Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr variegated No spines are present

No spines are present

Without a doubt one of the most impressive bromeliads available

Fruit is red skinned with luminous

The Alocasia lauterbachiana displays unique colouring with its dark green leaf face and deep purple underside

Thai: cha phlu | ช้าพลู

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr variegated No spines are presentRarely seen for sale in NZ. The Bottle Palm is a well known and very popular ornamental for tropical and warm subtropical regions. It was once common on Mauritius in the Mascarene Islands but although commonly cultivated, its wild stands are reduced to a few handful of plants on tiny Round Island north of Mauritius. It produces a curiously swollen trunk, the shape of which is somewhat reminiscent of a champagne bottle. The crown holds up to five