Vanuatu Ruffled Fan Palm

Just magnificent! Licuala grandis, or the Vanuatu Ruffled Fan Palm is many people's favourite palm of all time. Well known for its large, circular, undivided, and closely pleated leaves, this Licuala makes for a stunning indoor plant in NZ conditions. In the tropics it can be planted in sun or full shade but should be out of the wind. In hot, dry regions a shaded spot is best. It is originally native to disturbed or secondary forests on San Cristobal and the Santa Cruz Islands (part of the Solomon Islands) and throughout most of Vanuatu the South West Pacific.