Phoenix roebelinii

Phoenix roebelinii
' Dwarf Phoenix, Pygmy Date Palm '
[ Palmae ] [ Thailland ]

Much loved and very popular, the Pygmy Date palm is in many ways the perfect miniature palm tree, complete with a slim trunk and a beautiful crown of feathery leaves. Its uses are many and varied: plant it in the warm temperate, tropical or subtropical garden, use it as the perfect house or conservatory plant, or use it as a potted palm on the terrace during the warm months of summer. tolerant of both over- and under-watering, it will even put up with quite a few degrees of frost when mature.

	Seeds (4) : 2.6 € Seeds (50) : 18.2 € Plant 20-30cm : Out of Stock

	Habitat Subtropical More Details ... Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants ) Resitant to salty sea air Drought-Tolerant Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Small plant

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C	Sunny	Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	Regularly but with spacing	No pruning	Repot every year if possible