Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Australia
Types
Caryota, Fish Tail Palm
Coconut and Dates
Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm450.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Ivory
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Light, Loose, Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Boron, EDTA iron, Maganese, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Stem
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used in making beverages
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Tropical
Botanical Name
CARYOTA mitis
ARCHONTOPHOENIX
Common Name
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm
Palm
In Hindi
Fishtail palm
Palm
In German
Fishtail palm
Palme
In French
Fishtail Palm
Paume
In Spanish
Fishtail palma
Palma
In Greek
ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη
Παλάμη
In Portuguese
Fishtail palma
Palma
In Polish
Fishtail dłoni
Palma
In Latin
fishtail palma
Vero
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Caryota
Archontophoenix
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Caryoteae
Areceae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Arecoideae
Number of Species
132600
1
27800
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