Sarasota, FL.. I planted this palm (actually, a clump of 3) in 2002 at my new home. The plant was appx 6 feet tall at time of purchase. ...Read More Twelve years later and the palms are still alive, beside my pool cage (northwestern corner--yikes) and are appx 20' tall. I am ashamed to say I do nothing to take care of the palms, except water them with my automatic sprinkler system, and they are doing well. I also have a clump of Carpentaria palms purchased at the same time from the same vendor and those are doing well, also. The only problem with is that both sets of plants are exposed to wind (as they are taller than my roofline) and the fronds tend to become a bit tattered during windy periods. For the most part, though, they are nice-looking plants.
This is one of the two most common Ptychospermas in cultivation, from N Australia and New Guinea. It is a tall, spreading clumping speci...Read Morees with premorse leaflets and thin, grey, barely ringed trunks. It is found throughout the tropical world being used in malls, parking lots, indoors and in many gardens. It is fast growing and the fruits are bright red making it useful as an ornamental. Here in southern California it is a marginal palm, but does succeed in zone 10a... just slow as molassas. I have seen clumps that looked great, though, along the coast.
Sarasota, FL.. I planted this palm (actually, a clump of 3) in 2002 at my new home. The plant was appx 6 feet tall at time of purchase. ...Read More
It's one of an easy growing plant in Thailand and it's a popular plant for Landscape architectures.
This is one of the two most common Ptychospermas in cultivation, from N Australia and New Guinea. It is a tall, spreading clumping speci...Read More