Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm)

Exceptionally beautiful, Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm) is an evergreen palm adorned with a pale gray trunk topped by a gorgeous canopy of very thick, stiff, silvery-blue, fan-shaped leaves with red margins, 8 ft. wide (240 cm). Held aloft on five-foot-long petioles (150 cm), each leaf is covered with pale, wooly tomentum beneath, giving a silvery appearance to the palm. The trunk, 10 in. wide (25 cm), displays a thick, swollen base. Easy to grow, Blue Latan Palm is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The female inflorescences are followed by brown fruits about 1 in. across (2.5 cm). Slow-growing, Blue Latan Palm is a very tough and adaptable palm that enjoys heat, sun, and dry conditions. It loathes temperatures below 32°F (0°C). It makes a strong and dramatic statement in any landscape. Grow it where its incredibly beautiful canopy can show off – in rows along driveways or as a specimen plant. Well-suited to seaside locations due to its moderate salt tolerance.

• Grows up to 20-25 ft. tall (6-8 m) and 10-15 ft. wide (3-5 m).
• Easily grown in well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. When established, it can bear long drought periods.
• Prune only diseased, damaged, or drying fronds. This palm has a set number of new leaves that can sprout each year and removing fronds will not increase that number.
• Susceptible to lethal yellowing disease.
• Propagated by seeds that germinate in about 30 days if fresh and with bottom heat.
• Native to Mauritius.
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