Marilyn C from Texas sent this to Sean a few years back. As luck would have it, he was in California at the time, so he planted half of it in my garden. It was in shade, but grew tall, and into the sun. It has limped along, and without humidity (which I think is a wonderful thing) I never expected a bloom, but still enjoyed the tropicalesque fronds.
Rooting around in the area this weekend, hacking back the geraniums (gerania?) which are taking over, I saw these. Two different neighbours heard my whoop of joy.
Hopefully many more to come.
Cheers,
Mike