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Needle Palm
Needle Palm




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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad

Origin

United States, Southeastern United States

Types

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Number of Varieties

15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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Habitat

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10
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AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm
Rank: 84 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Red, Brown, Sienna

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Very Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

17% - Palm Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs small amount of water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Frost

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

21% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

38% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

5% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

2% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

30% - Palm Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

5% - Palm Garden Plants

Invasive

No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

64% - Palm Garden Plants

Attracts

Rabbits, Small mammals

Allergy

drowsiness, Scratches

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - Palm Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Ethnobotanic

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Frostbite

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

29% - Palm Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix

Common Name

Needle Palm, Porcupine plant

In Hindi

सुई ताड़

In German

Nadel -Palme

In French

palmier aiguille

In Spanish

palmera aguja

In Greek

βελόνα φοίνικα

In Portuguese

palmeira agulha

In Polish

Igła palma

In Latin

acus palma

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Rhapidophyllum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Corypheae

Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Number of Species

10
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Properties of Needle Palm

Want to know the properties of Needle Palm? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Needle Palm is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are drowsiness and Scratches. Needle Palm Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Aging and Frostbite

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Needle Palm Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Needle Palm. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Needle Palm physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Needle like. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Light Yellow and Lavender
  • Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Needle Palm

Taking Needle Palm Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Needle Palm include pruning, which should be done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Needle Palm

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Needle Palm is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Needle Palm is a very important plant from Palm. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Rhapidophyllum hystrix. This plant's habitat is Cold Regions and Subtropical climates and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.