Allagoptera Brevicalyx

Seeds were imported from Brazil. This Allagoptera brevicalyx is one of the most colorfullest in the family Allagoptera. This dwarf palmtree has a extremely silver waxy color on the curly leaves. This spieces will be clump over the years and getting quite large at the base of the plant. Adult brevicalyx trees are more easier to identify compared with Allagoptera arenaria. Brevicalyx become more upright growth when they are older. The plants in habitat growing 40 kilometers away from the Atlantic coast in Bahia, Brazil. They grow in a white sandy area. The seed pods are more loaded with seeds compared with another Allagoptera arenaria and Allagoptera leucocalyx. This dwarf palm tree is cold hardy and almost unknown in cultivation. The mature fruits of this species taste like Papaya, they are enjoyed out of hand. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.