Madagascar Palm, Club Foot (Pachypodium lamerei)

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Swizzy
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Madagascar Palm, Club Foot (Pachypodium lamerei)

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How do i get this Succulent to Bloom.
I have had to for a long time never seen it bloom. So i guess its not happy with what i am doing with it? What can i do to help it??

Thanks for any help.

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cortez753
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When its about 5ft tall or taller it might bloom. I've had mine for about seven years it's 2ft tall.
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cortez753 wrote:When its about 5ft tall or taller it might bloom. I've had mine for about seven years it's 2ft tall.
So when it is at its max height then. Its in doors at the moment as its cold in UK. Then i be putting it in the green house where it lives.
Was yours from seed? Would love to see a photo if you got one thanks.
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I have two from seed. Sown in 1998. Still only about 40 centimeters high, and I suspect far from blooming. Maybe by the time I retire it will bloom...
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Swizzy wrote:
cortez753 wrote:When its about 5ft tall or taller it might bloom. I've had mine for about seven years it's 2ft tall.
So when it is at its max height then. Its in doors at the moment as its cold in UK. Then i be putting it in the green house where it lives.
Was yours from seed? Would love to see a photo if you got one thanks.
I purchased mine at the local nursery it was maybe 5 inches at the time. Mine is a Pachypodium geayi (also considered a madagascar palm) very similar to P. lamerii except has thinner leaves and spines and is more accustomed to arid conditions. Here is a picture I posted some time ago when I had a camera.

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cortez753 wrote:
Swizzy wrote:
cortez753 wrote:When its about 5ft tall or taller it might bloom. I've had mine for about seven years it's 2ft tall.
So when it is at its max height then. Its in doors at the moment as its cold in UK. Then i be putting it in the green house where it lives.
Was yours from seed? Would love to see a photo if you got one thanks.
I purchased mine at the local nursery it was maybe 5 inches at the time. Mine is a Pachypodium geayi (also considered a madagascar palm) very similar to P. lamerii except has thinner leaves and spines and is more accustomed to arid conditions. Here is a picture I posted some time ago when I had a camera.

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Love it! I wish i could grow my succulents and cacti out door.
But i live in England to cold out side for them. My house don't have a lot of room to lol.
If i did have room i would be buying a lot more for my collection :)

I got my one from a local nursery to. I just loved the look of it.
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