Thief Palm alpinia It produces a medium sized

It produces a medium sized fruit with an excellent

Fertiliser: Feed with a low dose of liquid fertiliser during Spring and Summer

all required for the reproductive (blooming) phase

It remains green when ripe

Thief Palm alpinia It produces a medium sizedYoung Phoenicophorium borsigianum palms seedling, currently around 10 cm tall. This is a slow growing and relatively rare species in New Zealand, so its not something that comes up for sale very often. Phoenicophorium borsigianum is native to Mauritius, where it grows in warm, humid conditions. When mature its a striking palm with arching leaves and a vivid crownshaft with red marron new fronds that slowly turn green, which is why its highly sought