Discover the Beauty and Versatility of Arenga Hookeriana | The Ultimate Exotic Palm for Your Landscape

Description

Common name:

Dwarf Arenga Palm

Category:

Palms and Cycads, Indoor Plants, Shrubs

Family:

Palmae or Coconut family

Light:

Semi shade, Shade growing

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

March, April, May, June, September, October, Flowers are inconspicuous

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Orange

Foliage color:

Green, Blue Grey or Silver

Plant Height or length:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Form:

Spreading

Special Character:

• Fragrant flowers or leaves
• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Attracts birds
• Attracts butterflies
• Attracts bees
• Hanging or weeping growth habit

Plant Description:

- Native Thailand and Malaysia.
- This species can have either simple leaves or short pinnate leaves with a few leaflets.
- The leaflets are characteristically shaped like the blade of a paddle but with lobed and sharply toothed margins. The teeth are not rigid.
- They are bright green and shiny on the upper surface and silvery beneath.
- Plants develop into relatively slender clumps and have narrow, cane like stems to about 0.5 m tall.
- This is a highly ornamental small palm which is excellent for a shady position in the tropics.
- Also useful as a tub plant.

Growing tips:

This plant does best in indirect sumlight. Plants form clumps. It is hardy but slow growing. This is why using a good potting mixture is very important. When planting in the ground make sure that the drainage is very good