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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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10
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99
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm
Rank: 84 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
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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
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35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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
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17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
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
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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38% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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64% - Palm Garden Plants
Attracts
Rabbits, Small mammals
Allergy
drowsiness, Scratches
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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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
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29% - Palm Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
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
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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27800
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