One for Roy, from John Miller

[Mrs Ava]

Trachycarpus fortunei 'Bulgaria', reputedly hardy to -20C but I don't risk it as it spends winter inside.

[Mrs Ava]

[Roy Bham UK]

Snap I have one too! pluse a few seedlings that I'm proud to say are doing well.
Thanks for the piccy 8)
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[Roy Bham UK]

Here's another favorite of mine from your side of the pond John Washingtona filifera, grew this from seed and quite chuffed with myself 8)

[john_miller]

As you should be. I had my first attempt at germinating palms this year (Brahea armata, the Mexican Blue Palm), and got exactly 0% germination! I also did Ravenela madagascariensis, Travellers Palm, and that failed too. I've germinated bananas (Travellers Palm is actually a banana/bird of paradise, as a note for EJ, who might like something different- it has a unique growth habit) quite successfully in the past so I'm left wondering if it was me or the seed house. I solved that problem though: I bought a small plant on E-Bay!