Botanical Name: Phoenix roebelenii
Common Name: Pygmy Date Palm
Type of Plant: monocot: treelike
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright, single or multi-trunked, slender feather palm; not self-cleaning; fronds arch outward to form a loose, rounded, fernlike canopy; stems are 2"-6" diameter, roughened by the old petiole bases
Height to 6' (8')
Spread 1/2 - 3/4
Growth Rate very slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial sun or shade; full sun only along the coast
Soil loose, sandy loam; grows poorly in wet adobe soils
Hardiness tender (zones 23-24): use as indoor plant inland
 
Morphology:
Leaves feather-type fronds: fine-textured, glossy bright green, 2'-4' long, unarmed petioles; about 40-50 pinnae on each side, soft , bright green; pinnae are borne in a single plane; 8"-10" long
Flowers the plant is dioecious; flowers are inconspicuous, in small panicles between the fronds; summer
Fruit a drupe: oval-round, 1/2" diameter, black when ripe
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
an excellent dwarf accent palm prized for small-area tropical effects; a very good container plant, for patios or indoors
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular is preferred; the plant is not very drought tolerant
Fertilizing as needed; use a mild organic fertilizer or slow-release type if grown in a pot
Pruning none, except to remove old dead fronds
Pests/Diseases outside: relatively free; indoors: scale, mealybug, spider mite
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Laos
Family: Arecaceae

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