I sprouted some palm seeds I purchased on line two years ago. Three were California Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) . In late spring of this year, I re-planted one outdoors. I suspect enough time wasn't given for it to climatize to the direct sun, and within' a month, it appeared...well, dead. Being a bit sad at the loss of one of my kids (whom I raised from seed), I moved it back into the house. After a couple of months, it started pushing a new leaf from the side of the shriveled stem. Imagine my delight. Except for one thing: it's now November, it's healthy again, but it doesn't look anything like it's two siblings. In fact, it looks amazingly like a Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops ritchieana). Am I losing my mind? At this stage of developement, how do I tell them apart? (Other than the pots they're in). W_filifera N_ritchieana the triffid "Luuucy....yoo got sum 'splainin' to do" Help....and thanks!
Is the other filiferous? Probably not. The one in the photo is quite hairy. Washingtonia are pretty consistent about freezing off down here.
Sorry, forgot to ad.....before the triffid received the damage, it looked just like the first photo (Washingtonia filifera).
I'd suspect that what's happened is that it has reverted to a more juvenile leaf form in recovering from the cold damage
Thanks Michael F I think you nailed it. I suspect, the seeds were also a bit mixed. All three show the filaments consistent with washingtonia filifera. Also have a weird one that came as 'butia capitata', but doesn't look like any I've seen before.
