How to tend a Phoenix dactylifera
Also known as: Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill., Palma major Garsault, Phoenix atlantica var. maroccana A.Chev., Phoenix dactylifera var. adunca D.H.Christ ex Becc., Phoenix dactylifera var. costata Becc., Phoenix dactylifera var. cylindrocarpa Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. gonocarpa Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. oocarpa Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. oxysperma Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerocarpa Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerosperma Mart., Phoenix dactylifera var. sylvestris Mart., Phoenix excelsior Cav., Zamia pungens L.f. ex Salisb., Zamia pallida Salisb., Macrozamia tridentata var. pungens (Willd.) J.Schust., Phoenix chevalieri D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón, Phoenix iberica D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón, Encephalartos pungens (L.f. ex Aiton) Lehm., Zamia pungens L.f. ex Aiton
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Keep soil moist
Sunlight
Ikes warm moist environments, like sunshine and resistant to shade
Soil
Sand with sandy soil
Fertilizer
Apply base fertilizers when changing pot in every 2-3 years, apply low concentration liquid fertilizer every half month
Pruning
Remove dead and diseased branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Western Asia, North Africa
- Category
- Palmae, Phoenix
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-April, fruiting period September-October
- Flower colors
- white, fruit color orange
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