Scientific Name:
Phoenix roebelenii
Pronunciation:
FEE-niks roh-bel-EN-ee-eye
Common Name:
Pygmy date palm
Family Name:
Arecaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stems fibrous, leaves spiralled, 60-120cm long when grown indoors, pinnately compound, leaflets 15-25cm long x 5-15mm wide, undersides may be scaly.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form indoors
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruiting is unlikely on indoor plants; 1.5cm long
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
