Archontophoenix Species, Alexandra Palm, King Alexander Palm, King Palm, Northern Bangalow Palm

This palm is not particularly common in Southwest Florida though it does quite well here. This 'true' Alexander does not have many pest ...Read Moreproblems and does just fine through the cold snaps that occasionally occur during the winter. At retail, this tree is not often available and retailers often label the P.Elegans or Solitaire palm "Alexander" which causes some confusion.

Nice Palm.

great palm. a bit common though.

Have grown several here in Auckland, New Zealand. Seems to take a couple years to establish but once it is, takes off nicely. Handles win...Read Mored better than Bangalo, though tatters the leaves a bit- still looks okay though. Trunk forms relatively quickly and is prettier than the Bangalo in my opinion. Looks good with 2 or 3 together.

Nice landscape palm, not very different from common King Palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) but has more white under leaves, is a bit ...Read Morefaster growing, slightly more tender, and has a more prominently ringed trunk. Also has a slightly more upright habit of the leaves (less droopy) and less likely to turn horizontally than A cunninghamiana. Also has white flowers as opposed to purple for common King. Trunk also maybe a bit more narrow. I have to agree with the comment above that this is a more elegant and attractive, and certainly more colorful palm than the king palm, once you start to notice the differences.

This palm is encountered by the many hundreds on the rainy side of the big island of Hawaii and makes the cliffsides wonderfully picturesque.