Latania lontaroides - How to grow & care

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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.

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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