Any idea what type of Palm this is?
Miami Cuse
4 years ago
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This is a palm in Florida zone 10b, is this a Silver Saw Palmetto?
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4 years agoEric S
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What type of 'palm' (if any ) is this?
Comments (5)Confusing naming of this (and a related species) starts with botanical naming history. I have to include authority citations for this to work. Synonyms of Cordyline australis (Forst. fil.) Hook. fil. are Dracaena australis Forst. fil. Dracaena indivisa hort., p.p. Collectors seek related C. indivisa (Forst. fil.) Steud. It's synonym is Dracaena indivisa Forst. fil. I see C. australis offered as C. indivisa, probably a variation on D. indivisa hort., p.p. Nurserymen trying to offer C. indivisa usually find they got stuck with C. australis after ordering seeds listed as C. indivisa, growing them on. Abbreviations fil. (filius) son; used to distinguish the two, when there is both a father and a son who have authored plant names hort. (hortulanorum) of gardens or horticulture, rather than botany p.p. (pro parte) in part...See MoreAny Idea what is wrong with my windmill palm?
Comments (8)Are the top and bottom the same plant? It doesn't look dead quite yet, but if you keep it in the same conditions, I am confident it will be dead in no time. If you want your palm to do well, try outside for a change (assuming you didn't just bring it inside for the picture). That soil also looks a bit iffy; I think it would like new soil (possibly a better mix?). As Andy said, if it is outside, and you let the rain water it (granted it has good drainage), I think it will do fine. Put it in a sunny spot, but acclimate it to avoid sunburn. Good luck! ~palmsandsnow...See MoreHow big is the palm root ball?
Comments (3)Those fronds do look like Pritchardias, but not sure which species. I only have 2 Pritchardias, both pacifica. Never tried moving them though. A small palm like yours should be quite manageable. Don't let the roots or soil around them dry out at any time. To help the process you could dig a small trench around the plant and cover the severed roots with plastic. Leave it (watering it well in the mean time) for a few weeks or more until the plant settles back down. Then cut it through underneath and move it to the new location. That lets the first cut roots heal before the plant is completely cut away....See MoreAny idea what type of plant is this?
Comments (2)My friend found this plant and a few others outside an Indian a while back, so we presumed it was some sort of spice plant or chilli plant they didn't need or want. I went on plant net, and it said maybe a Red Capsicum?? It's been growing quite rapidly, and it's starting to look more and more like a tree, so I'm really not sure. Plant net said maybe a Balsam Polar tree, but the leaves don't fully match any options. Any suggestions, haha?...See MoreMiami Cuse
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoAre there multiple variations of the Sabal Palm?
I looked up Sabal Palm, and I noticed it's also called Cabbage Palm. I posted some pictures of another kind of palm (lets' call that palm "A") I have and someone IDed those to be Cabbage Palm. Here are some pictures of palm "A". It's fan like leaves are very green with longer and arched stems.
yet with this palm (let's call this palm "B") the leaves are more silver (and some may even call it blue). The stems are thicker, stiffer and shoots straight up.
Also it has these filaments from the leaves.
Are both of these different kinds of Sabal Palms?
Miami Cuse
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