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Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Partial to Full Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Silver/Gray
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings This plant is monocarpic
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
The A. engleri is native to islands south of Japan, including Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. This palm can cause severe allergic reactions so best to consider wearing gloves when handling seed or fruit.
Very easy to propagate from seed. Seed bank can be viable up to two years. Propagation can also be achieved by division as well as by removing the suckers.
The plant is viable in sub tropical as well as temperate (reports it is hardy to Zone 7) climates which is most probably why it is popular for those attempting to achieve a "tropical" look in their landscape.
On Aug 23, 2004, Kylecawaza from Corte Madera, CA (Zone 10a) wrote:
This is one of the best palms you can grow in San Francisco, they grow slowly but beautifully in cool coastal climates, although they would like the hotter sumers. They handle downn to 24 F, but occasionally down to 18, as one did in Seattle, but it rotted in the summer.
On Aug 17, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
This is the most commonly grown palm of this genus in the US. It is a clumping palm that does very well in many of the southern states in the warmers areas (like here in So Cal). It can handle frosts down to about 24F... maybe even a bit colder. It is very drought, wind, sun and shade tolerant when mature. In the sun it tends to stay more compact and shrubby, but in shady conditions it develops longer, lankier trunks and becomes an elegant palm. It is a slow poke, though, at least when young.
As noted, it is a monocarpic palm, but since it is a suckering palm, only the flowering stem dies. It has one of the best odors of all flowers in the palm world, and very potent. It also has nice looking flowers (often an insignificant part of a palm). In Southern California it is a prolific seed producer, and seeds are generally pretty easy to germinate. Native to Japan and Taiwan
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Merced, California Oceanside, California Reseda, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Rosa, California Temecula, California Thousand Oaks, California Altamonte Springs, Florida Bradenton, Florida Orlando, Florida Tampa, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Hana, Hawaii Austin, Texas
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