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'''''Brahea pimo''''' is a wonderful palm for California, but unfortunately a very rare one, still. It is one of the more ornamental of the Braheas, though a very slow growing plant. At this time few if any flowering plants in California and certainly none even approaching maximum height. Uniquely wooly, tomentose petioles and leaf undersides with colorful petioles and perfect, circular leaves. | '''''Brahea pimo''''' is a wonderful palm for California, but unfortunately a very rare one, still. It is one of the more ornamental of the Braheas, though a very slow growing plant. At this time few if any flowering plants in California and certainly none even approaching maximum height. Uniquely wooly, tomentose petioles and leaf undersides with colorful petioles and perfect, circular leaves. | ||
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*'''Availability''': extremely rare with only a few rare plants showing up in collections | *'''Availability''': extremely rare with only a few rare plants showing up in collections | ||
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File:Brahea pimo again.JPG|all photos below are from palms at the Huntington gardens, California unless labeled otherwise | File:Brahea pimo again.JPG|all photos below are from palms at the Huntington gardens, California unless labeled otherwise | ||
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File:Brahea pimo Rossten.jpg|Huntington Beach, California, private garden | File:Brahea pimo Rossten.jpg|Huntington Beach, California, private garden | ||
File:Brahea pimo smaller 2 H.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo smaller 2 H.jpg| | ||
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File:Brahea pimo leaf shot from above nice H.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo leaf shot from above nice H.jpg| | ||
File:Brahea pimo undside leaf shot afternoon.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo undside leaf shot afternoon.jpg| | ||
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File:Brahea pimo petioles fuzzy.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo petioles fuzzy.jpg| | ||
File:Brahea pimo petiole shot again.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo petiole shot again.jpg| | ||
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| + | File:Brahea pimo petioles matt.jpg|petioles on young palm in California also with fuzz on them, Bradford garden, San Diego county | ||
File:Brahea pimo petiole and leaf shot.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo petiole and leaf shot.jpg| | ||
File:Brahea pimo fuzzy petiole shot nice.jpg| | File:Brahea pimo fuzzy petiole shot nice.jpg| | ||
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[[Category: Brahea]] | [[Category: Brahea]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:38, 31 July 2015
Common Name: Wooly Brahea (un-official)
Brahea pimo is a wonderful palm for California, but unfortunately a very rare one, still. It is one of the more ornamental of the Braheas, though a very slow growing plant. At this time few if any flowering plants in California and certainly none even approaching maximum height. Uniquely wooly, tomentose petioles and leaf undersides with colorful petioles and perfect, circular leaves.
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all photos below are from palms at the Huntington gardens, California unless labeled otherwise
San Diego county, California, private garden, in filtered light
Huntington Beach, California, private garden
younger palm, San Diego county, California, Bradford garden
petioles on palm in Huntington Beach
petioles on palm in San Diego county
petioles on young palm in California also with fuzz on them, Bradford garden, San Diego county
