Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Caribbean
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Coccothrinax crinita
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Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Rainforest, Tropical regions, Woods
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
COCCOTHRINAX crinita
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
ओल्ड मैन पाम
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Old Man Palm
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Old Man Palm
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Anciano de Palm
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Γέρος Palm
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Old Man Palma
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Stary Palm
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Old Palm Man
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Arecales
Brassicales
Family
Arecaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Coccothrinax
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Cryosophileae
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Subfamily
Coryphoideae
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Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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