About
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana is a tall, evergreen palm that can reach heights of up to 15 meters. It features a solitary trunk and long, pinnate leaves that can extend to 4 meters in length. Mature specimens produce small lilac flowers arranged in large racemes, which are subsequently followed by clusters of red fruit.
About the genus
Archontophoenix consists of single-stemmed, evergreen palms characterized by their broad, feathery leaves and substantial clusters or racemes of small, cup-shaped blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Palms
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
- Native to
- E Australia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in peat-free potting compost in bright filtered light with moderate humidity. When in growth, water moderately and apply a liquid fertilizer monthly; keep just moist in winter. Outdoors grow in fertile moist but well drained soil in part shade to prevent leaf scorch
- Pruning
- Minimal pruning required; remove dead leaves by cutting close to the leaf base leaving stubs to create a neat pattern
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in spring at 24-27°C (75-81°F). Keep compost moist and air humid
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free