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Pandanus sanderi
Variegated Pandanus, Screw Pine
Origin: Along the coastal parts of Australia.
| Family |
| Pandanaceae |
| Genus |
| Pandanus |
| Species |
| sanderi |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10B |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| Above 4.5 |
| Height |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A slow-growing, suckering shrub that seldom branches and rarely flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Strong tropical effect. Accent, specimen, silhouette, barrier or container plant, en masse, near swimming pools, in courtyards, rock gardens, as an impenetrable hedge and coastal shoreline areas. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to partial shade in a free draining, organically enriched, open sandy soil with a pH 6.1 – 7.5, mildly acidic to neutral. Does not do well in the hotter drier interior regions unless beside a water body or in a lawn. |
| Shape |
| Growing into multiple heads creating a canopy, reaching heights to 5 m. With gold stripe foliage. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Along the coastal parts of Australia. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rosettes of arching, linear, minutely spiny yellow leaves, 50 - 75 cm long, becoming green with pale yellow stripes when mature. |
| Flower Description |
| Male and female flowers lack petals and are borne on separate plants. Female flowers resemble small pineapples when fertilized. |
| Colour Description |
| A showy golden stripe down the leaf centre leaf with tough, toothed foliage that forms a spiralling rosette. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
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