Pachypodium 'lamerei' (Madagascar Palm)
Madagascar Palm 🌴🌵 has a thick spiny trunk topped with long narrow leaves, giving it a bold desert look that feels sculptural and a little dramatic even as a smaller plant. It does best in very bright light indoors or a sunny outdoor spot in warm weather, where it can keep its shape and stay sturdy without stretching. This is a fairly easy plant if you have the light for it, but it does not forgive overwatering and should never sit in soggy soil. Pro tip: give it a pot with excellent drainage and let the soil dry fully before watering again ☀️.
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Quick Facts:
🌱 Botanical Name: Pachypodium lamerei
🏷️ Common Names: Madagascar Palm, Pachypodium, Spiny Palm
💧 Watering Needs: Low; allow soil to dry fully between waterings
☀️ Light Needs: Very bright light; enjoys direct sun
🍃 Growth Habit: Upright, trunk-forming succulent
🪴 Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate
⚠️ Toxicity: Toxic if chewed or ingested; spines can also cause injury
🌎 Native Region: Madagascar
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Cute little palm thoughtfully packaged
The plant arrived healthy and vibrant. It continues to thrive even though we are in a climate which is wetter and more humid than it would probably like. I’m treating it like on of my cacti. Long live Pachypodium!
Arrived on time and in good condition. Exactly as pictured.
I received my very cool plant today. It looks like it had a rough trip from California to Seattle. I hope it calms down in a couple of days. It is 36 degrees here in Seattle today and Im sure a cactus doesn't like the cold weather. I did contact customer service and they were very fast in getting back to me. Thank you for your help and Happy New Year.
Healthy plant,
however, it doesn't look anything like the pics on the site, it's different looking from any madagascar palm ive ever seen? Looks weird and I don't like it
Healthy plant and fast delivery
Healthy plant and fast delivery
Excellent plants! I've been looking for these for a long time and they came through with some wonderful looking plants!
Box for shipping was great. Plant arrived in great shape and on time. Love it. Looking forward to watching it grow.
This was lovely and was well packaged.
Nice Madagascar Palm. Good thing it was packed well because it appears to have taken a rough journey.
I was so excited to receive this plant. Maybe because it was delivered in December it ended up dying a week after I received it.
Beautiful plant exactly what I was hoping for, look forward to watching it grow.
Love it!
Plant arrived healthy and well packed.
Very pleased. Thanks so much
Very good packaging and very good seller.
really great plant love it
Everything was great until I discovered spider mites. At first, I thought the leaf drop was just stress from the move, but then I noticed tiny holes on the leaves. I had to discard the plant and disinfect my other houseplants. That said, these things happen. It felt like a bit of a natural disaster. Customer service was quick, understanding, and issued a refund right away.
Everything was great until I discovered spider mites. At first, I thought the leaf drop was just stress from the move, but then I noticed tiny holes on the leaves. I had to discard the plant and disinfect my other houseplants. That said, these things happen. It felt like a bit of a natural disaster. Customer service was quick, understanding, and issued a refund right away.
perfect,healthy,quality,little plant. arrived in good shape.
perfect,healthy,quality,little plant. arrived in good shape.
Cute plant! It was well packaged and arrived in excellent condition.
Cute plant! It was well packaged and arrived in excellent condition.