Silver-Blue Pandanus?

[Mandrew968]

I was at Fairchild's nursery and came across this neat little guy... does anyone know what species it is or has anyone ever seen another like it? Thanks in advance!

[5150cycad]

Whatever it is it looks like it will turn into a cool looking tree. Definitely looks like a pandanus, however, never seen a blue one before. Hope u bought it. 

[Mandrew968]

59 minutes ago, 5150cycad said:

Whatever it is it looks like it will turn into a cool looking tree. Definitely looks like a pandanus, however, never seen a blue one before. Hope u bought it. 

It doesn't work that way... and it is indeed a Pandanus. This plant was in the fairchild collection--eventually to be planted out, not sold.

[5150cycad]

Oops, I have never been there before. So when I saw nursery I assumed they would be for sale. The quail botanical gardens in encinitas somethings has plant sales. Didn't know if it was something like that. Gonna be a spectacular specimen someday. 

[Palm crazy]

If it wasn’t for the trunk and hanging roots I would have thought it was some new hybrid.. Astelia chathamica silver spear.

Looks really exotic, Hopefully this cool plant will be available for everyone in the near future. 

[KrisKupsch]

populations of Pandanus tectorius on Cape York, Australia have blue glacous leaves and I have 1 that really took my eye back some ten years ago. It's still that colour too. Also Pandanus basedowii has a severe Grey blue hue too. My largest goes through silver stages when actively growing that matches a silver Bismarck

[tropicbreeze]

Basedowii doesn't tend to get the same grey/blue hue as in the plant in the first photo. They tend to be green to a silvery greyish. Although, mine at home always remains a plain green.

[Mandrew968]

I do know that whichever species this pandanus is, it came from New Caledonia.