My Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera' is DYING

 I'm really disappointed that my Chamaerops humilis 'cerifera' has not handled this winter well. I honestly don't recall having it out in any extreme cold. It probbaly saw a string of nights near 20F, but wasn't exposed to anymore cold than my variegated Cordyline australis (Torbay Dazzler) and that plant is rated as an 8b. 

In the past, the Blue European Fan Palm has been a really reliable palm for me. I had a small one for many years, some years unprotected. It would die back but always recover. 

We'll see how this one does. I have it inside against a sunny window & poured hydrogen peroxide down the crown. At least the fronds look okay. 

The Palms are out for some air ...

This is the warmest weather we've had this season, but it still starts off with some snow. 

Blue European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis)

Mule Palm

Cycas revoluta x panzhihuaensis

Fatsia Japonica

This amazing Pansy is called Tiger Eye Yellow. It is amazingly cold tolerant! We've had ridiculous cold and snow and here it is! 

 

My Palm Trees

I bought a Triangle Palm and Coconut Palm for just 25 dollars. What a bargain! 

I grow a lot of tropical palms. Here are a few! 

Rhapis excelsa, Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Flamethrower palm)

& adondila

Joey palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons)

old man palm (Coccothrinax crinita)

Flamethrower with Gaussia princeps. Also my flax lily and false agave! 

Bismarkia

Not a true palm, but a very pretty plant! Carludovica palmata aka Panama Hat Palm

Chamadorea metalica - aka Metal palm!

chamaedorea seifrizii

Caryota (have to check the species!)

Queen palm & Areca 

These palms survive outside for some or most of the winter! 

Chamadorea microspadix 

Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera'

First year with my mule palm. Lots of Pindo in the DNA here! 

Windmill palms! 

Farfugium and Fatsia looking good too!

Another angle

 

Peeking in is the Yucca Gloriosa!

With Pink China Elephant Ear Colocasia 

Wagnerianus 

Back to more hardy palms!

Needle Palm (peeping in is the Trachycarpus latisecus 

Trachycarpus Latisceus 

- Cycas x panzhioluta

Cycas revoluta with my meyer lemon

Another angle

 Livistona chinensis - Chinese fan palm 

Another angle

Sabal Minor

Close up 

My Musa Basjoo living its best life. 


Thanks for looking! Forgot to take a picture of the Washingtonia filifera seedlngs, Licuala grandis, Sabal minor Arkansas seedling, and and my variegated Rhapis. But most of my palms on Long Island are accounted for here!

Here are the Staten Island palms!

Trachycarpus fortunei -Windmill Palm

Sabal Minor

Adondila Christmas Palm

Bottle Palm

Mediterranean Fan Palm

Early March 2024 update from my parent's garden

Winter barely started and it's already coming to a close. Our low temperature this year was 16F. It's one of the mildest on record.

Windmill palms sailed through this winter. Underneath is my Florida Anise. I planted the windmill palms as seedlings in March 2009. Happy 15th birthday!

My European Fan Palms (Chamaerops humilis) are doing fantastic in containers. They've produced viable seed and overwinter in the garage on nights below 20F (which only happened 3 times this year!)

Camellia Spring Promise is blooming beautifully this year much earlier than ever

Hellebore are such a wonderful gift. They have been blooming since February. I got this from Trader Joes. It stays outside in a container all year.

The windmill palm at the bottom step was a rescue from a local nursery. It looks fantastic after spending most of the winter outdoors (inside below 20F). The Magnolia figo (Banana shrub) has such large buds! 

Indoors things are coming to life too! Here's my Pretty Princess Plumeria I bought in 2010! 

Adondila and ti plants are ready for another summer outside!

The bottle palm is hanging in too!

Parsley survived the winter too!

So did the Kale. No protection whatsoever.

Longleaf pine looking flawless this year. Last year the needles were very yellow. 

The crocus are so happy.

Speaking of the bottle palm, I'm definitely a bit worried about the damage to the trunk. This could be the beginning of the end.

A happy tillandsia on my largest plumeria.