Waterwise Plant Details
Pony Tail, Pony Tail Palm
- Family: DRACAENACEAE
- Genus: Beaucarnea
- Species: recurvata
An unusual plant which has a swollen, water storing base and stout trunk carrying a mass of long, slender, weeping green leaves. Mature plants can grow to 4 metres high and produce candelabra like flowering stems in summer. Needs protection from frost.
Pronunciation: Bow-car-nea