Royal Palms Roystonea Regia & Roystonea Oleracea Cuban Royal Palm and South American Royal Palm,
native to Cuba and Venezuela respectively. These tall stately palms are often used to line roads and driveways. The South American Royal Palm is the taller of the two and is capable of reaching heights of 120 feet. Both of these palms can be seen on the lawn near the lagoon.
Lipstick or Sealing Wax Palm (Crytostachys Renda) Native to Malaysia and Borneo, this is one of the most ornamental of all palms, due to its brilliant scarlet leaf base. Some good examples can be seen near the pool and the guest laundry.
Bismark Palm (Bismarkia Nobilis) Known as Fan Palm, the huge sky blue leaves of the Bismark make them one of the most spectacular of all palms. Native to Madagascar it was named after Otto Von Bismark the first German Chancellor.
Carpentaria Palm (Carpentaria Acuminata)
Native to Northern Australia these tall growing palms are widely planted throughout the Resort. Their most striking features are large bunches of bright red mature fruit. Although the fruit is eaten by a number of bird species – it is considered poisonous to humans. A number of Carpenteria Palms can be found around the swimming pool.
Licuala Ramsayi This magnificent fan palm, also a native, is found only in certain areas along the North Queensland Coast. A very slow growing palm that requires plenty of water and shade to do well. Some young plants can be seen on the entrance to units No. 1 & No. 2.
Coconut Palm (Cocos Nucifera) The coconut is the most economically important member of the Palm Family, since all parts of the plant are able to be used. Coconuts are not grown commercially in Australia as labour costs are prohibitive, but they are widely used in ornamental plantings. However, coconut Palms do require a high level of maintenance. At Kewarra we employ special coconut denutters to remove the coconuts once a year to reduce the risk of injury!!
Coconuts are widely planted throughout the Resort with many on the Beach Area. These and many of the 100 different varieties can be seen anywhere on a walk through the gardens.
In addition to the above groups of plants, thousands of smaller flowering shrubs and colourful foliage have been planted to compliment the larger plants.