Botanical Name: Beaucarnea 'Gold Star' Add
Common Name: Variegated Bottle-Palm, Ponytail Pa  
Plant photo of: Beaucarnea 'Gold Star'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Intermittent

 

Leaf Color

Yellow Green, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

Tan

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Intermittent

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Entry, Indoor, Patio, Swimming Pool, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Fire Resistant, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: J. Sortomme
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  • Description

  • Notes

An accent plant with an unique swollen-base trunk, growing 4-8'x4-6'. An evergreen, strap-leaf woody, succulent-like plant. Long narrow foliage at the terminal tip of the branch is yellow/chartreuse. Often it is kept as a single trunk presentation, but can be branching. It is an excellent container plant, requiring mininal irrigation. It is deer tolerant.
Planting: 1. Dig a hole 1" less the depth and 2 times the width of the container. 2. Fill hole with water, let soak. 3. Set root ball in hole. 4. Fill hole halfway with native soil and water. 5. Finish back filling hole, build basin and water.