Tropicals, Woody > Copernicia > Copernicia alba > Copernicia alba
Copernicia alba
Caranday Palm, Palma Blanca, Wax Palm.
Origin: Argentina, Paraguay, Central Brazil, Bolivia, and South America.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Copernicia |
| Species |
| alba |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Copernicia ramulosa, Coryphomia tectorum, Copernicia australis, Copernicia rubra, Copernicia nigra. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 - -7 °C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 19 - 23 °F |
| Height |
| 9 m |
| Spread |
| 1.8 - 2.4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Prefers moist but well drained soils. |
| Landscape |
| Used as focal point, or specimen plant. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Leaf Description |
| Thin, heavily armed, with sharp dark brown teeth, and 60 - 90 cm long. The colour is light green to silver to light blue with brownish stripe down the ventral midline. |
| Flower Description |
| 1 m long, and multi branched. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oval and green to black when ripe. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Wax from the leaves is used for making candles. |
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