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Chinese fan palm

Livistona chinensis

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Livistona
Family: Arecaceae
Common Names: Chinese fountain palm

About this plant

L. chinensis grows to 12m, with a stout trunk and long-stalked, fan-shaped leaves to 2m long, composed of drooping, linear segments. Panicles of cream flowers in summer, followed by glossy blue-green or pinkish fruits

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass or in containers for summering outdoors, grow in a loam based potting compost (JI No 3) in full or bright indirect light. Water freely in the growing season and more sparingly in the winter. Apply a blanced liquid fertiliser once a month during the growing period.

Pruning

Pruning is generally unnecessary

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers at 23C (73F) in the spring

Pests

Can be be prone to glasshouse red spider mite and scale insect

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardArchitecturalPatio Container

Planting Places

Gravel GardenConservatory

Season of Interest

AutumnSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years