Trachycarpus wagnerianus Flowering bottle-shaped silhouette

bottle-shaped silhouette

as the sap can irritate sensitive skin

where it grows as a liana on trees in humid

or small shelf display

are celebrities within the rare plant community

Trachycarpus wagnerianus Flowering bottle-shaped silhouetteThe Trachycarpus wagnerianus, also known as the dwarf Chusan palm or Wagner's windmill palm (and affectionately the 'Waggie'), is the connoisseur's choice among hardy palms: all the exotic presence of the classic Chusan palm, but in a tougher, more compact and far more weather resistant package. Its fan shaped fronds are smaller, stiffer and held more rigidly than those of its better known cousin Trachycarpus fortunei, with neatly rolled edges that