Jubaea chilensis | Chilean Wine Palm 6ltr outdoor foliage The young leaves are pickled

The young leaves are pickled or cooked and eaten as a vegetable by the highlanders of Papua New Guinea

Hoya carnosa is the best-known and classic 'Wax Plant'

plants in full sun grow much faster than those grown in shade

south of Toliara

Jubaea chilensis | Chilean Wine Palm 6ltr outdoor foliage The young leaves are pickledA truly iconic palm, formed of a bulging grey trunk which tapers towards a crown of gorgeous arching leaves, which start green and turn blue grey as they mature. This hardy and striking species has the widest trunk of any palm, contrasting with the sweeping feathery fronds that sit atop it. Native to Chile, Jubaea chilensis is one of the most southernly growing palms in the world. It was named Jubaea for King Juba II, the ruler of the ancient kingdom