Dictyosperma album
' Princess Palm, Huricane Palm '
[ Palmae ]
[ Reunion Island ]
A tall growing, attractive palm with a prominent, pale crownshaft and swollen trunk base. With its elegant, feather-shaped leaves, it makes an attractive pot plant when young. It grows fast given a sunny position and adequate water and feed, and will succeed in tropical, subtropical, and some warm temperate areas. The Hurricane Palm can also take considerable coastal exposure and strong winds.
Seeds (3) : 3.99 €
Seeds (100) : 26.6 €
Plant (Seedling) : Out of Stock
Habitat
zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F) Tropical Highland Forests above 600m Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m Dry tropical forests
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Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )
Solitary ( single-stemmed )
Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like )
Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Sunny
Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
Regularly but with spacing
No pruning
Repot every year if possible
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Cultivation Ornamental Value: high. Care: average. Speed of Growth: normal. I am growing this palm at Tauranga New Zealand, a warm temperate climate. It is doing well and seems unaffected by short duration cool periods. It is growing outside in volcanic soil. It is five years old and has been outside three years. It is growing near the coast and rainfall here is regular. It responds to light fertilizing. New Zealand[Tauranga] Hancox [alanhancox@kinect.co.nz] 2015-06-21
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zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F) 
