Difference between revisions of "Latania lontaroides"
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'''''Latania lontaroides''''' is a fairly marginal palm for California, but some have managed to keep one going for many years. So far there are no mature palms in California yet, and this species, more than the other two, seems to be holding on to its juvenile colors longer, making it one of the more striking and colorful fan palms one can try growing in California. Eventually, presumably, ALL Latanias will become blue-greyish as they tend to in tropical climates (in about a 10th the time) once they mature. This palm is only found naturally on the Mascarene island of La Reunion, a very tropical climate in the Indian Ocean. | '''''Latania lontaroides''''' is a fairly marginal palm for California, but some have managed to keep one going for many years. So far there are no mature palms in California yet, and this species, more than the other two, seems to be holding on to its juvenile colors longer, making it one of the more striking and colorful fan palms one can try growing in California. Eventually, presumably, ALL Latanias will become blue-greyish as they tend to in tropical climates (in about a 10th the time) once they mature. This palm is only found naturally on the Mascarene island of La Reunion, a very tropical climate in the Indian Ocean. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 18 August 2015
Common Name: Red Latan Palm
Latania lontaroides is a fairly marginal palm for California, but some have managed to keep one going for many years. So far there are no mature palms in California yet, and this species, more than the other two, seems to be holding on to its juvenile colors longer, making it one of the more striking and colorful fan palms one can try growing in California. Eventually, presumably, ALL Latanias will become blue-greyish as they tend to in tropical climates (in about a 10th the time) once they mature. This palm is only found naturally on the Mascarene island of La Reunion, a very tropical climate in the Indian Ocean.
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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young palm, San Diego county, California
juvenile in Kona, Hawaii
younger palm in Lundkvist estate, Hawaii
Hawaiian seedling
leaf detail on tropically grown juvenile
maturing palm, Oahu, Hawaii
