Palms

Dwarf Yatay! One of the many Butias in the complex of species that is "Butia" in Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Northern Argentina. This species has the form of most Butia with the feathery, arching leaves, but ten... More

Mexican Blue Hesper Palm! During the long, hot summers of the South and Southwest the heat can be oppressive. Swimming pools are often desired but they are not always affordable or possible. When a pool is out of the questio... More

Hardy feather palm! This small feather palm has elegant arching black-green leaves?striking when planted in light acid-green foliage. Its bright-red fruit adds drama to dark shady areas of the garden in mid-to-late summe... More

Upright Med Fan! The Mediterranean Fan Palm grows over a fairly wide range around the Mediterranean region. With a wide range come variant forms. Most Med Fans produce multiple trunks with many of the more commonly cu... More

Silver European Fan Palm! An unusual variety from the mountains of Morocco that has distinctly silver-blue leaves! This characteristic is acquired with age, as is true with most blue-leaved palms. Exact hardiness is unknown bu... More

Carnarvon Gorge palm!
This robust, moderately fast growing fan palm grows a single trunk and resembles a Washingtonia in youth, but the leaf tips take on a more weeping appearance as the plant gains maturity. This species... More

The most cold-hardy! Needle palms are hardy to 10 degrees below zero. In the south they can reach 6' wide and 6' high in 10 years, making a dramatic statement in the shade garden. Highly adaptive, we have seen specimens i... More

Giant minor An unbelievably vigorous form of dwarf palmetto that is uncharacteristically large. The rich, blue-green leaves can be 5' to 6' across and impart a definite tropical feeling to the temperate garden. D... More

Sabal minor - Savannah, Georgia! Years ago we received seed of a Sabal minor from a location near Savannah, GA. The sender labeled them as Savannah Silver and indicated that the leaves from this population had a silver color or casti... More

Inland location! Sabal minor is found throughout the Southeastern USA, mainly in coastal locations but there are several disjunct inland populations. This form from Talladega, AL is from one of those inland locations,... More

Lousiana Palmetto! This robust form of Sabal minor tends to grow faster and larger than standard S. minor, often producing a trunk up to 10 ft. in height after many years. The leaves are more costapalmate than standard ... More

Mysterious Birmingham! Hardy, trunk forming palms are highly sought after in northern areas because most trunk developing palms reach a cold hardiness limit at zone 8. This palm has a proven history of cold tolerance from B... More

This beautiful Sabal with waxy blue-green leaves was collected in a subtropical valley in northern Mexico more than 20 years ago by Carl Schoenfeld and John Fairey. At the time they had no idea tha... More

Hardy silver sabal This rare silver-blue palm makes a wonderful and refreshing addition to the hot southern garden. For us it is the bluest of all the trunk palms. The southeastern Palm and Exotic Plant Society of Decat... More