Latania lontaroides grow and care – palm tree of the genus Latania also known as Red latan palm, Latania lontaroides perennial evergreen used as ornamental drought tolerant plant, can grow in tropics, mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 9+.
Latania lontaroides palm leaves
Leaves color green and can be red in the middle, leaves in frond shape when the start to grow it’s like sword when it’s open rounded shape in shredded like fork or spoon narrow tines in the size 1-2 m (40-80inches).
Flower color yellow, flowers grow on clump its branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers dioecious male and female flower on separate plants.
Latania lontaroides palm for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Latania lontaroides palm growing and care:
Well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Allelopathy, hard to pick the fruit, invasive
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Pruning season:
Autumn
How to prune:
Dead leaves but not to cut them until the trunk the stem of the dead leaves protect the trunk
Size of the plant:
10-15 m, 30-45 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
No
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Spring
General information about the flower:
Yellow flowers grow on clump its branch on every branch can be dozens of flowers dioecious male and female flower on separate plants
Scientific name:
Latania lontaroides
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