Bismarckia nobilis

Bismarckia nobilis
[Medemia nobilis]
' Bismarckia '
[ Palmae ] [ Madagascar ]

Probably the most beautiful palm ! The Bismarck Palm has a full crown of large, silvery-blue, circular, fan-shaped leaves and a tall, columnar trunk. In seedlings and young plants, the leaves are tinged with an unreal purple-red color. Bismarckia develops fairly quickly into a large and stunning tree that is excellently suited for the subtropical or tropical garden, for parks, and for breathtaking avenues. It is tolerant of drought and a few degrees of frost and wants a place in full sun, such as it enjoys in the highland savannas of its native home of Madagascar.

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Habitat
zone 9b = Winter minimum temperature -4C to -1C (25F � 30F)
Savanna Grassland
Savanna Woodland

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Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants )
Solitary ( single-stemmed )
Palmate Leaves ( Shaped like the palm of a hand )
Costapalmate Leaves ( Shaped like the palm of a hand and having a short midrib of costa )
Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant
Colored leaves

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C	Sunny	Rarely or from time to time	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	Regularly but with spacing	No pruning	Repot every year if possible