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    Watermelon Palm

    BySharons Plants

    ~Watermelon Palm Chambeyronia macrocarpa Exotic palm tree with bright red leaflet that emerges among dark green feathery fronds.  Because of the red leaflet, this palm has is commonly called Flame Thrower Palm or Blushing Palm.  Is also a great indoor palm. Height: 10 – 20 ft tall and 15-20 ft wide      Sun Exposure: Full Sun to…

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    Water Garden 101

    BySharons Plants

    All you add is water…. How about a “pond in a pot” ? We have some beautiful, fragrant lilies ready for you. Water Gardens are perfect: put a couple guppies in to eat all the bugs (especially mosquito larvae!), provide interest and display their graceful beauty. Any water garden size creates an oasis for you…

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    Lako

    ByDavid Gramann

    ~ Lako (Chocolate Black) Bambusa lako Beautiful ornamental for a large hedge, windbreak and for erosion control. Hardy, tolerates full sun, drought, wind and wet conditions. Up to 60’ tall, with 3 culms.  Clumping bamboos can be planted without fear of them spreading beyond their assigned territory, making them non-invasive. Height: 60 ft. Sun Exposure:…

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    Wedding Palm

    BySharons Plants

    ~Wedding Palm Lytocaryum weddellianum An absolutely gorgeous smaller palm, appropriately dubbed, the Miniature Coconut, due to its resemblance to the common coconut, both in its diminutive feather leaves and smallish coconut like fruit.  The roughly 1 inch round seeds of these are actually edible, and do taste much like the white meat of a coconut.  A wonderful…

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    Black Atro

    ByDavid Gramann

    ~ Black Atro  Gigantochloa atroviolecea This one of the three large clumping black bamboo. This plant has the characteristic of turning black much faster than the other two so most of the time the whole stand can be black giving it a more dramatic impact. Usable Black Timber Edible Shoots Beautiful Ornamental Collector’s Item Large…

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    Chamaedorea Falcifera Palm

    BySharons Plants

    ~Chamaedorea Falcifera Palm Chamaedorea seifrizii Name means “gift on the ground”.  The falcifera is no exception and may be one of the hardiest yet.  If you’re looking for a workhorse palm, look no further.    Falcifera tolerates draught, will go anywhere you might place a Bamboo Palm.  Has the ability to endure slightly darker environments.  Its…