Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr variegated A highly ornamental palm which

A highly ornamental palm which makes a great specimen but is still quite hard to come by

plants inside in a large lounge-room pot will be much shorter

Fruit is red skinned with luminous

including naming Euphorbia after his physician Euphorbus

Fruit matures 9-12 months from flowering depending on heat

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr variegated A highly ornamental palm whichRarely seen for sale in NZ. The Bottle Palm is a well known and very popular ornamental for tropical and warm subtropical regions. It was once common on Mauritius in the Mascarene Islands but although commonly cultivated, its wild stands are reduced to a few handful of plants on tiny Round Island north of Mauritius. It produces a curiously swollen trunk, the shape of which is somewhat reminiscent of a champagne bottle. The crown holds up to five