Re: Pandanus

There are a couple of Pandanus with potential, one
from the Himalayas near Darjeeling, the other from
Lord Howe Island (whose species name I forget):
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/lhi.htm

-Jason Dewees
SF

--- david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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