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'''''Livistona inermis''''' is one of the most challenging palms to grow in California, that CAN be grown here (there are far more challenging palms that simply cannot be grown here). It is a very fastidious palm that has very high heat requirements and seems to be fussy about soil, watering and cold as well. It turns out to be a fairly good palm for the low deserts, but not anywhere else (so far). It is a very wispy palm as the common name suggests and rather atypical for a Livistona species. In its native northern Australia, it is a very hardy palm, living on minimal water in a fairly brutal climate (though never cold). It has ornamental pink petioles and very fine, drooping leaflets making it an attractive curiosity. | '''''Livistona inermis''''' is one of the most challenging palms to grow in California, that CAN be grown here (there are far more challenging palms that simply cannot be grown here). It is a very fastidious palm that has very high heat requirements and seems to be fussy about soil, watering and cold as well. It turns out to be a fairly good palm for the low deserts, but not anywhere else (so far). It is a very wispy palm as the common name suggests and rather atypical for a Livistona species. In its native northern Australia, it is a very hardy palm, living on minimal water in a fairly brutal climate (though never cold). It has ornamental pink petioles and very fine, drooping leaflets making it an attractive curiosity. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 18 August 2015
Common Name: Wispy Fan Palm
Livistona inermis is one of the most challenging palms to grow in California, that CAN be grown here (there are far more challenging palms that simply cannot be grown here). It is a very fastidious palm that has very high heat requirements and seems to be fussy about soil, watering and cold as well. It turns out to be a fairly good palm for the low deserts, but not anywhere else (so far). It is a very wispy palm as the common name suggests and rather atypical for a Livistona species. In its native northern Australia, it is a very hardy palm, living on minimal water in a fairly brutal climate (though never cold). It has ornamental pink petioles and very fine, drooping leaflets making it an attractive curiosity.
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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happy specimen in Palm Desert, California
San Diego county, California
potted seedling
seedling in a greenhouse in southern California
Florida palm doing fairly well, Orlando
leaf detail
