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Specimen · Container · Winter
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Traveler's Palm
Ravenala madagascariensis · Perennial
Traveler's Palm is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 30–50 ft × 15–25 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30–50 ft × 15–25 ft
- Spacing
- 12–24 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- White
- Native to
- Madagascar
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