Description
Stronger and more tolerant of wind than a Bangalow and offering dramatic vertical appeal.
Upright leaves present with a silvery underside.
A good alternative to a Bangalow palm.
Mount Lewis Palm – Archontophoenix purpurea
$250.00 – $380.00
Mount Lewis Palms are Australian (north eastern Queensland) and grow to a max height of approximately 12m at maturity. They have purplish crown shaft, gives way to the elegant leaves. They feature a thick single trunk that grows quickly in New Zealand. However the slowest growing of the Archontophonenix species.
- A fantastic palm for a small home garden as a centerpiece in the tropical garden.
- One of its common names is purple king palm (The epithet is Latin for ‘purplish’).
- Mature trucks attain 15-18m in habitat and 12m in cultivation.
- They usually shoe diameters of 45cm.
- The crown shaft is 1.2m tall, slightly bulging at the base.
- The leaf crown is no more than 6m wide and 4,5m tall.
- The leaves 1.8-3m long.
- Leaf colour is bright grassy to deep green above, silvery or greyish green beneath.
Additional information
| Size | EL25/35 (1.8m-2m)$250, EL25/35 (2-2.2m) $300, 25/35/45L (2.3+m) $380 |
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