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Lanai pritchardia

Pritchardia lanaiensis

Also called Lana'i Pritchardia, Loulu, Smooth Loulu

Pritchardia lanaiensis is a rare fan palm endemic to the island of Lanai in Hawaii, known as loulu. It is a conservation-priority species seldom cultivated, so it is grown mainly in botanic collections in warm, frost-free climates.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then moderately once established, letting the top few centimetres dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or sandy mix with organic matter.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Pritchardia lanaiensis, the Lānaʻi pritchardia, is a species of fan palm that is endemic to Hawaii in the United States. It can only be found on the island of Lānaʻi.

Other Pritchardia plants

Hawai'i pritchardia · Nihoa Fan Palm · Kilauea pritchardia · Mt. Eke pritchardia · Loulu · Makaleha pritchardia · Waianae Range pritchardia · Lo'ulu · Limahuli Valley pritchardia · Molokai pritchardia · Alakai Swamp pritchardia · Pritchardia mitiaroana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pritchardia lanaiensis 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.

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