Ptychosperma Lineare

[Patrick Palms]

Hi, Any one know , much about the Ptychosperma lineare palm ?

Is it nice palm, simular to the Solitaire palm ?

Heres pic of one, i was offered

[mnorell]

P. lineare is very much like P. macarthuri but with black fruit rather than red fruit. It has become fairly common in the marketplace. In fact, every time I have asked for P. macarthuri in Miami, I have been sold P. lineare. It is a very nice, slender-stemmed clustering palm. In my experience it is fast in a tropical climate once it has reached six feet or so in height. You may want to make sure you were sold this species. It's. hard for me from your photo to get an idea of the scale, but the leaves look similar to my specimens, though it perhaps looks to me a little strangely fat in the lower stem...but I think you really won't know what you have until it flowers and fruits. Even then, the hybridization problem looms large with Ptychosperma, so it may be hard to identify. I think the best thing for you to do is plant it and enjoy it, let it get some size on it and then come back to this question when you have a better idea of the mature plant.

[Patrick Palms]

Is this palm, a water lover, or drought tolerant?

[annafl]

Here is ours in Sarasota, Florida.  Things around it have just been severely pruned, so the top stems are just adapting to more sun/wind and can be seen more easily now.  We love it and think it's a pretty, graceful palm.  A good grower.  I don't see any side stems on yours yet.  The leaves resemble mine, but not sure if it will cluster or not.  Ours gets irrigation once or twice weekly depending on weather.  Easy, grateful palm.  So sorry, but photo didn't upload!

[Patrick Palms]

Yes would be nice to see your photo.  But sounds like a nice feathery palm and tropical looking

[Patrick Palms]

Annafl, this is your Beautiful Palm

[Patrick Palms]

Great Looking Palm..    Much different to the Solitaire Palm

[Patrick Palms]

Yes i did wonder why trunk was fatter ? Maybe palm.got crossed