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*'''Crownshaft''': 18"-24" slate grey to grey below; same diameter as trunk and a bit smaller near the top | *'''Crownshaft''': 18"-24" slate grey to grey below; same diameter as trunk and a bit smaller near the top | ||
*'''Spread''': 8' | *'''Spread''': 8' | ||
| − | *'''Leaf Description''': pinnate; mildly plumose (two ranks of leaves but nearly on same plane); bright green; 6'-8' long; drooping near tip of leaf; leaflets markedly pendant and premorse | + | *'''Leaf Description''': pinnate; mildly plumose (two ranks of leaves but nearly on same plane); bright green; 6'-8' long; drooping near tip of leaf; leaflets markedly pendant and premorse; leaflets very densely spaced along rachis |
| − | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': | + | *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': 6" long; whitish with blackish collar that goes around the trunk (part of its ''Veitchia'' heritage) |
| − | *'''Reproduction''': | + | *'''Reproduction''': sterile? |
| − | *'''Inflorescence''': | + | *'''Inflorescence''': 2' long; horizontally oriented; from below crownshaft; many branched |
| − | *'''Fruit''': | + | *'''Fruit''': 1.5" long; oblong/ pointed at the ends; pale green to orange when ripe |
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<div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | <div style="background: #e5a178; border: 1px solid black; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-size: 120%;">Horticultural Characteristics</div> | ||
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| − | *'''Minimum Temp''': | + | *'''Minimum Temp''': 25F |
| − | *'''Drought Tolerance''': | + | *'''Drought Tolerance''': moderate |
| − | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': | + | *'''Dry Heat Tolerance''': moderate? |
| − | *'''Wind Tolerance''': | + | *'''Wind Tolerance''': moderate |
| − | *'''Salt Tolerance''': | + | *'''Salt Tolerance''': likely low |
| − | *'''Growth Rate''': | + | *'''Growth Rate''': moderate to fast with age |
| − | *'''Soil Preference''': | + | *'''Soil Preference''': adaptable |
| − | *'''Light Requirement''': | + | *'''Light Requirement''': partial to full sun (filtered light for variegated palms) |
| − | *'''Human Hazards''': | + | *'''Human Hazards''': none |
| − | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': | + | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': none |
| − | *'''Transplants?''': | + | *'''Transplants?''': unknown |
| − | *'''Indoor?''': | + | *'''Indoor?''': not likely to do well in low light |
| − | *'''Availability''': | + | *'''Availability''': very rare still, but periodically available at palm specialty nurseries or through palm seed catalogues |
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Wodyetia x Veitchia 1 levine.JPG|Vista, California | |
| − | + | File:Wodyetia x Veitchia 2 levine.JPG|Vista, California | |
| + | File:Foxy lady Ha.JPG|San Diego county, California | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady levein.JPG|Vista, California | ||
| + | File:Foxy Lady Palm An maturing.jpg|Sherman Oaks, California | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm H.jpg|Huntington gardens, California | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm in full Burciaga.jpg|Los Angeles | ||
| + | File:Wodyetia X Foxy lady.JPG| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady shot 1.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady Piercy.jpg|Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palms.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm.JPG| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm young AN.jpg|young palm, San Fernando valley, California | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm young 2 AN.jpg|young palm, San Fernando valley | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm 2.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady palm (2).jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady DT.jpg|400px]] | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady and maybe foxy lady.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady 1.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy ladies.JPG| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady 2.JPG| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady 3.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Wodyetia X Veitchia {Foxy Lady} variegated NN.jpg|variegated palm, Nong Nooch tropical gardens, Thailand | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady crown variegated DO.jpg|variegated palm in Hawaii | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady variegated.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady variegated shot w DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady variegated DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady varieg.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady flowers.jpg|inflorescence | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady seed in tree.jpg|seed forming | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady fallen seed.jpg|seed below tree, Hawaii | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 1 October 2014
Common Name: Foxy Lady Palm
Wodyetia x Veitchia is a unique and rare hybrid of two palms, both which can grow in some of the better climates of California, but which also has true hybrid vigor. It not only grows much faster than either its parents, at least here in California, but it also has better cold tolerance, doing quite well in our 9b zones, in which either parent is very marginal. There also seems to be a rather unusual incidence of variegation in this hybrid. It is a beautiful palm as well. Whether it has the dry heat tolerance of Wodyetia is not known yet, but perhaps someone will discover that soon.
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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Vista, California
Vista, California
San Diego county, California
Vista, California
Sherman Oaks, California
Huntington gardens, California
Los Angeles
Hawaii
young palm, San Fernando valley, California
young palm, San Fernando valley
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variegated palm in Hawaii
Hawaii, variegated
Hawaii, variegated
inflorescence
seed forming
seed below tree, Hawaii
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