Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr palms the plant is also used

the plant is also used for making sago

a tree trunk to twine around

The plant will stretch its leaves towards the light

part sun in less humid and more temperate climates like our own

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis | Bottle Palm 2ltr palms the plant is also usedRarely seen for sale in NZ. The Bottle Palm is a well known and very popular ornamental for tropical and warm subtropical regions. It was once common on Mauritius in the Mascarene Islands but although commonly cultivated, its wild stands are reduced to a few handful of plants on tiny Round Island north of Mauritius. It produces a curiously swollen trunk, the shape of which is somewhat reminiscent of a champagne bottle. The crown holds up to five