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Arecaceae
Blue palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Also known as Sabal jamesiana, Sabal parviflora, Inodes schwarzii, Dwarf palmetto
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Palm · Tropical · Coastal · Drought Tolerant · Landscape · Florida Native · Specimen Tree · Full Sun · Large Palm · Southeast
Sabal palmetto, also known as the Cabbage Palmetto, is a hardy and low-maintenance palm that thrives in full sun and tolerates a range of soil conditions including sandy and coastal soils. Water regularly while establishing, but once mature it is moderately drought tolerant and requires little intervention. It is an excellent choice for large landscapes, coastal gardens, or as a statement specimen tree in warm climates.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow soil to dry moderately before next watering · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.1–7.8
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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