Discover 10 items to step up your Pachypodium game
Pachypodium lamerei is a stunning succulent with a single, shiny silver, thorny trunk. It is topped with long, slender showy green leaves with a prominent white leaf vein. Pachypodium lamerei grows slightly faster than Pachypodium geayi. Pachypodium is native to southern Madagascar, where it grows in arid-tropical areas . It is tolerant to a wide range of growing conditions and well-resistant to pests and diseases. In it natural habitat Pachypodium can reach great heights. As a houseplant P. lamerei stays less tall, but it can still grow dramatically over time. In its trunk it stores water, making it a highly water-wise / drought-resistant plant. Pachypodium lamerei is commonly known as Madagascar palm. Other internationally used common names for Pachypodium lamerei are: Club Foot; Pachypodium de Madagascar; Madagaskarpalme; Palmetta del Madagascar; Palmeira-de-madagáscar, Palmeirinha-de-madagáscar; Palma de Madagascar. Evanthia has Pachypodium lamerei starting material available all year round, as seed and young plants from seed. Ask our team for the Pachypodium cultivation manual for commercial production Check out all Pachypodiums in the Evanthia range.
Although Pachypodium lamerei and P. geayi are fairly well-known and widely cultivated, the genus Pachypodium includes many more species and some of them are quite rare. As you may expect from Evanthia, we now have some true collector’s items to add that will definitely spice up your product range.Read all about the Pachypodium baronii, Pachypodium densiflorum, Pachypodium eburneum, Pachypodium horombense, Pachypodium mikea, Pachypodium rosulatum, Pachypodium rosulatum ssp. cactipes and Pachypodium rosulatum ssp. gracilius.
Decorative, easy to grow succulent
Tolerant to a wide range of growing conditions
Well-resistant to pests and diseases
Discover the Pachypodium lamerei
Properties
Botanical name:Pachypodium lamerei
Common name:Madagascar palm; Club Foot; Pachypodium de Madagascar; Madagaskarpalme; Palmetta del Madagascar; Palmeira-de-madagáscar, Palmeirinha-de-madagáscar; Palma de Madagascar
Family:Apocynaceae
Product group:Houseplant
Product name:Pachypodium lamerei
Properties:Succulent, Desert-plant
Reward:Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit
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