sue

Hi everyone
I am glad that I have found this site. I came across it while trying to identify a rare Hawiian Palm that I bought a few years ago. I found a photo on this site, after many hours looking on Hawiian sites without finding anything remotely like my Palm, which I now now is a Valcan Palm. If anyone has any experiances with this Palm or photos of the few remaining Palms in the wild I would love to hear from you.
I am a teacher of special needs Asberger Autistic kids in England. I teach Horticulture and small animal care I also run a market stall with the students selling the plants they have grown to raise money for charity.
I have to do an assembly soon, and I plan to use my Palm as the subject of this assembly. I want to let them see that some plants are special and need special care just as they do. I want to be armed with answers to all the questions that I will undoubtedly get about the Palm and why it needs so much help.

Chironex

Welcome Sue, a few people here know palms, but mostly bananas.

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Caloosamusa

Welcome to the organization Sue!
There are many people on this site with good information, but I find you sometimes have to wait till people see your post! Best wishes. The only palms I grow are native threatened or endangered palms (in Florida)and Fiji coconuts.

Mrs. Buzzwinder

Welcome to the .Org! I am also a special needs teacher in Illinois.

I don't know much about the palms, but I am sure with the family here you will find the answers you are looking for.

I hope that your assembly goes well.

Bridgette

xavierdlc61887

i grow foxtail,triangle,bottle,cycads,zamias,fishtail,mule,and some dates,pygmy, and watermelon flame throwers. among bananas and cannas :P

xavierdlc61887

i dont know about that palm but u might want to visit palmtalk.org they post pics and talk about palms 24/7....but usually they just post pics to show off :P

bepah

Sue,

I think you may mean a Vulcan Palm, Brighamia insignis, which is not a palm at all.

It is critically endangered and you have something incredibly rare and valuable.

If you would be so kind to post some photois, I would be ever so appreciative.

Go to Vulcan Palm forall of the information you want.

Good luck in your presentation.

Thanks,

John

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saltydad

Hey Bepah, thanks for the link. What a fascinating plant. Welcome Sue, you'll love it here!

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Tog Tan

Hi Sue and welcome to the .org!

Can't help you much with the Vulcan Palm, Brighamia insignis but I know it's from the Campanulaceae family which is the bell flower gang. The Brighamia along with a couple more sp are found in Hawaii and is threatened by feral pigs and other varmints. On top of that, its pollinator insect is also getting less. Sorry I don't have a pix of this plant. I once saw it for sale and I thought it was a Pachypodium of sort.
All the best.

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Tog Tan has sadly suddenly passed away 6/16/09. We will miss you Tog Tan.

sue

Thanks to all folks who have welcomed me to the site
sue

damaclese

sue welcome to are Banana Paradise. Thanks for teaching its a hard job i Too am learning disabled. It was threw the hard fought efforts of people like you that i was able to make any thing of my self in this life. i had the privilege of being tot by one of the pioneers of the especial education movement here in the US Elizabeth Hersmark you may or not know who she was if it was not for her i don't think i would have even gotten throw high school much less gone on to college i Couldn't even Read until i was in the 5th grade so thank you!

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sue

You dont need to thank me I love my job and find that the hard work of students like you to overcome their dificultys is thanks enough for me
never give up keep on trying and you will be rewarded for your effort