Known as the Canary Date Palm, this striking plant will bring architecture to your conservatory or patio. The magnificent, stiffly leaves arch elegantly from a short trunk. Phoenix canariensis requires frost free conditions all year round, making it ideal for growing as an evergreen specimen plant in a heated conservatory. It is well suited to growing in containers; in winter move to a warm greenhouse. The Phoenix Palm is undeniably impressive and holds a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height: 1.5m when restricted in containers. If grown naturally in glasshouse borders this palm however can reach up to 5m tall with a canopy of 3m which will look truly amazing. Grow in containers or sheltered borders in a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in semi-shade. If growing in patio containers or pots use loam based compost such as John Innes No.2 or 3. Choose a container only slightly bigger than the nursery pot supplied - repot container grown plants into increasingly larger pots as the