About
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens is a perennial palm that develops a group of upright stems reaching up to 8 meters tall. It features long, arching pinnate leaves that can grow to 2 meters, composed of slender leaflets. During the summer months, this plant produces panicles adorned with small yellow flowers.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1A
Plant details
- Plant type
- Palms
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Madagascar
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost in bright indirect light. Water freely when in growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser two or three times during the growing season. Water sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at not less than 25°C
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to red spider mite, mealybugs, thrips and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free