Features:
Common name: Cuban Royal Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Origin: Caribbean
Height at maturity: 25 meters
Hardiness: 15°C (short periods at -2°C)
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: palm
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: summer
Flower color: white, yellow
Type of soil: rich and draining
Watering: fresh substrate all year round
Use: pot, isolated
Diseases and pests: spider mites, scale insects
Toxicity: not determined
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
The royal palm is a large, very ornamental tropical palm, which can also grow in the subtropics. It is able to withstand periods of brief frosts of the order of -2°C.
The Cuban royal palm has a robust trunk thickened at the base and in the middle, tapering towards the apical rim (leaves).
The leaves, intense green, measure between 3 and 5 meters. In summer, white and yellow flowers bloom in panicles 50 centimeters to 1 meter long.
Cuba’s emblematic tree, it is considered one of the most beautiful palm trees in the world.
