Pandanus sanderi (Variegated Pandanus, Screw Pine )
Botanical Information
| Family | Pandanaceae |
| Genus | Pandanus |
| Species | sanderi |
| Category | Tropicals |
| Type | Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Origin | Along the coastal parts of Australia. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 10B |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H2 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Temperature (°C) | Above 4.5 |
| Height | 5 m |
| Growth | Slow |
Description and Growing Information
| General Description | A slow-growing, suckering shrub that seldom branches and rarely flowers. |
| Shape | Growing into multiple heads creating a canopy, reaching heights to 5 m. With gold stripe foliage. |
| Landscape | Strong tropical effect. Accent, specimen, silhouette, barrier or container plant, en masse, near swimming pools, in courtyards, rock gardens, as an impenetrable hedge and coastal shoreline areas. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun to partial shade in a free draining, organically enriched, open sandy soil with a pH 6.1 – 7.5, mildly acidic to neutral. Does not do well in the hotter drier interior regions unless beside a water body or in a lawn. |
| Notable Specimens | Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Habitat | Along the coastal parts of Australia. |
| Leaf Description | Rosettes of arching, linear, minutely spiny yellow leaves, 50 - 75 cm long, becoming green with pale yellow stripes when mature. |
| Flower Description | Male and female flowers lack petals and are borne on separate plants. Female flowers resemble small pineapples when fertilized. |
| Colour Description | A showy golden stripe down the leaf centre leaf with tough, toothed foliage that forms a spiralling rosette. |
Photographs
Pandanus sanderi, form, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Pandanus sanderi, leaf, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Pandanus sanderi, arial roots, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
Pandanus sanderi, stem, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.