ARCHONTOPHOENIX PURPUREA 70-80cm @ £25.00
(ARCHONTOPHOENIX PURPUREA)
ARCHONTOPHOENIX PURPUREA
A very elegant palm, it gets its name from the colour of the crownshaft a red/purple. It naturally grows at up to 1200m above sea-level within a granite landscape. Tolerates down to -3. Rare!Ready spring 2010.
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BRAHEA ACULEATA 2ltr @ £20.00
(BRAHEA ACULEATA)
BRAHEA ACULEATA [Sinaloa hesper palm]
This is a nice medium-sized fan palm with large grey-green leaves that have a glaucous silver colour.Plant in a well drained, sunny spot it should prove quite hardy in UK.
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BRAHEA armata 'Silver rock' 2ltr @ £25.00
(BRAHEA armata 'Silver rock')
BRAHEA armata 'Silver rock'
From nth-eastern Mexico originates this newly described introduction. It has more silvery fan leaves than Armata, seems to be just as cold hardy providing the drainage is good. Very rare.
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Brahea armata.[mexican blue] @ £25.00
(Brahea armata.)
Brahea armata.
Commonly known as the Mexican blue due to the silvery blue leaves, this palm which originates from California and Mexico is more at home in our temperate climate.
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BRAHEA CLARA
(BRAHEA CLARA)
BRAHEA CLARA
This is a natural hybrid between B.Armata & B.Brandegeei, it has softer droopier leaves than armata, but keeps the icicle blue colour. Quite a quick grower, & more tolerant of wet conditions than other Brahea's. Ready spring 2011.
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BRAHEA DECUMBENS 'Sierra madre palm' @ £50.00
(BRAHEA DECUMBENS)
BRAHEA DECUMBENS
Very rare, & possibly the bluest of the Brahea's but young plants often start out with green leaves turning blue as they age. A small clumping palm, slow growing ,drought & cold tolerant. Ready spring 2010.
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BRAHEA DULCIS 'Rock palm' @ £25.00
(BRAHEA DULCIS)
BRAHEA DULCIS 'Rock palm'
Usually a single trunked palm, sometimes blue or green leaved. Hardy & drought tolerant this rarely offered Brahea is extremely slow growing. The leaves are larger & rounder than its more common cousin Armata. Ready spring
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BRAHEA NITIDA 2ltr @ £25.00
(BRAHEA NITIDA)
BRAHEA NITIDA
From the Oaxaca part of Mexico comes this rarely offered solitary palm. Its the only Brahea not to have any thorns on the leaf stems. Its as cold tolerant as the rest of the family especially if kept dry-ish.
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