Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Canary Islands
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
phoenix canariensis hybrid, Phoenix rupicola
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Fertile bottom land, Moist Soils, Volcanic Islands
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Needs good drainage, Reduce watering in winter
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Palmetto weevil
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Air freshner, Food for insects, Used As Food
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PHOENIX canariensis
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Canary Island Date Palm, canary date palm, dattier des Canaries, phoenix palm, pineapple palm
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Phoenix Canariensis
कबिट
In German
Phoenix Canariensis
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
dattier des Canaries
Kawista
In Spanish
palmera canaria
Kawista
In Greek
Phoenix Canariensis
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Palmeira-das-canárias
Limonia
In Polish
Daktylowiec kanaryjski
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Phoenix Canariensis
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Sapindales
Family
Arecaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Phoenix
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Phoeniceae
Citreae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
141
1
27800
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