Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Palms Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
The Royal Palm is the quintessential tropical avenue palm, featuring a smooth, concrete-gray trunk with a prominent green crownshaft and massive arching fronds. Its statuesque appearance has made it a symbol of tropical elegance worldwide, lining boulevards and gracing resort landscapes.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (8+ hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
22-35°C
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Soil
Rich, well-draining loamy soil with organic matter; pH 6.0-7.5
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Fertilizer
Palm-specific slow-release fertilizer (8-2-12) with micronutrients quarterly; manganese essential
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Cuba, Caribbean, Southern Florida, Central America
- 📏 Max height
- 1500-2500 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 300-450 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Dark Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to pets and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seed germination — fresh seeds sprout in 2-4 months; fast grower under ideal conditions
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to pets and humans
Common issues
- Royal palm bug on new fronds, Bud rot, Whitefly, Frond yellowing from nutrient deficiency
💡 Care tips
- Towering majestic palm that can reach 80 feet in tropical climates,Smooth gray trunk with prominent leaf scar rings,Requires plenty of space to accommodate its massive size,Sensitive to cold and cannot survive prolonged freezing temperatures
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