Mt Lewis Palm adenium Flower spikes get quite tall

Flower spikes get quite tall and bear creamy yellow flowers

Tolerant of wet feet

This majestic palm tree when mature has a crown of around 15 gracefully arching dark green glossy pinnate leaves

low-maintenance indoor plant

Malay: pokok kadok

Mt Lewis Palm adenium Flower spikes get quite tallThe Mt Lewis palm, Archontophoenix purpurea, is one of the more sought after and beautiful of the Archontophoenix family. Arguably looking at its best in part shade it will nevertheless thrive in full sun. This species is easily distinguishable from other its much more common relative the King Palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) by its long, purple and slightly bulbous crownshaft, which can be almost red immediately after an old leaf base has fallen or