Though once mature this palm looks pretty much like most other Australian Livistonas, with the naked trunks, drooping leaflet tips and fu...Read Morell crowns of deeply split fan leaves, as a juvenile, this palm has a good deal of color unique to this palm. Seedlings in full sun are nearly red, or at least maroon. THis color leaves the leaves first, then the petioles before the plant forms a trunk. It is a relatively fast grower, and pretty hardy here in So Cal. There are several 'varieties' of this species, the most well known being Livistona 'rigida' (some consider that a separate species, and some do not) but I personally can't tell them apart. Recent research (2005) has elevated the 'varieties' to species status- so Livistona rigida and occidentalis are now separate species.
Though once mature this palm looks pretty much like most other Australian Livistonas, with the naked trunks, drooping leaflet tips and fu...Read More