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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.
Dictyosperma album

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Palm tree .
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

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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