General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, tropical backdrops
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended
Description: A large tropical palm that despite its name and palm like appearance, it is more closely related to Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise).
Dimensions: Height 30 – 50 ft.; Spread 15 – 25 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Native Range: Madagascar
Native Habitats: Humid lowland forests, moist woodlands and disturbed forest margins, riverbanks
Soils: Rich, well-draining, consistently moist soil
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate
Drought Tolerance: Low to moderate
Light Requirements: Full sun
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy
Flowering Season: Late spring to summer
Fruit: Woody capsule
Wildlife and Ecology: Flowers pollinated by lemurs and birds
Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, division
Comments:
AP –
Great selection!