General Plant Information (Edit)
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 30-50 feet (10-15 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Year Round
Suitable Locations: Beach Front

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Common names
  • Nikau
  • Shaving Brush Palm
  • Nikau Palm
  • Feather Duster Palm
  • New Zealand Palm

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Location: San Francisco Botanical Garden 
Date: 2024-01-02
Ripe fruit
Location: Blenheim New Zealand
Date: 2019-03-28
Location: San Francisco Botanical Garden 
Date: 2024-01-02

Date: c. 1878
illustration from 'Revue Horticole', 1878
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02

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