Rare Palm Licuala Elegans

For collectors & hobbyists:

Botanical Name: Licuala Elegans
Common Name: Elegant Palm
Native to: Sumatra
Hardiness: Indoors best in NZ. Can handle drier environment and slightly cooler temperatures, but not our outdoor winter temperatures. Keep indoors for best growing
General Characteristics: Very rare palm. A very attractive, solitary fan palm up to 4m (12 ft) tall, with large, undivided, dark green leaves to 1.5m across, on petioles up to 1m long.
Lighting: Partial indirect light indoors
Water: Water when starts drying out, keep from sitting in saucers. Keep moist but don't over water.