| Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus' | |
|---|---|
 Young Trachycarpus 'Wagnerianus' | |
| Species | Trachycarpus fortunei |
| Cultivar group | 'Wagnerianus' |
| Origin | Japan |
Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus' is unknown in the wild, but may have originated in cultivation in Japan, where it was first discovered by the horticulturalist Albert Wagner of Leipzig, Germany in the second half of the 19th century (in 1873). Wagner made several collecting trips to Japan and China in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century (as well as frequent trips to the Caribbean and South America.) He had a flourishing business growing palms in his steam-heated greenhouses in northern Germany. It has remained in comparative obscurity until recently, when its qualities as a garden plant were at last realized.[1]
- ^ Martin Gibbons. A pocket guide to Palms.