Stunning Livistona in the Living Room


Livistona decora is native to Australia’s tropical east coast. It grows on moist river banks and sandy coastal areas of central Queensland. A tall, solitary fan palm with leaves that have very pendulous segments. The fan leaves are finely divided and very droopy
King Palms like more water than most palms, with some even thriving in poorly drained areas. In their native habitat, they can often be seen growing next to and even in creek beds. It is quite a fast grower.
Any species of Trachycarpus are native to high mountainous areas in Asia where they experience very cold weather. Because of this, some have remarkable cold tolerance and can be grown in areas where one sees temperatures well below freezing. It is also common to see photographs of Trachycarpus plants covered in snow.
このヤシは、ヤタイヤシとジョオウヤシとの交配種です。交配によって、マイナス10℃まで耐える、美しくて耐霜性のあるココヤシのそっくりさんが誕生しました。
I love this little part of Minami-Izu. This grove of Washingtonia and Date Palms sits on a spit of land off of Yumigahama beach. The benches allow people to sit among the trees and watch the sunset on the other side of the gracefully-curving beach.
“…for many reasons: they are a lovely deep green, they tend to look really lush and bushy, they stay for many years in the same-sized pot, and they need little sun or water.”