Pritchardia hardyi is native to the island of Kauai. This species is found growing on on rain forest ridges at elevations of about 1960 feet. According to D. Jones it may reach heights of 65 feet. This palm was purchased in 1996 from Kapoho Palms on the island of Hawai`i. It was in a conetainer and was approx. 8 inches in total height. The cost was about $4.00. It was transplanted some months later into a 2 gallon gro-bag. There it stayed until the spring of 1998 when it went in the ground. At that time it was somewhat smaller than the 2 feet shown in the top picture on the left.
	A year later in November of 1999 the picture on the left was taken. I stand 6 feet tall. The growth of this plant has been unreal. It has grown about 200 percent in the past year. Could the the increased amount of sunshine be doing this? Notice the name change from the top photo. I have been informed that the powers that know decided that weissichiana and hardyi are one and the same.
	December 2000, one more year of unreal growth.