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Phenakospermum guyannense plant

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I have a rare Phenakospermum guyannense plant that has been growing in a one-gallon-size container for about a year. It is well established and ready to send to you. I don't know how cold-tolerant it is, but I wouldn't try it in CA; southern FL would be a better bet. It is an offset from the mother plant in the photos. $100 plus shipping.

Phenakospermum guyannense, commonly known as the South American Traveller's Palm or sororoca, is a monotypic genus in the family Strelitziaceae and the only native species of this family in South America. Native to the Amazonian Basin (including Suriname, French Guiana, and the eastern Amazon River basin), it is a palm-like giant herb that grows up to 7–10 meters (23–33 ft) tall with a pseudostem.

The plant is characterized by large, fan-shaped leaves arranged in a single plane, resembling those of bananas or the Madagascan Traveller's Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis). Its most distinctive feature is a massive, erect inflorescence that can reach one-third the plant's height, featuring green to yellow-green bracts that hold small, creamy flowers pollinated by bats (Phyllostomus genus). While often cultivated as an ornamental for its exotic form in tropical and warm subtropical regions, it requires full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soils to thrive.

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