{"product_id":"calyptrocalyx-spicatus","title":"Calyptrocalyx spicatus","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\u003eCalyptrocalyx spicatus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA solitary understorey palm from the Moluccan islands of Indonesia, \u003cem\u003eCalyptrocalyx spicatus\u003c\/em\u003e is grown chiefly for the way its new leaves emerge in bronze red before hardening to deep green. It is a shade plant in the true sense, evolved beneath a rainforest canopy, and it will scorch in open sun. Collectors and designers use it where a fine textured, genuinely tropical palm is needed in low light beneath larger trees or inside a covered courtyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Calyptrocalyx spicatus\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed New Leaf Flush\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each emerging frond opens in bronze to red tones, giving the plant a changing colour point through the growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Adaptation\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in shade levels that would leave most feature palms thin and drawn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlender Ringed Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: The narrow solitary stem takes up almost no ground space, useful in confined planting beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Pinnate Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft, closely set leaflets create a delicate texture rather than a coarse tropical one.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUncommon in Cultivation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rarely seen in Australian gardens, so it reads as a considered choice rather than a default.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded Tropical Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in the low light and still humid air of an enclosed north facing courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeneath Established Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted under larger trees or palms where direct sun never reaches the fronds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAtrium and Covered Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suited to roofed or partly roofed spaces with warmth and shelter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's Rainforest Bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combines with gingers, calatheas and other understorey plants in a layered tropical planting.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e The warm wet months, when humidity is highest\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, moist and high in organic matter with free drainage; the root zone must never dry out completely\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week and mulch heavily with leaf litter to hold moisture and humidity around the base. Shelter it from wind, which shreds the fine leaflets, and understand that this is a strictly tropical to warm subtropical palm with no frost tolerance whatsoever.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m over many years, often less in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shade to filtered light only; direct sun burns the leaves\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to greenish, insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795264831774,"sku":"ND-0307-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Q-YKn7uNEbG3Sr1I0jbbc_K7VUCB77.jpg?v=1787311443","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/calyptrocalyx-spicatus","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}