Chamaedorea costaricana | Cluster Palm 6ltr dragonfruit these are real coconut palms

these are real coconut palms and you won't find them for sale anywhere else in NZ

This plant is Alpinia nutans or 'Dwarf Cardamom' and sometimes 'False Cardamom' - so it is an ornamental for the garden - not 'True Cardamom' (Elletaria cardamomum) of aromatic Indian spice fame

and they grow well in warmer parts of NZ and usually give fabulous 'value-for-money' in terms of the number of sweet-scented flowers they produce year after year

which start green and turn blue-grey as they mature

Mexico and the Caribbean (it's the national tree of Cuba)

Chamaedorea costaricana | Cluster Palm 6ltr dragonfruit these are real coconut palmsChamaedorea costaricana Costa Rica Palm, Cluster Palm, Chamaedorea costaricana forms dense clusters of thin, green bamboo like stems, the dark green stems have light green rings. It has an excellent tolerance to full sun and semi shade. It will happily grow in all areas of New Zealand which do not receive more than a light frosting through winter. Give some good shelter from exposure to consistently medium to high winds. Multiple stems to 3. 5m