Fan Palm – Livistona chinensis

Common Name: Fan Palm, Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm

Botanical Name: Livistona chinensis, liv-i-STO-na

Decorative Life: Years.

Flower Color: Green

Availability: Year Round

• Member of the Arecaceae or Palmae (palm family).
• Native to Southern Japan and China.
• Relatives are other palms including coconut, oil and date.

• Plant is classed as a monocotyledon.
• Fronds (fern leaves) are fan-like, rounded, drooping at outer edges, 3-6 feet long.
• Stems are slow-growing, show prominent leaf scars.

Chill sensitive, store above 55 degrees F.

• Livistona, in honor of P. Murray of Livistone, a town near Edinburgh. He had a large garden that eventually became Edinburgh Botanic Garden.
• Flowers are very small.
• Members of this family provide the world with many products including food (coconut and oil), ornamentals, wax, fibers and beverages.
• Will generally grow well in light levels bright enough to read a newspaper in comfort.