{"product_id":"licuala-grandis","title":"Ruffled Fan Palm - Licuala grandis","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\u003eRuffled Fan Palm - Licuala grandis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost palm leaves are split into segments. \u003cem\u003eLicuala grandis\u003c\/em\u003e keeps its leaf whole: a circular, deeply pleated disc up to 90cm across with a scalloped, toothed rim, held on a fine stalk from a slender trunk. That single feature makes it one of the most recognisable palms in cultivation and one of the most demanding about position, because it is a rainforest floor plant from Vanuatu and direct sun will scorch those discs within days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Ruffled Fan Palm\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUndivided Pleated Leaf\u003c\/strong\u003e: The complete circular fan is unique among commonly grown palms and functions as living sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Mature Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk rarely exceeds three metres, so it stays in scale with courtyards and interiors.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue Shade Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in light levels where sun loving palms stretch and thin out.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow and Controlled\u003c\/strong\u003e: Minimal growth means the composition you plant is close to the one you keep.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Strings of glossy red fruit follow flowering on established plants and hang against the green discs.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAtrium and Covered Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sheltered, humid, low light spaces are exactly what this palm was built for.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded Tropical Bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed under canopy with ferns, gingers and aroids for a layered rainforest floor.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Pot Under Cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant in a wide pot on a covered terrace reads as a specimen object.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey to Larger Palms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted beneath taller palms it fills the empty space below their crowns.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m when grouped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm humid months, from late spring to early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, moist and high in organic matter with free drainage; consistent moisture is essential and it must never dry out\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week and mulch with leaf litter to hold humidity at the base. Position it out of wind, which tears the leaf discs and permanently spoils them, keep it entirely out of direct sun and out of frost, and remove damaged leaves at the base since the palm produces new ones only slowly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\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 Shade to filtered light only\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanuatu\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, followed by red fruit\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795268010270,"sku":"ND-1075-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795268043038,"sku":"ND-1075-90L","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795268075806,"sku":"ND-1075-500MM","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/asG-G3sui26jgLgKK1uHQ_jbe0EtIW.jpg?v=1787311632","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/licuala-grandis","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}