Palms - Just Arrived
The palms that grow in our New Zealand climate are those rare species that can tolerate colder climates. The Cotton palm, Jelly palm, Date palm and Fan palm are all able to manage not only the cooler climes but can also handle the stormy coastal winds and even light frosts.
Palm leaves can be long and divided, like giant fern leaves – called ‘feather palms, or they can be rounded and fan shaped – called ‘fan palms’. Palms are exceptional specimens to use in the landscape design when desiring to create a ‘tropical’ feeling in the garden – that relaxed and ‘beachy’ look that gives the illusion that you are living on a desert island. Sit on a lounger under the palm and call for a Pina Colada!
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And then there are the Cycads. These prehistoric plants are thought to have been a delicacy of the Dinosaurs! Imagine a creature eating a Cycad. Sounds like sacrilege. But these wonderful, ancient and slow growing gymnosperms are well worth including in the landscape design or in containers if you are a patient sort.
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aka Jelly palm
Wine / Jelly Palm. Stunning dark green to silvery bluish grey graceful petioles, with a thick grey trunk. Perfect landscape palm. Prefer relatively dry / free draining soil and enjoys full sun for strong growth and good colour. A superior choice for coastal areas. Frost and wind tolerant.
Leaves: Evergreen, Light
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m
Butia Capitata
Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ?
Container: 6l ?
$119.99
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aka Dwarf Date Palm
This delightful little palm is a favourite landscape item and is widely grown. It prefers a warm frost-free environment away from strong winds, it will tolerate full sun, it will do better with a little shade. Likes good drainage. Slow growing, looks great in a subtropical garden. Evergreen
Displays perfectly in combination with other palms.
Mature Size (HxW): 200-300cm
Phoenix Roebelenii
Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ?
Container: 3.3l ?
$54.99
aka Mexican Fan Palm
Mexican Fan Palm with spiky stems. Very handsome landscape palm.The attractive fan leaves are bright green. Will grow in most conditions if given nourishment. Copes with stormy winds
Leaves: Evergreen, Green
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 10m
Washingtonia Robusta
Current Stock Height: 100/110 cm ?
$249.99
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