Life Span
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
China, Japan
Types
Arenga saccharifera
Number of Varieties
6
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
35% - Palm Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
38% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
64% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Digestion problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Stem, Wood
Other Uses
Paper pulp
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
29% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
ARENGA engleri
Common Name
Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm
In Hindi
Sugar Palm
In German
Sugar Palm
In French
Sugar Palm
In Spanish
Sugar Palm
In Greek
Sugar Palm
In Portuguese
Sugar Palm
In Polish
Sugar Palm
In Latin
Sugar Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Arenga
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
15
1
27800
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