Whats peoples PERSONAL experinces on overwintering these.........and does anyone know if they are any being sold off......B&Q, Ikea, GC's etc. I live the ones wwith the chunkier trunks on ebay from Germay.

Went to our local B & Q yesterday and bought one of these. I thought they were a good price at £8.98. It needs repotting, so when that's done it will be sitting on the patio for the Summer. They have excelled this year with their tropicals and were lots of different sorts to be had. DSCN0392.JPG...

Phoenix roebelenii is flowering is head off this year. It has flowered before but not like this.

... my head inside a 'Pimp' 4-drawer bedside unit, I spotted some nice Phoenix roebelenii for sale with big trunks. I didn't measure them, but they must be a metre high or ...

i need advice on this palm, eg how hardy, soil type,( on the label is said not in direct sunlight?)

£23.95 a my local veg shop on the pershore rd stirchley 4 ft high

... a few plants to get me started, my favorites so far are my 7 foot Phoenix canariensis_CIDP and a large Phoenix Roebelenii which has developed a problem with the new leaves which are yellow with a dark green ...

got these in at my local b&q good value at £50 or not???

Hi all, my first post here so please be kind. I have boughtt a Pygmy date palm from B&Q for £49.99 and its now planted out as the start of my new jungle border. The care label says it must be protected from severe frost. How is best to protect it? The missus suggested bubblewrap, but having look...

I've rather fallen for one of these lovely plants on sale in B&Q - looks from the web like it's not very hardy though. Would be planted under trees (which looks ok) we could give free-draining position for sure, but what about frost hardiness? Anyone with any advice please? It's cheap for the ty...

Is this how a phoenix roebelenii trunk should look like, is it normal for parts of the trunk to be soft and break of easily and bit of black on it, is it rot ??? (Those pictures are of my phoenix roebelenii)

... blade of grass! :) Here's a few pics - Anyone else noted this either?? Phoenix roebelenii 001mod.jpg Phoenix roebelenii 002mod.jpg Phoenix roebelenii 003mod.jpg Regards, ...

Just bought a 5ft Phoenix Roebelini which I think is also known as a Dwarf Date Palm. It cost £30. Don't know if that's good value. I think it is. Also don't know much about it apart from it's not hardy here so needs bringing indoors. ...

Can anybody give me some advice on re potting a Phoenix Roebelinii. I bought it this year and i think that the pot is small. I have bought some John Innes No3 and want to know if it will be ok for this plant. Also what is the best plant food for ...

I brought a phoenix roebelenii from B&Q last year for a fiver I think icon_cheers , should have been £50 icon_cheers but due to ...

(to save going off topic on another thread) Here is my Phoenix cross a canariensis x roebelenii, I have had this palm for 6 or 7 years now and its been planted out for the last 4 years. ...