Author: South Florida Palm Society SFPS Miami
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Help Save the Morningside Park Garden & Palmetum
Help Save the Morningside Park Garden & Palmetum! “Longtime SFPS & IPS member Elvis Cruz is the primary caretaker of the magnificent palmetum at Morningside Park in Miami, Florida. This 3-acre garden was the defining element of the park’s original design in 1953. However the palm garden was neglected over time. The South Florida Palm…
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SFPS General Meeting – Aug. 2nd – “Using Palms Along Florida Roadways: A Landscape Inspectors Perspective” Benjamin Koubek
In the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge of Arizona, there is a relic population of Washingtonia growing in a remote narrow desert canyon surrounded by Sonoran Desert vegetation. Some scientists have dared to recognize it as a new species and others have dismissed the idea. In a recent study it was found to be an outlier…
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SFPS General Meeting – June 7 – Dr. Larry Noblick “An Ice Age Relic Palm in Arizona”
In the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge of Arizona, there is a relic population of Washingtonia growing in a remote narrow desert canyon surrounded by Sonoran Desert vegetation. Some scientists have dared to recognize it as a new species and others have dismissed the idea. In a recent study it was found to be an outlier…
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SFPS Member Distribution Report (2021)
On the morning of February 20th, 2021 South Florida Palm Society members shared and distributed various plants and seeds at Matheson Hammock Park. Twenty plus SFPS members attended the outing and went home with some excellent plants. Here is the distribution report.
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Licuala Mapu
Licuala mattanensis var. pauciseptate ‘Licuala Mapu’ Germination: Grown from seed. Seeds are long and thin with a slight curve. I take two different approaches. First, I soak the seeds for 24-36 hours in 50/50 water and hydrogen peroxide mix. I then place the seeds into a small pot 3⁄4 filled with either coconut coir, or…