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Areca palm cold hardiness

Areca palm cold hardiness

Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova The areca palm is the clumping, yellow-stemmed palm in so many bright living rooms. Outdoors it is a frost-free landscape plant from…

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Bamboo palm cold hardiness

Bamboo palm cold hardiness

Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz The bamboo palm is a clustering Chamaedorea with thin green canes, sold as an indoor screen. Native from southeastern Mexico to…

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Bangalow palm cold hardiness

Bangalow palm cold hardiness

Poyt448 Peter Woodard The bangalow palm is the eastern Australian Archontophoenix that California and mild coasts actually keep. USDA 9b to 11. Nurseries say…

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Bismarck palm cold hardiness

Bismarck palm cold hardiness

The Bismarck palm is characterized by massive silvery-blue fronds. This palm is an imposing statement plant perfect for frost-free tropical landscapes. This…

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Bottle palm cold hardiness

Bottle palm cold hardiness

The bottle palm tree (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) resembles a rounded bottle in appearance. This palm is an intriguing, slow-growing palm perfect for accenting…

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Cabbage palmetto cold hardiness

Cabbage palmetto cold hardiness

Mmcknight4 Cabbage palmetto is the native street palm of the southeastern coastal plain, not an import trying to look like Miami. USDA 8a to 11. It takes…

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Caranday wax palm cold hardiness

Caranday wax palm cold hardiness

The Caranday palm is a rare palm not well studied or cultivated. It’s characterized by bulbous foliage composed of wide spreading palm leaves. The Caranday…

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Cardboard palm cold hardiness

Cardboard palm cold hardiness

Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz The cardboard palm is a Mexican cycad with stiff, felty leaflets, sold as a palm and as a small sago cousin. It is Zamia…

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Cat palm cold hardiness

Cat palm cold hardiness

KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS The cat palm is a dense, nearly trunkless Chamaedorea from southern Mexico, sold as an indoor clump. The name is from cataractarum,…

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Chinese fan palm cold hardiness

Chinese fan palm cold hardiness

Cookie The Chinese fan palm is the fountain-shaped Livistona, not the hairy windmill palm that shares a nickname. Native from southern Japan to Guangdong.…

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Christmas palm cold hardiness

Christmas palm cold hardiness

The Christmas palm, scientifically known as Veitchia merrillii, is celebrated for its red fruits and festive appearance. This palm originates from the…

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Coconut palm cold hardiness

Coconut palm cold hardiness

Pamputt The coconut palm is the tropical beach tree people mean when they say palm. It wants real heat, handles salt, and dies in a freeze. Think USDA 10b to…

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Dwarf palmetto cold hardiness

Dwarf palmetto cold hardiness

Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz Dwarf palmetto is the low, mostly trunkless native fan of the southeastern and south-central United States. USDA 7a to 11. If…

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European fan palm cold hardiness

European fan palm cold hardiness

tato grasso The European fan palm is the clumping Mediterranean fan, and the only palm native to mainland Europe. USDA 8a to 11. If your winter kills a queen…

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Fishtail palm cold hardiness

Fishtail palm cold hardiness

Prenn The fishtail palm in shops is usually Caryota mitis, a clustering palm with jagged, fish-tail leaflets. USDA 10a to 12 outdoors. Indoors it wants a…

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Foxtail palm cold hardiness

Foxtail palm cold hardiness

The foxtail palm, also known as Wodyetia bifurcata, is one of the most sought after palm trees for its beautiful and exotic leaves. The foxtail palm is…

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Kentia palm cold hardiness

Kentia palm cold hardiness

Black Diamond Images The kentia palm is the slow, elegant feather palm from Lord Howe Island and the default lobby plant for a reason. It takes lower light…

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King palm cold hardiness

King palm cold hardiness

Forest & Kim Starr The king palm is the fast, smooth Australian feather palm with a green crownshaft, sold for tropical streets that still are not quite…

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Lady palm cold hardiness

Lady palm cold hardiness

Eric in SF The lady palm is a clustering fan palm on thin, fibrous canes, used as a courtyard hedge and a durable indoor screen. Native from southern China to…

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Lipstick palm cold hardiness

Lipstick palm cold hardiness

Dive into the world of the Lipstick Palm Tree, a tropical standout known for its vivid red stems and lush green foliage. Thriving in USDA hardiness zones 10…

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Macarthur palm cold hardiness

Macarthur palm cold hardiness

DouglasGoldman The Macarthur palm is a clustering Ptychosperma sold for tropical streets and bright atriums. USDA 10a to 12. Kew's accepted name is…

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Madagascar palm cold hardiness

Madagascar palm cold hardiness

Romer Rabarijaona Madagascar palm is the spiny, bottle-trunk plant on the houseplant bench with a palm-like tuft on top. It is not a palm. It is a succulent…

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Majesty palm cold hardiness

Majesty palm cold hardiness

The Majesty Palm is a tropical, moisture-loving, palm variety. This palm is celebrated for its tropical beauty and indoor planting versatility. The Majesty…

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Mexican fan palm cold hardiness

Mexican fan palm cold hardiness

Downtowngal The Mexican fan palm is the tall, skinny skyduster along so many southern streets. Native to Baja California. USDA 9a to 11. It takes more drought…

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Needle palm cold hardiness

Needle palm cold hardiness

If you’re looking for a classic palm look for a colder climate, the Needle Palm is an excellent choice. Known for its remarkable cold hardiness and lush…

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Old man palm cold hardiness

Old man palm cold hardiness

Christian Pirkl The old man palm is Coccothrinax crinita, a Cuban thatch palm whose trunk wears a long pale beard of fiber. USDA 10a to 11. It is slow. You…

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Parlor palm cold hardiness

Parlor palm cold hardiness

ImanFakhri The parlor palm is the small, Victorian indoor palm that still works in apartments. Native from Mexico to Honduras. Outdoors it wants USDA 10b to…

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Peach palm cold hardiness

Peach palm cold hardiness

Image taken by Alex Popovkin ‎ The Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes) is known for its edible fruits and multipurpose landscaping use. It’s a versatile tropical…

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Pindo palm cold hardiness

Pindo palm cold hardiness

Taken by: Forest & Kim Starr The Pindo palm is known for its tropical look, cold hardiness and tasty fruit. Originally coming from South America, This palm…

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Ponytail palm cold hardiness

Ponytail palm cold hardiness

juancruzado The ponytail palm is a swollen-foot succulent from eastern Mexico, sold as a palm because of the tuft of grassy leaves. It is Beaucarnea…

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Pygmy date palm cold hardiness

Pygmy date palm cold hardiness

Image taken by Forest & Kim Starr Phoenix roebelenii is a popular and charming miniature palm known for its elegant appearance and versatility in landscaping.…

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Queen palm cold hardiness

Queen palm cold hardiness

Forest & Kim Starr, Maui The queen palm is the fast, feathery street tree of warm southern neighborhoods. Native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and…

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Royal palm cold hardiness

Royal palm cold hardiness

Wikimedia Commons The royal palm is the smooth, cement-gray boulevard tree of south Florida and the Caribbean. Native in parts of Florida, Mexico, Central…

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Ruffled fan palm cold hardiness

Ruffled fan palm cold hardiness

Daderot The ruffled fan palm is Licuala grandis, a shade palm from Vanuatu with almost circular, pleated leaves. USDA 10b to 12. Indoors it wants humidity and…

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Sago palm cold hardiness

Sago palm cold hardiness

The cold hardy palm that’s not a real palm, Sago Palms make eye-catching accent plants indoors and out. Learn everything you need to know to keep your Cycas…

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Saw palmetto cold hardiness

Saw palmetto cold hardiness

The Saw Palmetto is a cold hardy, drought resistant, low to the ground palm variety. This palm is known for its drought tolerance, cold hardiness, and…

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Senegal date palm cold hardiness

Senegal date palm cold hardiness

Roger Culos The Senegal date palm is the clustering African Phoenix, with trunks that lean. USDA 9b to 12. It makes a grove, not a single Medjool. Spines are…

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Silver date palm cold hardiness

Silver date palm cold hardiness

AntanO The silver date palm is the wild Indian Phoenix, not the Medjool orchard date. USDA 9a to 11. Florida and similar heat plant it as a street Phoenix…

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Solitaire palm cold hardiness

Solitaire palm cold hardiness

Forest & Kim Starr The solitaire palm is Ptychosperma elegans, a single-trunk Queensland palm for frost-free streets and bright courtyards. USDA 10a to 12. It…

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Spindle palm cold hardiness

Spindle palm cold hardiness

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). The spindle palm is Hyophorbe verschaffeltii from Rodrigues, a swollen-middle cousin of the bottle palm. USDA 10b…

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Teddy bear palm cold hardiness

Teddy bear palm cold hardiness

Palm Tree Planet The teddy bear palm is the Madagascar feather palm with a rusty, fuzzy crownshaft. USDA 10a to 12. Kew's accepted name is Chrysalidocarpus…

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Texas palmetto cold hardiness

Texas palmetto cold hardiness

Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States Texas palmetto is the native tree sabal of the Rio Grande country and south into Mexico and Central…

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Traveler's palm cold hardiness

Traveler's palm cold hardiness

H. Zell The traveler's palm is a Madagascar plant with banana-like leaves in a flat fan, sold as a palm because of the name. It is Ravenala madagascariensis,…

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Triangle palm cold hardiness

Triangle palm cold hardiness

Image: Forest & Kim Starr – Wikimedia Commons ‎ The triangle palm (Dypsis decaryi) truly lives up to its name and stands out in any tropical landscape. Native…

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