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Chamaedorea spp.<br />

Chamaedorea, Bamboo Palm,<br />

Miniature Fishtail Palm<br />

N C S variable No N C S 8-11 No<br />

S 10a-11 No<br />

S 10b-11 Yes<br />

Fast 1-20 2-8 Slow 5-15 6-15 15-25 6-10 Fast 3-15 6-7<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Any<br />

Medium<br />

Chamaerops humilis<br />

European Fan Palm<br />

High<br />

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens<br />

Yellow Butterfly Palm<br />

High<br />

Coccothrinax argentata<br />

Silver Palm<br />

High<br />

PALMS AND PALM-LIKE PLANTS<br />

L-N<br />

M<br />

M<br />

H<br />

species needs vary, choose<br />

based on conditions; cream,<br />

spring through summer flowers;<br />

good container plant; potential<br />

skin irritant<br />

clumping palm; yellow, summer<br />

flowers; susceptible to pests;<br />

very cold-hardy; petioles with<br />

sharp teeth<br />

also known as Dypsis lutescens;<br />

tolerates occasionally wet soil;<br />

high wind resistance; susceptible<br />

to pest and K deficiency<br />

distinctive, dark, blue-green,<br />

drooping, deeply divided<br />

palmate leaves; white, summer<br />

flowers; Key Deer food source;<br />

high wind resistance<br />

Dioon edule<br />

Dioon, Chamal,<br />

Mexican Sago<br />

Howea forsterana<br />

Kentia Palm,<br />

Sentry Palm<br />

Licuala grandis<br />

Ruffled Fan Palm, Vanuatu<br />

Fan Palm, Licuala Palm<br />

Livistona spp.<br />

Chinese Fan Palm<br />

N C S 8-11 No<br />

S 10-11 No<br />

S 10b-11 No C S 9-11 No<br />

Slow 1-8 4-6 15-25 6-10 Slow 6-12 3-6 20-50 8-15<br />

Any<br />

S/L<br />

S/L<br />

S/L<br />

High<br />

Medium<br />

Medium<br />

High<br />

M<br />

L-N<br />

L-N<br />

M<br />

leaflets very sharp; can tolerate<br />

adverse conditions for periods;<br />

susceptible to pests<br />

white, summer flowers; susceptible<br />

to diseases<br />

white, year-round flowers<br />

flowers vary; stately palm with<br />

single trunk; susceptible to<br />

scales; caution - L. chinensis<br />

may be invasive in Central and<br />

South <strong>Florida</strong><br />

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