{"product_id":"corypha-umbraculifera","title":"Corypha umbraculifera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorypha umbraculifera\u003c\/em\u003e, the talipot palm of south-western India and Sri Lanka, is a colossal single-trunked fan palm whose stiff leaves span several metres. After three to eight decades of growth it flowers once, raising what is usually described as the largest flowering structure of any plant, a branched panicle of 6–8 m with millions of tiny cream flowers, and then dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries its leaves were the writing material of South Asian palm-leaf books and the cover of the classic Kerala umbrella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative range:\u003c\/strong\u003e India and Sri Lanka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e usually 20–25 m, with a trunk about 1 m thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e slow, especially when young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e moderate; fertile, moist but well-drained loam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e frost-tender; safest above about 0 °C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndoors \/ outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e outdoors in tropical climates; elsewhere a palm for large heated glasshouses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun and fertile, neutral loam, watering moderately and avoiding waterlogging. It needs an enormous amount of space and must be sited knowing it will one day flower and die. Keep it frost-free at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Palmpedia:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raised in our Almeirim greenhouse in Portugal and supplied in 15 L to 35 L pots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palmpedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720285552814,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7877\/2398\/files\/6951_Corypha-umbraculifera_01_a751226d-50b7-4d8c-8926-e77b536ebea3.jpg?v=1792614578","url":"https:\/\/shop.palmetum.com\/products\/corypha-umbraculifera","provider":"Palmpedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}