Dioon edule (Mexican fern palm)
Other names: Chestnus dioon, Virgin palm , Mexican cycad, Mexican blue chamal, Chamal
D. edule is a slow-growing, evergreen, palm-like perennial with a robust, trunk-like stem topped with a rosette of erect or arching, leathery, pinnate, sharp-tipped, grey- to blue-green leaves with numerous, linear leaflets. Large, hairy, spherical female cones in summer are rarely produced in cultivation.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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20-50 years to maturity |
Other names: Lady palm, Miniature fan palm, Fern rhapis, Ground rattan cane, Japanese peace palm, Slender lady palm, Chamaerops excelsa , Rhapis flabelliformis
R. excelsa is a small, clump-forming, evergreen palm with slender, erect, cane-like stems bearing long-stalked, deeply-lobed, dark green leaves and panicles of tiny, bowl-shaped, cream flowers in summer.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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