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Beaucarnea recurvata
Pony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm, Elephant’s Foot Tree, Ponytail Plant, Nolina Palm, Elephant Palm, Big Base Palm, Desert Pony Tail Palm, Nolina, Nolina Sole, Ponytail Nolina
Origin: United States of America, Mexico and Central America.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Beaucarnea |
| Species |
| recurvata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Beaucarnea inermis, Beaucarnea tuberculata, Dasylirion inerme, Dasylirion recurvatum, Nolina recurvata |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 50 |
| Height |
| 1.8 - 2.4 m |
| Spread |
| 0.9 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Thick-barked evergreen. |
| Landscape |
| Container or patio plants. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in sandy soils with sharp drainage in full sun. Plants should be given regular water but allowed to dry out between waterings. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Expanded caudex, for the purpose of storing water. This plant is able to store a year-long water supply in its bulbous trunk. |
| Pests |
| Spider mites and mealy bugs. Roots will rot in wet soils. |
| Habitat |
| Semi-desert areas of the United States of America, Mexico and Central America. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves grow up to 2 m long and are stiletto-shaped, growing in a rosette at the top of the plant. |
| Flower Description |
| Clusters of small, insignificant flowers are borne on short stalks, through they are unlikely to appear on indoor plants. |
| Colour Description |
| Bark ranges from greyish brown. Leaves are green. Flowers are white. |
| Texture Description |
| Bark has wrinkled texture. Leaves are leathery. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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