Palms   Trachycarpus wagnerianus

Synonymy: This is now T. fortunei . Distribution & Habitat: This plant is unknown in the wild, all known plants are in cultivation. Description: A medium sized fan palm, very similar to the much better known T. fortunei , but this species has shorter, stiffer, more erect leaves that aren't as deeply divided. General: Thought by some to just be a variant of T. fortunei , not a species in its own right. Said to be the most cold tolerant of the Trachycarpus . Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Best suited to the sub-tropics and temperate regions. Very cold tolerant, and very slow growing.

Figure 1. T. wagnerianus at the entrance to the Victorian Palm House, Kew Gardens.

Figure 2. The same plant, 5 years later.

Figure 3. T. wagnerianus inflorescence

Contributed by:	Neil King (Figures 1&2)
	Ian Edwards (Figure 3)

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