Christmas Palm

The Adonidia merrilii is a spectacular looking small to medium sized palm reaching between 2.5 and 3m resembling a dwarf version of the Roystonia Regia Palm. The smooth solitary trunk is slender but slightly swollen at the base, grey in colour with old leaf scars present. Between 12-14 bright green gracefully arched leaves grow alternately from the neat crownshaft making a very symmetrical crown. Leaflets have irregularly serrated edges and grow from the rachis at an angle producing a 'V' shape. Its common name of the 'Christmas Palm' refers to the large bunches  of fruit turning a glossy brilliant red around December time reminiscent of ornaments on a Christmas tree.   

Slow growing, this palm has a stately, majestic look and adapts relatively well to growing indoors in pots or on a patio or terrace through Summer. A great one for the collectors.