Travelers Palm (Ravenala Madagascariensis)

Travelers Palm (Ravenala Madagascariensis)

Botanical Name: Ravenala Madagascariensis

Also known as: 

• Traveler’s Tree

Travelers Palm (Ravenala Madagascariensis) is an ornamental, evergreen and perennial outdoor broad leaf tree.

Travelers Palm (Ravenala Madagascariensis) is popularly called a palm but is not a palm instead a close relative of the banana plant. It is considered to be one of nature’s most spectacular trees and is a supreme accent plant. These plants grow to be enormous, with huge leaves sprouting from a long stems in a flat, fan-shaped pattern like a peacock’s tail.

The leaf bases create an intricate, overlapping pattern. The leaves collect rainwater which flows into the plant’s stems, base, and even its flowers, ready to aid a thirsty traveler.

Care and Growth: 

Soil: Tolerates well-drained, sandy soils. Thrives in moist, loamy soils.

Light: The plant does best in full sun, but it can be grown in a semi shaded location as well.

Watering: Light watering to keep the soil moist, water well in summer. Do not over water.

Temperature: During summer season or when the temperature is above 45°C place the plant in shaded area. During winter season or the when the temperature is below 45°C the plants can be directly placed in direct/indirect sunlight.

Fertilizer: Fertilize in spring and summer with slow-release fertilizer such as rods that dig into the ground or mineral fertilizer pellets.

 

Flowering plants only blossom naturally in their respective seasons. Fruit-bearing plants only produce fruits naturally during their growing seasons. All plants are sold in generic nursery pots, and may naturally vary in colors/sizes from the exact images illustrated above.)

 

Plant Type:	Outdoor Plant
Plant Height:	70 cm to 80 cm, 120 cm to 140 cm, 200 cm to 220 cm, 280 cm to 300 cm
Pot Type:	Nursery Pot