Botanical Name: Howea belmoreana
Common Name: Sentry Palm
Type of Plant: monocot: palm
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape moderate sized feather palm with smooth trunks, strongly arching fronds smaller and more compact than H. forsterana
Height to 20'
Spread to 15'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out half shade outdoors; bright areas indoors
Soil prefers a well-amended, fairly organic soil
Hardiness tender to frost - fairly sturdy indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves fronds to 7' long, strongly arching - petioles very short pinnae crowded, pointed upward from rachis - about 1" wide
Flowers small greenish spikes held between leaf axils – 30 to 40 stamens per male flower
Fruit drupe to 1" across
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
specimen palm for indoor areas, atrium gardens, patio areas – excellent in containers but get larger if planted in the ground
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular, uniform watering – avoid extremes of wet or dry
Fertilizing slow-release or organic fertilizers only
Pruning remove dead fronds
Pests/Diseases scale, mealybug, spidermites
Special Conditions/Other fairly rare in cultivation
 
Origin: Northern Australia
Family: Araceae

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