HY zH HYOPFO
HYOPHORBE |
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5 species endemic to the Mascare Islands, 1 each on Rodriguez & Reunion, 3 on Mauritius & Round Island
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Bottle palms, spindle palm (H. verschaffeltii)
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Growing comments: |
Hyophorbe palms love our environment and are extremely easy to grow. They can all take full sun. |
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H. indica |
| H. indica |
H. indica is by far the fastest growing and probably rates about a 6.5 on a 1-10 scale. It will grow from an overall height of 3 ft to 20 ft or so in 5-6 years.
mature fruit of H. indica |
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September 2006 |
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Hyophorbe seeds are relatively east to clean and will germinate in a couple of months. Shown to the right are infructescence of H. indica with immature seeds (November 2005). |
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January 2007 |
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| H. lagenicaulis |
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| H. lagenicaulis, which is a fairly popular garden palm in Hawai'i (under the common name "Bottle palm") has been the slowest for us, at a 3.5- 4.0 on the 1-10 scale. |
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| H. verschaffeltii |
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H. verschaffeltii is the largest of the three Hyophorbe species in our garden and rates about a 4.5 on a 1-10 scale.
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September 2006 |
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