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Livistona decora
In Singapore: Weeping Cabbage Palm, Ribbon Fan Palm, Cabbage Palm (Grown in Singapore)
Ribbon fan palm is a tall, fan-leaved palm from eastern Queensland, Australia, grown as an ornamental in warm dry regions. It is drought tolerant once established and needs sun and warmth.
Livistona decora is a species of palm endemic to the sclerophyll woodlands, rainforests, and coastal strands of Queensland, Australia. It is known only from Magnetic Island near the City of Townsville, and south along the coast as far as Rainbow Beach. The species is now widely cultivated in arid regions worldwide as a decorative plant.
It can be grown in warm environments worldwide. In the United States, it can be grown in the warmer parts of Texas, Florida, and California. It is hardy to -6.5 °C (20 °F)
The palm inhabits a variety of habitats, from sclerophyll forests, rainforests, and dunes by the beach. In rainforests, It can be found alongside Breynia oblongifolia, Malaisia scandens, Melaleuca quinquernervia, and various eucalypt species. [2]
Australian Fan Palm · Livistona benthamii · Fountain palm · Livistona endauensis · Livistona
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Livistona decora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
