Locality:

Mexico

Cold Hardiness: 

28-30º, F.

Trunk type:

Thin trunk  

Leaf type:

Pinnate (feather shape) with puffy, wide leaflets.

Suckering/Solitary:

Single trunk

Maintenance:

Average

Speed of growth:

Quick

Height:

Up to 15 feet

Soil requirements:

Rich (high in organics and moisture), good drainage.

Sun Requirements:

Filtered

General Description:

A nice, thin trunked palm with very attractive, wide, puffy leaflets.  Makes for a great houseplant.

Other Notes:

We've found the best thing to do is plant them as a multiple clump because they quickly get quite tall.  This will add more fullness to the clump.

Further Data:

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