Scientific Name:
Beaucarnea recurvata
Pronunciation:
bow-KAR-nee-uh ree-kur-VAY-tuh
Common Name:
ponytail palm
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves long, very narrow, linear but curve back on themselves near tips; stem single, swollen at base.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google Can live one year without water (retained in the base of truck).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark Morphology:
Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Succulent stems, Stem enlarged at base.
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot, Scale insects
