BISMARCKIA NOBILIS - BISMARCK PALM.
Synonym
Medemia nobilis.
Common name
Bismarck palm.
Family
Arecaceae (Palmae).
Overview
Size: 60 feet tall. Trunk: heavy trunk.
Origin: Madagascar, but grows now also in Suriname.
Fruit: round and brown, 1½ inch in diameter containing 3 seeds. A very beautiful palm for tropical -
and sub tropical landscapes. Since this is a robust palm, it needs a lot of growing space.
There are two forms of the bismarck palm: a blue/silver form; some of these forms are nearly white/silver.
The other form is green and more frost tender than the blue/silver form.
Hardiness
USDA zone 9 - 11.
Propagation
Seeds.
Cultivation
Can be grown indoors in containers. Full sun; will recover from freeze damage,
since it tolerates some frost. How warmer the climate, how faster the bismarck palm grows. Has some salt -
and a high dry tolerance.
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