Butia capitata | Jelly Palm (Large) rare cycads well drained soil and the

well drained soil and the soil should have mulch and well rotted compost applied to it regularly to protect the roots from excessive heat and water stress

The young vines will first grow upwards

Palms are 800-1m tall

Leaves grow up to 2m in length with up to 70 pinnate leaflets of 30cm or more and arch pendulously downwards giving the palm a very graceful and pronounced weeping appearance

Butia capitata | Jelly Palm (Large) rare cycads well drained soil and theThe lovely Jelly Palm (Butia capitata) has beautiful bluey green foliage and is tolerant. of a wide range of conditions including, cold, wind and coastal conditions. A medium sized palm, it grows eventually to around 8m tall and not often much beyond that in NZ, and yet over time it does develop a most impressive stout, thick trunk. This fine looking palm that hails from Brazil in South America seems to enjoy NZ conditions. The bright yellow orange