Madagascar Palm-Pachypodium lamerei

Over watered Palm

The Madagascar Palm: Pachypodium lamerei

Drought tolerant when established. fresh bought, transported or recently repotted plants don’t need to be feed/fertilized for 6 to 8 weeks.

 Needs fast draining soil, Cactus mix, or you can add some sand to cactus soil mix, 30-40% Sand to Cactus soil. Water when soil is dry to touch.


It is absolutely not tolerant to frost. It will Drop its leaves if it gets too cold, since its a native to Southern Madagascar it should not be below 50°f  and no hotter than 104 °f (10-40 °c)
Water regularly in the warmer months. Approximately once a week.
 It needs Full Sun (8 hours+ Less than 6hours it will become dormant)
Winter Dormant months, water once two weeks or when soil is dry to touch fertilize every month.



50% diluted cacti fertilizer monthly if the plants are in growth
Early spring to Early fall is the growing seasons and blooming seasons. 

pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Indoor Height Approximation

Outdoor Height Approximation

Description: It Has thick thorns (about 2½ inch spines) and Leaves Mainly at the top. Rarely ever branching out, it can grow up to 15-19 Feet tall (outdoors of course), indoors it usually tops out at about 6 feet tall.

Madagascar Palm in Bloom

When it flowers, it produces white pleasant smelling flowers at the top

Broken Palm top (let bottom callous over)

Propigation:

From stem cuttings
Allow the cut surface to callous over before planting
From seed; sow indoors before last frost

My Madagascar Palm

My Mad Palm

Was Starting to Bulge From Over watering

Happy Mad Palm :p