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Rhopalostylis sapida - How much water will it take?

Tyrone

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Tyrone Grand Master

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I've got a shady area that I want to plant an R sapida next to the lake, but in winter when the lake floods it may sit in 5-10cm (2-4 inches) of water for maybe 2 to 3 weeks before the lake level falls. I know that this species loves moisture but will this much water be detrimental for it? What are the thoughts out there? I'd love to have a few of these around the lake slurping up as much water as they want.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

Tyrone Grand Master

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Awesome. :D

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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I agree. They like it wet. (Don't treat baueri that way, though.)

If it's warm enough, you might also want to consider Dypsis pererriei, and D. rivularis, and D. crinita.

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D rivularis is a no go here. It almost didn't grow in my Perth garden. D crinita has struggled with the cold here, but D fibrosa is doing OK with protection. Never tried D pererriei. 

Glad to know to avoid baueri in the real wet. Now to decide whether to plant a few Chatham's or East Cape R sapidas into the wet area.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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