Re: Pandanus
- Subject: Re: Pandanus
- From: d* f*
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:05:43 -0700 (PDT)
Barry, They are all tropical species, and could be
grown as a very large houseplant in northern
California, and in fact some species are available
here, but would not like our wet cool winters at all.
The whorled growth habit of the foliage is also
interesting, in combination with the stilt roots, and
most are commonly used as first zone of exposure beach
plantings to protect other plants less tolerant of
salty winds in tropical places like Bali.
One plant which for some reason reminds me of pandanus
and that we can grow here is Astelia chathamica
'Silver Spear'. The foliage also takes on this sort
of whorled habit, and is coarse but without the
vicious spiny leaves. It is not woody nor tree like,
but the silvery foliage and ultimate size much like a
Phormium might make this plant of interest for you in
your own beach side garden there near Monterey.
--- Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@csumb.edu> wrote:
>
> I saw a picture of Pandanus utilis at
> www.jdandersen.com, and was
> wondering, how cold tolerant is it? If it's not very
> cold tolerant, the
> closest plant i can think of that has a similar
> character (sans stilt
> roots) is Cordylene australis.
>
>
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