Chambeyronia macrocarpa | Red Flamethrower Palm (Seedling) cycas also known as the 'Guatemalan

also known as the 'Guatemalan Bird of Paradise' (though it is not a Strelitzia) is one of the most cold hardy of the Heliconias and grows to a height of 2-3 metres approx

These flowers cover the plant for a long season

Manages an indoor situation

Strelitzia nicholai

Mature trees are tolerant of light frosts and have demonstrated success outdoors in the warmer parts of the Mediterranean with some protection

Chambeyronia macrocarpa | Red Flamethrower Palm (Seedling) cycas also known as the 'GuatemalanChambeyronia macrocarpa or Flame Thrower Palm is so called because new emerging leaves are often highly coloured in varying shades of red through purplish through to a bronzy colour. The colour does fade after a few weeks however with mature leaves being a deep bluish green. In its native habitat (New Caledonia), mature specimens can grow up to 5m tall with 8 10 large beautifully re curving feather leaves comprising of thick ,widely spaced shiny