Washingtonia Robusta

  • Other common names

    skyduster
    southern washingtonia

    Mexican washingtonia
    Mexican fan palm
    thread palm

  • Family Arecaceae

  • Genus Washingtonia are large evergreen palms with stout solitary trunks bearing long-stalked, rounded leaves palmately divided into linear segments, and large, arching panicles of flowers, followed by small, berry-like black fruits

  • Details
    W. robusta is a tall, fast-growing, evergreen palm with a slender trunk that swells considerably at the base on mature specimens. Large fan-shaped leaves with leaflets up to 1.5m long are borne on spine-edged petioles to 1m long. Long sprays of small white flowers are borne on hanging, branched stems to 3m long and followed by dark brown fruits

  • Plant range Mexico

How to grow

 

Cultivation Grow under glass in loam-based compost with added leaf mould and sharp sand, in full light. Water moderately, provide moderate humidity when in growth and apply a liquid fertiliser monthly during the summer. Water sparingly in winter . See palm cultivation indoors

Propagation Propagate by seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types Architectural Patio & Container Plants

 

How to care

 

Pruning Needs no regular pruning, but dead leaves may be removed by cutting close to the leaf base leaving stubs to create a neat pattern

Pests Glasshouse red spider mite and scale insects may be troublesome

Diseases Generally disease free

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