Hydriastele wendlandiana

Hydriastele wendlandiana
[Hydriastele douglasiana, Kentia wendlandiana]
[ Palmae ] [ Australia ]

This medium sized feather-leaved palm from the Moluccas Islands in S.E. Asia produces a slender, ringed, green trunk and a slim, waxy-green crownshaft that will carry an open crown of glossy green, irregularly divided leaves with a large, undivided terminal leaflet. Hydriastele beguinii is an excellent ornamental for tropical areas and also does well as an unusual indoor plant.

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Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F)
Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m
Tropical Rainforests

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Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )
Clustered ( With several stems in the same individual )
Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like )

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Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter
1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Lighting	Watering during automn-winter
Bright	From time to time ( with a regular spray especially on the leaves )
Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth
Regularly and abundantly, but avoid that the water traverse the pot	Regularly but with spacing
Pruning	Repotting
No pruning	Repot from time to time

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