MY GARDEN IN TEMECULA, CA
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The Island of Lost Palms
Hi all, my name is Matt Crowther (aka freakypalmguy). I'm starting this page to document the progress of my zone 9b garden. Temecula is located approximately 30 miles inland, halfway between the Ocean and the desert with a climate exactly what you would expect, being located midway between the two. We get pretty hot and dry in the summer (90's to low 100's F) while wintertime brings in occasional temps in the high 20's F with numerous light frost events.
My family moved to this location in September of 2005. We're situated in a semi rural area of Temecula, on almost five acres of sloping terrain. When we purchased our property, it was nothing but a house, a ton of dirt, and weeds, weeds, and more weeds. We started planting that year, putting in some lawn and the usual suspects, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Phoenix roebelinii, Cycas revoluta, and an assortment of other filler plants.
During the spring of 2006, is when we started getting serious about palms, locating Jungle Music via the internet. My wife and I made our first trip there and we were instantly hooked. Phil from Jungle Music was great, going over many of the palms that have a chance of living in our area. He was also pretty crafty, shamelessly flashing row after row of unbelievable cycads in front of us, we were hooked and walked out with a really nice Dioon edule and two Encephalartos trispinosus seedlings, but dreaming of many more. Palms we purchased that day were, Nannorrhops ritchiana, Dypsis decaryi, Dypsis decipiens, Caryota gigas, Bismarckia nobilis, and a Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera (argentea) it was a good start.
From there, the disease spread like wild fire and now, I just can't seem to get enough and spend much of my time at home either buying, planting, caring for, or just staring at my plants. I'm a lost cause ;-) My garden is only three years old so nothing has grown to spectacular proportions yet with most being small juvenile plants trying to acclimate to the harsh Temecula environment, but give it a few more years and she'll come around.
Hope you enjoy,
Matt
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MY GALLERY 2008
INDIVIDUAL PLANTS
PALMS
Sabal uresana
Dypsis decipiens
Trachycarpus wagnerianus
Trachycarpus wagnerianus female inflorescence
Brahea clara
Brahea clara
Brahea armata
Chamaerops humilis
Butia capitata
Allagoptera arenaria
double Bismarckia nobilis
double Butia sp. paraguay?
Trithrinax schizophylla
super blue Brahea armata
double Butyagrus
Butia archeri
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarckia nobilis
Serenoa repens
Accoeloraphe wrightii
double Butia paraguayensis
Brahea nitida
Sabal blackburniana
double Sabal pumos
parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi with Brahea brandeegii volunteer
juvenile leaf form Chamaerops humilis
Triple Washingtonia filifera, filibusta, robusta
Jubea, Agave, Yucca rostrata
Trithrinax campestris
Hyphaene coriacea
Livistona decora
Livistona chinensis
Sabal sp?, Jubea chilensis, and small Nannorrhops ritchiana
Two different types of Nannorrhops ritchiana planted together
Livistona decora
Phoenix reclinata
Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi
Chamaedorea radicalis non trunking form
Butia capitata
Chamaedorea glaucifolia
Ravenea glauca
Caryota gigas (obtusa) and Ravenea rivularis
Butia paraguayensis X Syagrus romanzoffiana
Butia capitata X Jubea chilensis) X Syagrus romanzoffiana
Phoenix sylvestris
Brahea moorei
Brahea clara
Brahea armata
Butia capitata with ripening hybrid seed (Butia X Cocos and Butia X Allagoptera
double Dypsis decipiens
splitting Dypsis decipiens
Guihaia argyrata
Butia compacta
Bismarkia nobilis 12/09
Phoenix reclinata X dactylifera
Sabal mexicana
Phoenix sylvestris
Woodyetia bifurcata X Veitchia arecina
Archontophoenix purpurea?
Ravenea rivularis, Dypsis decipiens, and Syagrus
Livistona rigida
Livistona chinensis
Jubea chilensis upright form
Jubea chilensis
CYCADS
Encephalartos longifolius Jubertina form
Dioon tomasellii
Cycas taitungensis
Cycas revoluta X debaoensis seedling with first split leaf
Cycas revoluta with Brahea armata volunteers
Encephalartos transvenosus
Encephalartos arenarius X horridus seedling
Macrozamia moorei
Cycas panzihouensis
Dioon edule
Cycas thoursaii and revoluta
Encephalartos lanatus
Cycas taitungensis
Cycas taitungensis beginning to flush
Encephalartos altensteinii
Dioon edule
Encephalartos ferox curly leaf form
Encephalartos ferox curly leaf form leaf detail
Encephalartos longifolius blue or probable hybrid
Zamia furfuracea
Zamia floridana
Cycas thoursaii
Encephalartos natalensis X horridus
Encephalartos lehmanii
Cycas ophiolitica
Encephalartos natalensis X horridus
Encephalartos aemulens
Encephalartos (chimanimaniensis X munchii) X munchii
Dioon merolae
Misc cycads
Cycas revoluta
Cycas revoluta X guizhouensis
Dioon merolae
Dioon spinulosum
Enephalartos ferox curly leaf form beginning a new flush
Enephalartos ferox curly leaf form beginning a new flush (closeup)
Encephalartos altensteinii mid flush
Cycas thoursaii flush
Ceratozamia molango flush
Cycas seemanii
Encephalartos paucidentatus
Dioon edule Palma Sola
Ceratozamia molango
Encephalartos horridus
Dioon edule palma sola male cone
Encephalartos horridus X woodii
Encephalartos horridus
Encephalartos trispinosus
Encephalartos ferox with new single leaf flush
Encephalartos horridus
Encephalartos lehmanii
Encephalartos transvenosus
Encephalartos altensteinii X trispinosus #1
Encephalartos altensteinii X trispinosus #2
Encephalartos longifolius blue
Dioon tomasellii
Ceratozamia molango
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
YUCCA/AGAVE/SUCCULENTS
Dasylirion longissimum
Agave americana variegata
Aeonium decorum 'Sunburst'
Agave victoriae-reginae
Agave parryi
Agave sisilana
Agave geminiflora
Agave blue glow
Dasylirion longissimum
mutant multi headed Dasylirion longisimum
Agave weberi
young Xanthorrhoea preissii or Australian grass trees, the first seeds I've ever germinated, 2006
Puya alpestris
Agave gypsophila
Aloe hybrid
closeup of a barrel cactus
closeup
brains :)
Jade
MISC.
Brachychiton rupestris 2009
GROWTH COMPARISON PHOTOS
