In his program for the SFPS meeting on April 7, Chip Jones gave a roomful of appreciative folks a broad tour of Peru, a botanically captivating country. He’s certainly qualified, having been there eight times in the past two years! Via both...
SFPS Palm Show and Sale at University of Miami, March 8 and 9, 2025 Our Spring sale was a great success as our growers had an excellent selection of palms and cycads to offer our visitors. I am especially appreciative to our organizers...
SFPS General Meeting, Feb 3, 2025 Seed Collection Expedition to Acre, Brazil By Lenny Goldstein. On February 3, 43 hardy souls were transported to Acre, the remotest of Brazil’s 26 states, on an expedition to collect palm seeds. In truth...
Courtesy of Montgomery Botanical Center Attalea butyracea Attalea tessmannii Iriatella stenocarpa Leaf measuring in Acre Stuck in the mud
We’ve just waved farewell to 2024, a year that was good to the SFPS in so many ways. First and foremost, we in southern Florida were spared the vicious hurricanes that shredded many communities upstate. Our gardens are intact; sometimes it...
For the second year in a row, the South Florida Palm Society and the Tropical Flowering Tree Society teamed up to throw a bountiful holiday party in the Garden House at Fairchild Garden. Paul Gehrke, TFTS board member and grower par excellence...
We were fortunate to have two beautiful days at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Coral Gables, Florida. Our customers had a lot to choose from with nearly 300 species of cycads and palms for sale. We also gave away many varieties of seeds...
We have an exciting program in store for you- Dr Laz Priegues will share great pictures and talk about his recent trip with the International Palm Society to the Indian Ocean Island of La Reunion. The island is home to many indigenous species...
June 3, Andrew Street, Curator of Palms, Montgomery Botanical Center, The June general meeting of the SFPS featured an informative lecture by Andrew Street on how to get the most out of the soils of our region through understanding the role of...
Common, Uncommon and Extremely Rare Palms and Cycads for sale! SFPS resumed its Spring Show and Sale, which this year took place at University of Miami, in the Gifford Arboretum, Coral Gables on April 27 to 28. We were very...
SFPS’s 38th Palm Show & Sale Nov. 19th & 20th
SFPS’s 38th Palm Show & Sale Nov. 19th & 20th
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