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Alexander Palm in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Archontophoenix alexandre syn. Archontophoenix alexandrei

 

Alexander Palm

Archontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender, single-stemmed and unbranched,.single-stemmed evergreen palms with large, pinnate leaves up to 4m long, and large loose clusters or racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers that are followed by fruit. 'Alexander Palm' bears loose clusters of white flowers, followed by red cranberry-like fruit

 
plant Features
  • Alexander Palm likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Alexander Palm likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Alexander Palm is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Alexander Palm likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Alexander Palm

Latin name

Archontophoenix alexandre syn. Archontophoenix alexandrei

type

Evergreen palm

family

Arecaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Alexander Palm likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Alexander Palm is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Alexander Palm likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Alexander Palm likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Alexander Palm is 8.00meters x 15.00meters 8.00 M 15.00 M

Archontophoenix alexandre syn. Archontophoenix alexandrei

Archontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender, single-stemmed and unbranched,.single-stemmed evergreen palms with large, pinnate leaves up to 4m long, and large loose clusters or racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers that are followed by fruit. 'Alexander Palm' bears loose clusters of white flowers, followed by red cranberry-like fruit


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Clusters of flowers appear in Summer, and are followed by fruit in Autumn

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

If grown outdoors plant in free-draining, fertile, moist soil in a partially shaded site. If growing under glass plant in a container full of loamless potting compost. Place the container on a tray of wet pebbles for humidity, in bright, filtered light.

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed in Spring at 24-27°C (75-81°F) in moist loamless compost (such as John Innes Compost No 1). Keep the compost moist, and the air humid.

 
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