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Syagrus ruschiana

Syagrus ruschiana is a rare Brazilian feather palm native to a small region of eastern Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. It is seldom grown outside its range, and cultivation advice is limited to general palm care.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Brazil (E. Minas Gerais to Espírito Santo)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Syagrus ruschiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Brazil.

Other Syagrus plants

Syagrus weddelliana · Pati Queen Palm · Drooling Nut · Ouricury palm · Blue Rocky Syagrus · Syagrus macrocarpa · Catole Palm · Syagrus picrophylla · Syagrus pseudococos · Queen palm · Syagrus rupicola · Columbian Foxtail

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syagrus ruschiana 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.

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