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'''''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. | '''''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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*'''Human Hazards''': none | *'''Human Hazards''': none | ||
*'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': none | *'''Disease or Horticultural Problems''': none | ||
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*'''Indoor?''': not likely to do well in low light | *'''Indoor?''': not likely to do well in low light | ||
*'''Availability''': very rare still, but periodically available at palm specialty nurseries or through palm seed catalogues | *'''Availability''': very rare still, but periodically available at palm specialty nurseries or through palm seed catalogues | ||
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File:Wodyetia x Veitchia 1 levine.JPG|Vista, California | File:Wodyetia x Veitchia 1 levine.JPG|Vista, California | ||
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File:Foxy lady variegated shot w DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | File:Foxy lady variegated shot w DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | ||
File:Foxy lady variegated DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | File:Foxy lady variegated DO.jpg|Hawaii, variegated | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady variegated lB.jpg|Long Beach, California | ||
File:Foxy lady varieg.jpg|young variegated palm in Los Angeles, getting too much sun | File:Foxy lady varieg.jpg|young variegated palm in Los Angeles, getting too much sun | ||
| + | File:Foxy lady leaf base and spike LB.jpg|leaf base and base of spike in California | ||
File:Foxy lady flowers.jpg|inflorescence | File:Foxy lady flowers.jpg|inflorescence | ||
File:Foxy lady seed in tree.jpg|seed forming | File:Foxy lady seed in tree.jpg|seed forming | ||
Latest revision as of 17:34, 20 September 2015
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
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Hawaii
Huntington gardens
young palm, San Fernando valley, California
Huntington gardens
Huntington gardens
Hawaii
Hawaii, on left; Veitchia on right
Hawaii
Hawaii
Topanga, California
Hawaii
variegated palm in Hawaii
Hawaii, variegated
Hawaii, variegated
Long Beach, California
young variegated palm in Los Angeles, getting too much sun
leaf base and base of spike in California
inflorescence
seed forming
seed below tree, Hawaii
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