Latania lontaroides Seeds | Red Lantan Palm
LATIN NAME: Latania lontaroides
COMMON NAME: Red Lantan Palm
Plant Profile
Red Lantan Palm (Latania lontaroides) is a palm in the palm family. It is a palm of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. All of this makes Red Lantan Palm a satisfying plant to grow and to get to know.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the palm family, Latania lontaroides contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. Species like this one find a second career as research material, especially in propagation and breeding work.
Uses & Benefits
Red Lantan Palm brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Red lantan palm is a fine, quiet palm of warm garden and study collection. It is a fine, quiet palm of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. Lantan seeds want a deep pot, steady warmth, bright light and sharp drainage. Establishment is uncomplicated, and afterwards ordinary care suffices.
Latan palms are blue-silver fan-palm beauties of collections, purely ornamental.
Growing from Seed
Seed is the natural starting point for Red Lantan Palm, and the process is uncomplicated. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Red Lantan Palm earns its space through character rather than fuss. It tolerates the sort of small mistakes every beginner makes.
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