Cyathe Cooperi becoming a MONSTER! (pic)
This cyathea cooperi was a small fern three years ago. I bought it when it was only 3 feet in diameter. The following year it doubled in size. In Jan 2007 we had a freeze here, with lows in the low 20F for about a week and I thought it was dead for sure, since it was only a bare stump. but right when i decided to rip it out, it began to resume growth. Here it is a year and 3 months after being that bare and ugly stump, and quickly becoming a HUGE MONSTROUS plant! The new fronds/leaves are nearly 6 feet long.
One question, does anyone know how long it will take for it to gain a nice sized trunk? It currently has roughly one foot of "trunk".
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And here it is in the upper left hand corner. What I like about this plant is that i can grow shade loving tropicals underneath like Clivia Miniata, Spathyphyllum, Blechnum Gibbum and a young Kentia palm.
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