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Burmese fishtail palm | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Burmese fishtail palm

Caryota mitis

Drought Resistant

Genus: Caryota
Family: Arecaceae
Common Names: clustered fishtail palm, tufted fishtail palm

About this plant

C. mitis is an evergreen palm with clustered stems bearing rich green leaves to 4m in length, composed of triangular leaflets, and panicles of creamy-white flowers in summer

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow under glass in a loam-based potting compost in bright filtered light with high humidity. When in growth water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring at 27°C

Pests

scale insects and glasshouse red spider mite may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Low MaintenanceCity CourtyardCottage InformalPatio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years