Watch the Sego Palm Bloom

For your viewing pleasure, please click on the virus-free, bacteria-free, STD-free link for a gentle rendition of the Pachelbel Canon in D to view the Sego palm add a new chain of fronds.

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If there ever was proof of someone with too much time on her hands, this posting is the evidence. Is watching paint dry too exciting for you? Waiting for Jello to jell speed up the ticker too much? Then this post is for you. I've photo docked the beginning and end of a Sego palm growing a new set of inner fronds. Now don't confuse the Sego palm pictured above with the Queen Anne palm below. The Queen Anne palm is very tall and has withery long palm branches.

My first disclaimer--I did not plant all the Sego palms! The previous owner had a real palm fetish but I've grown to appreciate their tropical beauty.

So, let the adventure begin!

Exhibit One: The Sago Palm

Now, in the very center of all the fronds a nub begins. It is the beginning of the "bloom" or what will be the new circle of fronds. Voila!

In case you missed it, here it is again at a more noticible state.

Do you see the brown wormy-like things rising up and nearly twisting at the top? This is the action!!

Don't miss it now. Look very carefully. There, in the middle of the "worms" are the faint sightings of what will be new green fronds. Observe how soft and fuzzy they look--nothing like the grown fronds with spikey ends that can put an eye out.

The new fronds break free from the worms and shoot upwards, demanding to be seen as the newcomers on the old Sego block. But watch now....

The fronds leave the wormy stuff to dry up and fall back into the center only good to catch dust, insects, dead leaves--the fronds have triumphed.

It is the Revolt of All Captive Young Fronds!!

This entire replenishing project only takes the Sego about one week to complete. It takes some pretty fast camera work to keep up with aggressive frond debut. Notice the new fronds are a slightly lighter, duller shade of green. Here is the final push up to join all the other fronds in making up this particular Sego!!