Pronunciation: prih-CHAR-dee-uh MY-nor
Common Name: Small Loulu Palm
Pritchardia minor is another of the more commonly grown Pritchardias in California, having proved to be one of the most cold tolerant and dependable, even if it isn't the most ornamental of the Pritchardias.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-20 fan leaves
- Height: 10' estimate (grows MUCH taller in Hawaii)
- Trunk: single; 4" thick; smooth and grey once leaf bases fall off
- Crownshaft: none
- Spread: 6'-7'
- Leaf Description: palmate; 4' long (half of that petiole); medium green on upper surface, but silvery grey-green below; narrow leaflets; divided to about 1/3 of leaf blade; leaflets fairly stiff with minimal droop
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 2' long; unarmed; un-split leaf bases
- Reproduction: monoecious
- Inflorescence: 1'-2' unbranched until flowers (4/5 distance); from within leaves; covered in short, wooly, pinkish hairs
- Fruit: ellipsoid; 1" long; black when ripe
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 27F
- Drought Tolerance: moderate
- Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
- Cool Tolerance: low to moderate
- Wind Tolerance: moderate
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: very slow to slow
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: partial to full sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: rare
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garden of Matt Bradford, San Diego county, California
garden of Ralph Velez, Orange County
leaf in California, Bradford collection
