PlantFiles Pictures: Brahea Species, Blue Hesper Palm, Gray Goddess, Mexican Blue Fan Palm (<i>Brahea armata</i>) by palmbob

Here is a particularly silver variety flowering nicely in someone's yard in the San Fernando Valley, California

by palmbob Jul 24, 2003 5:20 PM

Here is a nice bloomer showing plenty of seed, too. The black seed on the left is ripe and ready to plant, while the ripening fruit on the right still has about a month to go before it can be germinated

by palmbob Jul 24, 2003 5:20 PM

This is a smaller plant in a local arboretum showing how it's blue coloration stands out against a green background. Nice. Pasadena, California

by palmbob Jul 24, 2003 5:20 PM

My own garden plant

by palmbob Sep 18, 2003 8:33 AM

Loaded with seed in March, Pasadena California

by palmbob Mar 31, 2004 12:36 PM

ripening fruit

by palmbob Aug 22, 2004 9:48 AM

late summer fruit

by palmbob Aug 25, 2004 11:18 AM

this god-dess in silver is a true collectors edition, here in Lahore Pakistan it is happy on the warmth of the wheather

by jawadkundi May 19, 2005 11:04 PM

it is a miniature of the bismark in looks, my gargens wheather is humid n warm

by jawadkundi May 20, 2005 11:04 PM

this seed was potted before 6 months and after third day of hatching it is growing by .25 inch daily

by jawadkundi Sep 13, 2005 10:58 PM

My baby "Grey Goddess" growing by the day almost .25 of an inch, right out of the seed.

by jawadkundi Dec 5, 2005 10:17 PM

Street in Los Angeles lined with blooming plants

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:23 PM

Flowers on tree in San Diego

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:23 PM

showing typical skirt of unpruned tree, Los Angeles

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:23 PM

Used in cactus landscaping southern California

by palmbob Feb 2, 2006 9:59 PM

Seed from rarepalmseeds. I had a previous lot from elsewhere, 1 out of 5 grew after 12 months, then died! Better luck this time hopefully.

by wallaby1 Feb 12, 2006 9:17 PM

nice 'seedling' (about 10' tall) showing slight costapalmate shape to leaves (palmate with division down center), southern California

by palmbob May 23, 2006 10:52 PM

"The baby has grown 7 inches, 5 months, jawadkundi"

by jawadkundi Jun 5, 2006 10:28 PM

"Seedling 4 inch tall, jawadkundi"

by jawadkundi Jun 23, 2006 10:17 PM

"1 year old seedling, .5 inch wide leaf, 14 inch tall"

by jawadkundi Jun 23, 2006 10:11 PM

" The grey goddess, bloom time ripe summers early June, in Lahore, Pakistan, bit humid but extreame ly hot, jawadkundi"

by jawadkundi Jun 20, 2006 11:13 PM

" The grey goddess, bloom time ripe summers early June, in Lahore, Pakistan, bit humid but extreame ly hot, jawadkundi"

by jawadkundi Jun 21, 2006 9:46 PM

" The grey goddess, stem in the making of a 7 year old baby, jawadkundi"

by jawadkundi Jun 18, 2006 11:31 PM

crown of leaves of a younger plant, southern California, showing color contrast to surround 'green' vegetation.

by palmbob Jul 27, 2006 7:56 PM

southern California leaf

by palmbob Jul 27, 2006 7:58 PM

yellow, hooked teeth of plant about to form a trunk, southern California

by palmbob Jul 27, 2006 8:00 PM

I know we have a lot of photos of this palm, but still nice to look at more. Los Angeles county, late summer

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:10 PM

all ripe seeds, ready to pick and plant, southern California, mid September

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:25 PM

ripe fruit

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:26 PM

seed, probably fertile

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:27 PM

sky view

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:28 PM

petioles and flower stalks (the cylindrical projections) on mature palm

by palmbob Sep 11, 2006 3:30 PM

by Kell Oct 12, 2006 11:26 PM

by Kell Oct 12, 2006 11:27 PM

by Kell Oct 12, 2006 11:26 PM

by RWhiz Dec 5, 2006 11:22 PM

jawad kundi - Three stages - seed ling - one week old - one year old - 3 year old - all there growing and showing monthly growth - a treat for the caring

by jawadkundi Jun 5, 2007 12:03 PM

jawad kundi - one week from 0.025 to .85 of an inch

by jawadkundi Jun 4, 2007 2:04 AM

jawad kundi - one year from 1inch to 4 inch

by jawadkundi Jun 4, 2007 2:12 AM

jawad kundi - two year old - its progress depends on heat control and regular sort watering

by jawadkundi Jun 4, 2007 2:01 AM

Flowers

by Kelli Jul 19, 2007 5:25 PM

Mexican Blue Palm growing naturally. Only found doing so in Baja California where this photo was taken. Nowhere in the world is this palm grown naturally.

by joradanj0747 Aug 23, 2007 12:38 PM

by cactus_lover Aug 24, 2007 12:01 PM

by cactus_lover Aug 24, 2007 10:21 AM

"Small one, Dalmatia, Omis, Croatia, Zone 9b"

by veruda Jan 10, 2008 2:09 PM

skirt and retained leaf bases in this minimally pruned palm, southern California

by palmbob Feb 6, 2008 3:35 AM

growing in cactus garden, Huntington Gardens, California

by palmbob Feb 6, 2008 3:36 AM

Grown from seed in Tucson, 2 to 3 years old

by ddschlager Aug 19, 2008 2:16 PM

Have patience with this one!!!

by ddschlager Aug 19, 2008 2:16 PM

trunk of mature palm

by palmbob Oct 13, 2008 2:47 PM

all these palms were planted recently from boxes... I was surprised to see that none have had setbacks and all did fine (this is 6 months later)

by palmbob Nov 18, 2008 6:22 AM

Brahea armata growing in tropics

by kris_achar Mar 4, 2009 3:33 PM

Brahea armata growing in tropics

by kris_achar Mar 4, 2009 3:33 PM

Brahea armata growing in tropics

by kris_achar Mar 4, 2009 10:35 PM

Brahea armata growing in tropics

by kris_achar Mar 4, 2009 10:35 PM

southern California in a botanical garden

by palmbob Mar 13, 2009 4:22 AM

by palmbob Mar 13, 2009 4:23 AM

Small Blue Hesper Palm with entire leaves, container-grown. Sofia, Bulgaria.

by purplesun Mar 29, 2009 6:45 PM

Old, silver armata guarding corner.Hayward Ca.

by BayAreaTropics Apr 30, 2009 12:19 AM

The center piece at Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, Ca.

by Kell Oct 15, 2009 3:22 AM

The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California

by Kell Oct 15, 2009 3:22 AM

The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California

by Kell Oct 15, 2009 3:22 AM

The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California

by Kell Oct 15, 2009 3:22 AM

petiole close up

by palmbob Jan 6, 2010 10:09 PM

relatively new petiole close up with scurf... older petioles are smooth

by palmbob Jan 6, 2010 10:10 PM

by cactus_lover Jul 28, 2010 11:15 PM

in the right environment, these can be particularly ornamental... San Diego County in a lush, palm garden

by palmbob Mar 28, 2011 3:50 PM

look of an uncleaned trunk. Still a nice look with this palm

by palmbob Mar 30, 2011 7:58 AM

Planted recently in Zone 10 Ventura County

by Clare_CA Jul 11, 2011 1:29 PM

San Francisco Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 28, 2011 10:05 AM

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

by growin Jul 29, 2011 6:05 PM

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

by growin Jul 29, 2011 8:55 PM