Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Tree
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
15100
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Subtropical climates
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-105-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
8-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Brown, Sienna
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Frost
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Rabbits, Small mammals
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
drowsiness, Scratches
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Ornamental use
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Ethnobotanic
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Frostbite
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Needle Palm, Porcupine plant
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
सुई ताड़
मैगनोलिया
In German
Nadel -Palme
Umbrella Tree
In French
palmier aiguille
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
palmera aguja
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
βελόνα φοίνικα
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
palmeira agulha
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
Igła palma
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
acus palma
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Magnoliales
Family
Arecaceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Rhapidophyllum
Magnolia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Corypheae
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Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
103
1
27800
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