San Diego, CA (Zone 10a) | December 2010 | positive
I'd like to grow these from seed and have collected some of the dried keys which fell from the tree. Each key has 9 "segments" that are ...Read Morehard to remove from the key. Are the segments themselves what need to be planted, or the entire key?
I have had a great success with growing the Pandanus in Brisbane Australia but these have all beenn from smaller plants ,Does any one hav...Read Moree an idea how to grow these from seed
I had no idea this plant was related to the screw pine. I cut a runner from a huge stand of this while visiting a friend in Ft. Lauderda...Read Morele last year. It is growing great here. Seems totally unfazed by the salty wind here as well as the extremely cold winter we just had.
I originally acquired my Veitch's screw pine as a small, wilted heap after it had been discarded by a neighbour. I didn't know what it wa...Read Mores at first, but a few well-watered weeks in regular potting soil and partial shade produced several new leaves. Two years later, it's four feet tall and nearly as wide, with several daughter plants filling out its 24" pot.
This particular Pandanus is like a jumbo spider plant on steroids. Its leaves broaden with age, and its variegation changes from pinstripes in youth to a watercolour-like gradation, the distal ends of the leaves turning a uniform, ivory white. It will never fruit (according to ufl.edu's profile) and should stay within 10' as a container plant.
P. veitchii makes an outstanding houseplant, as it tolerates dry air and infrequent watering. It should be summered outdoors, but doesn't seem to require much acclimation time when moved indoors. I have mine situated close to a large east window with no other source of light, and it has continued to grow slowly throughout the winter with no leaf drop. The only possible negative aspect to this plant is its sharply serrated leaves (both margins and underside of the midrib), which impart a short-lived but very itchy rash after even the slightest contact. Calcium oxalate crystals are probably to blame.
Boca Raton, FL (Zone 10a) | November 2004 | positive
There are some huge specimens of this tree all over south and central Florida. Many people here from zones 9b southward who live along th...Read Moree water, such as rivers or canals, have huge specimens growing along the water with huge leaves hanging over the water and huge stilt roots. They make quite an effect that way and look very fascinating and tropical - they also make great foilage and privacy plants that way. Other people would probably be awed by looking at these plants.
Most people who see this tree want one, including me. But they can get a bit large. We recently transplanted one from Boca Grande that is...Read More about 40 feet tall.
Common Pandan in tropical areas of the world and not one of the more attractive (if let grow wild)- becomes a thicket of leaves, stems an...Read Mored ariel roots. Also has very sharp spines along leaf edges that make it tough to prune this tree without gloves and long sleeves. Unlike the more common P utilis, this one has really long, drooping all-green leaves. Still somewhat ornamental, but not as so. Barely survives here in So Cal in zone 9b, but can in good microclimates. Likes it warmer and wetter, though. Survives on average water, but can grow in bogs. Fruits look a bit like pineapples and turn a nice red color when ripe.
I am not certain if my Pandanus is of the same varity, however it is about 20 years old, and has a height of about 20 feet. My biggest pr...Read Moreoblem has been the fact it it is constantly shedding its leaves. On average It sheeds about 100 to 200 leaves each week. I live in south florida, and it is on a sprinkler system. Does anyone have any suggestions how to stop it from sheding so much.
PS: It does not produce a fruit so I believe it to be a male.
I will add a photo of a variegated Pandanus I saw in Hawaii and Thailand here... but really have no idea what species they are... maybe t...Read Morehere is only one that is variegated?
I'd like to grow these from seed and have collected some of the dried keys which fell from the tree. Each key has 9 "segments" that are ...Read More
I have had a great success with growing the Pandanus in Brisbane Australia but these have all beenn from smaller plants ,Does any one hav...Read More
I had no idea this plant was related to the screw pine. I cut a runner from a huge stand of this while visiting a friend in Ft. Lauderda...Read More
I originally acquired my Veitch's screw pine as a small, wilted heap after it had been discarded by a neighbour. I didn't know what it wa...Read More
There are some huge specimens of this tree all over south and central Florida. Many people here from zones 9b southward who live along th...Read More
Most people who see this tree want one, including me. But they can get a bit large. We recently transplanted one from Boca Grande that is...Read More
Common Pandan in tropical areas of the world and not one of the more attractive (if let grow wild)- becomes a thicket of leaves, stems an...Read More
I am not certain if my Pandanus is of the same varity, however it is about 20 years old, and has a height of about 20 feet. My biggest pr...Read More
I will add a photo of a variegated Pandanus I saw in Hawaii and Thailand here... but really have no idea what species they are... maybe t...Read More