Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Latania loddigesii
Common name: Blue latan palm
Origin: Mauritius, Mascarene

Beautiful palm tree which originates from Mauritius, however it has almost gone extinct in its original growing area due to the destruction of its habitat. At a young age the palm produces leaves with red nerves, which in time will colour blue-gray and become sturdy. It is a rare relative from the Bismarckia palm from Madagascar and grows well indoors.

Sowing description: Soak the seeds for 48 hours in lukewarm water and afterwards sow in a deep container filled with sowing mix. Keep the soil constantly moist (not wet) at a temperature of around 25-30 degrees Celcius.

Sowing time: Whole year 
Difficulty: Intermediate
Minimum Temperature: 12 degrees Celsius

Photo 1: Forest en Kim Starr (CCA-3.0 Wikipedia)
Photo 2: Kyle Wicomb via Flickr