Livistona australis, 3 ltr pot, plant 30-40 cm, total 50-60 cm

Livistona australis

Livistona australis, the cabbage-tree palm, is a plant species in the family Arecaceae.

It’s origin is Australia and it is a tall, slender palm growing up to about 25 m in height and 0.35 m diameter.

It is crowned with dark, glossy green leaves on petioles 2 m long.

It has leaves plaited like a fan; the cabbage of these is small but sweet.

In summer it bears flower spikes with sprigs of cream-white flowers.

Slightly winterhardy till -7°C.