{"product_id":"aiphanes-horrida","title":"Coyure Palm - Aiphanes horrida","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoyure Palm - Aiphanes horrida\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery few palms in Australian cultivation look armoured, and that is exactly the point of this one. \u003cem\u003eAiphanes horrida\u003c\/em\u003e carries a slender trunk clad in rings of long black spines, topped by a crown of pinnate fronds whose leaflets are cut off square and jagged at the tips, as though torn rather than tapered. It is a South American rainforest palm for tropical and warm subtropical collectors who want a specimen nobody else in the street has, and it must be sited with its spines in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Coyure Palm\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArmoured Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense black spines band the trunk and leaf bases, creating a texture unlike any other palm grown here.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRagged Leaflets\u003c\/strong\u003e: The wedge-shaped, chewed-looking leaflet tips give the crown a distinctly prehistoric outline.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays a mid-sized palm in cultivation rather than becoming a canopy tree, so it fits an enclosed garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature palms hang bright red-orange fruit clusters below the crown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandling Warning\u003c\/strong\u003e: The spines are sharp and can cause painful puncture wounds, so it belongs away from paths, play areas and pool surrounds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Plantings\u003c\/strong\u003e: A conversation specimen for a botanically minded tropical garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eViewed Courtyard Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set behind a low planted band so it is admired from a distance rather than brushed against.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRainforest Layering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slots into the mid-storey beneath taller canopy palms and rainforest trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Deterrent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Along a fence line the spined trunk doubles as a genuine physical barrier.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m in a grouped planting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 to 4.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm months, spring through to early autumn, while soil temperatures are high\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, moisture retentive but free draining soil with high organic content; it will not tolerate waterlogging or drying out completely\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone consistently moist for the first two years, watering two or three times weekly through summer. Mulch heavily with leaf litter or composted bark, provide filtered light and wind protection while young, and note that it is frost tender at any age.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m crown spread\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filtered light when young, full sun once established in humid districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern South America and Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, followed by red to orange fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795263750430,"sku":"ND-0093-400MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/L8FVsCVFRzh9Uev4TDvx8_nkZmIuEs.jpg?v=1787311433","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aiphanes-horrida","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}