Trithrinax campestris
Caranday palm, Blue needle palm, Thatch palm, Argentine silver palm
Trithrinax Trithrinax
T. campestris - T. campestris is a slow-growing, borderline hardy, evergreen palm with a spiny, fibrous trunk bearing fan-shaped leaves divided into narrowly lance-shaped, sharp-pointed, blue- to grey-green leaflets and branched clusters of cream to bright yellow flowers in autumn followed by spherical, green fruit ripening yellow-brown.
Trithrinax campestris is: Evergreen
Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Trunk and leaf tips are sharply spiny. Handle carefully and site away from foot traffic.
Cream, Bright-yellow in Autumn
Blue-green in All seasons
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
No pruning required.
Sow seed in spring or autumn at a minimum of 25C.
Seed
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Trithrinax campestris (Caranday palm) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3.5m after 20-50 Years.
Architectural, City, Drought Tolerant, Mediterranean, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Greenhouse, Foliage only
Best grown in well-drained, sandy or rocky soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established but best with supplemental water in dry summers. Borderline hardy so protect from frost and freezing temperatures.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Trithrinax campestris
Caranday palm, Blue needle palm, Thatch palm, Argentine silver palm
Trithrinax Trithrinax
T. campestris - T. campestris is a slow-growing, borderline hardy, evergreen palm with a spiny, fibrous trunk bearing fan-shaped leaves divided into narrowly lance-shaped, sharp-pointed, blue- to grey-green leaflets and branched clusters of cream to bright yellow flowers in autumn followed by spherical, green fruit ripening yellow-brown.
Argentina, Uruguay
Evergreen
Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Trunk and leaf tips are sharply spiny. Handle carefully and site away from foot traffic.
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Cream, Bright-yellow in Autumn
Blue-green in All seasons
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
No pruning required.
Sow seed in spring or autumn at a minimum of 25C.
Seed
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Trithrinax campestris (Caranday palm) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3.5m after 20-50 Years.
Architectural, City, Drought Tolerant, Mediterranean, Containers, Sub-Tropical, Greenhouse, Foliage only
Best grown in well-drained, sandy or rocky soil in full sun. Drought tolerant once established but best with supplemental water in dry summers. Borderline hardy so protect from frost and freezing temperatures.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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