{"product_id":"latania-verschaffeltii","title":"Yellow Latan Palm - Latania verschaffeltii","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\u003eYellow Latan Palm - Latania verschaffeltii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellow latan is an island fan palm with an unusually long ornamental adolescence. Juvenile plants carry bright yellow to orange leaf stalks and veins running through blue green costapalmate fronds, and that colouring is the reason most people buy it. As \u003cem\u003eLatania verschaffeltii\u003c\/em\u003e matures the yellow fades and the crown becomes a stiff, formal fan on a straight ringed trunk. It is slow, salt hardy and drought tolerant, which suits coastal Australian gardens where exposure defeats softer palms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Yellow Latan\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured petioles\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yellow to orange leaf stalks and veining make young and semi mature plants genuinely ornamental rather than merely structural.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStiff formal crown\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rigid, upright fan leaves hold their shape in wind where softer fronds shred.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles salt laden wind and sandy soil better than most feather palms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow and predictable\u003c\/strong\u003e: Steady slow growth means it stays in scale with a design for many years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it copes with dry spells that would brown off a tropical understorey palm.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeachfront garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its salt and wind tolerance make it one of the better fan palms for exposed coastal positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal driveway line\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing the rigid crowns produce a strongly architectural rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clean habit and low litter suit planting close to water and paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry tropical bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combined with cycads and succulents it sits comfortably in a low water tropical scheme.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening palm. Allow 3.5 to 4m between plants in a grove\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m centres along a drive or path\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer into warm soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy loam. It tolerates poor and alkaline soils but will not accept waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first warm season, then move to deep occasional soakings as the root system extends. Mulch with coarse material kept away from the trunk base, feed with a slow release palm fertiliser twice through the growing season, and protect young plants from frost in marginal districts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m over many years\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m crown spread\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rodrigues Island, in the Mascarene group of the Indian Ocean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795267584286,"sku":"ND-1058-90L","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/E1HenMA-HBwfK7Ca_ulHd_nj20xZhT.jpg?v=1787311630","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/latania-verschaffeltii","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}