. The striking cones are about twice the size of a football.
As you can see, they vary a bit in color. One female has an orange cone and the other's is pinkish red. Too bad I don't have a male plant!
The small palm in the foreground is an old man palm, Cocothrinanax borhidiana from Cuba. The cycad in the background is Dioon mejiae.
I have posted photos of this red lantan palm before but these are some closer views of it.
Leaf detail...
This last series is of our Chorisia speciosa a spectacular tree with spectacular thorns. It flowers like crazy in the fall and then is leafless until spring.
Photo above is of my wife Barbara. We just celebrated our 28th anniversary yesterday but Barbie and I have been together since we were 15 years old.
Flower drop after a heavy rain one year.
The redfoots eat the flowers here and there but are not crazy about them. Too bad, it would sure be a cheap source of food for a while.
I hope the views from south Florida made the cold winter day a bit warmer. But don't worry, its cold down here today too!
This is a bottle palm, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis that is one of several that I have raised from a seed that was collected at the world famous Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami.
The following photos are of the African cycad, Encephalartos ferox that are currently coning. These are two female plants that again, have been raised from tiny one leaf seedlings. The striking cones are about twice the size of a football.
As you can see, they vary a bit in color. One female has an orange cone and the other's is pinkish red. Too bad I don't have a male plant!
The small palm in the foreground is an old man palm, Cocothrinanax borhidiana from Cuba. The cycad in the background is Dioon mejiae.
I have posted photos of this red lantan palm before but these are some closer views of it.
Leaf detail...
This last series is of our Chorisia speciosa a spectacular tree with spectacular thorns. It flowers like crazy in the fall and then is leafless until spring.
Photo above is of my wife Barbara. We just celebrated our 28th anniversary yesterday but Barbie and I have been together since we were 15 years old.
Flower drop after a heavy rain one year.
The redfoots eat the flowers here and there but are not crazy about them. Too bad, it would sure be a cheap source of food for a while.
I hope the views from south Florida made the cold winter day a bit warmer. But don't worry, its cold down here today too!
