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Livistona benthamii
Bentham's Fountain Palm

A moderately tall, fast growing fan palm from northern Australia and New Guinea that is well suited to cultivation in tropical or warm subtropical areas. It likes abundant water and will grow well in waterlogged soils and areas with brackish water and coastal exposure. While young, it makes a very pretty house plant.

 
 

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Seeds from this species ...

...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
We sprouted these seeds using the baggy method with a 60/40 mix of peat and perlite. After soaking the seeds for 4 days we cracked and removed the hard seed covering. We germinated the seeds at a constant 90 degrees in an incubator. We had sprouts within a month and then erratic germination afterwards with an 85% germination rate.
Submitted on 01/01/2003 by James Chambers chambejf@songs.sce.com

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If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.

Ratings and comments reflect individual experiences and the views of our visitors. They do not necessarily describe the most appropriate methods, nor are they necessarily valid for all seeds or plants of this species. Germination and plant cultivation success depends on many different factors; nevertheless, these experiences will hopefully aid you in your effort to get the best germination results from our seeds and the best growth results from your plants.

 
       
 
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