Screwpine, Pandanus

Pandanus dubius (syn. P. pacificus) can grow very tall, to approximately 8 metres. It puts roots out from the trunk which helps stabilise...Read More it, but it can still fall over easily. It then curves up and grows up again. Pups develop on the stem amongst the leaves making it easy to propagate. In fact, making it a bit hard to get rid of. The spines along the leaf edge are a bit of a menace but not as bad as many other Pandanus sps. It's a beautiful plant but will take up a lot of space as it matures. I have about 10 large ones at home, most of which have fallen at some stage. They need plenty of room when this happens and that should be planned for when they're first planted. The numerous pups can be used as very attractive potted specimens while they're small.

A very nice specimen among pandanuses, very nice even when young. Suitable for indoor or pot plant for first couple of years, but need to...Read More be in soil afterwards. Leaves are green, rather large but short and have little spines like most pandanuses; but the most noticeable among this species is that the spines on the edge of the leaves dimunishes or inexistant in mature plant . Seen a similar species which has no spines at all on leaves when adult but do not get as tall as dubius, rather large with many branches and shorter leaves.