6 Responses to Palm Pink

  1. Where can I buy it? It is amazing…

  2. Clifford says:

    Neil,

    Yes, I find the cycle quite fascinating to watch… particularly the emergence from the sheath/pod, which looks so much like the emergence of some alien spider-creature…. fascinating.

    I love the figbird picture. Thanks!

    -cvj

  3. Neil says:

    We have these in a lot of Brisbane gardens. I love watching their life cycle through the year. The part with the flowers starts out wrapped in a sheath like a corn cob. It drops off, the branches unfurl and the little white flowers (that drop everywhere) appear, much loved by bees and other pollinators. The fruits develop quite slowly – green, then red, at which point the birds come. Finally the structure detaches itself on a bark-like hoop, hangs for a bit then drops away, leaving a new ring on the trunk. Then it all starts again almost straight away.

    Here’s a figbird enjoying the fruits on mine.

  4. Clifford says:

    Why, yes it is Archontophoenix alexandrae, and indeed it is in my garden! I love it when it produces these….

    -cvj

  5. Sam Nesvoy says:

    Looks like Archontophoenix alexandrae.

  6. pedant says:

    Quite remarkable, though one could not help noticing its resemblance to the cyber-savant Jaron Lanier’s barnet. Is this in your garden?