Recent content by Jeff in Costa Rica

I've planted a ton of these in Costa Rica. I agree they are Licuala grandis.

I've been here a while as well. I tend to use this site more for the Online Palm Encyclopedia which is a great resource, and I've posted on the Croton page several times.

I took a few Croton photos today as I was walking back from lunch. I noticed them growing along the road in front of a restaurant. The first one was flowering.

I'm not sure if it was a seedling or a sport. It wasn't purchased, so it had to come from existing Crotons on the property. The name of the regular form is Gold Dust, right? That one seems to create more sports than our other Crotons. In the last couple weeks I have seen two sports on two...

I was walking through the garden today and noticed this odd looking Croton with a mixture of different leaf sizes and shapes. Thought maybe some of you would find it interesting. Sorry the first photo is blurry.

Bob, I completely lost track of this thread. I hope the Dictyocaryum are doing well. I changed my mind and decided not to plant any of them at my friends house in Escazu. They don't take care of plants on that property and lots of stuff I already planted are now dead so I am not planting...

Moose, I'm guessing Bob's place is about 30 minutes from Marco's. It used to be much further, but since the new highway runs right between Marco's and Gerardo's farms, it makes it a much faster drive.

Jeff, I think Bob can answer that question better. I did see some Royals and Livistona chinensis, but I'm sure he has a few more species. The Royals seemed stunted so I would like to find some more suitable palms for his location. I think the Dictyocaryum will do well there. Bob's never seen...

Jeff, I just read this post. Glad to hear that you got good germination. That reminds me... Alexander's plant should be coning again and the seeds are usually ready by Dec/Jan. I'll check on them over the next few months and let you know. Hopefully some of my Zamias with the wide leaves will...

That's all the photos. Sorry for any duplicates.