Puerto rican hat palm

Puerto rican hat palm

Sabal causiarum

Sabal
Arecaceae
Tropical Plants
Zone 912
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly

The Puerto Rican hat palm is a stately, slow-growing fan palm that thrives in warm coastal climates and tolerates salt spray and brief dry spells once established. Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil and water regularly during the first year to encourage deep root development. This palm requires very little ongoing maintenance and makes an impressive landscape specimen in tropical and subtropical gardens.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Slow

Mature Height

12″ – 48″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

120

Flowers

white

Watering Schedule

Every 10-14 Days • Water Deeply But Infrequently, Allowing The Soil To Dry Out Substantially Between Waterings Once Established

Soil pH

6 – 8

Temperature

55°100°F

Mature Spread

up to 36

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Coarse

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Dominican Republic
Haiti
Leeward Is.
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Birds

Sources

Data: trefle

Image: trefle.io — Taken May 1, 1991 by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Hardiness Zones
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