Mediterranean Fan Palm
Chamaerops humilis
Hardiest of all palms. Attractive multi-trunked habit forming rounded clumps. Attractive, compact blue-green crown. Mass under trees or use as barrier planting. Perfect for containers. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ka-MIE-rops HUM-i-lis |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant types: | Tree, Palm |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Houseplant, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6365 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This smaller Fan Palm is without a doubt the best candidate of any landscape Palm for night lighting. It tends to grow in clusters, but is slow enough to rarely outgrow its space. Plant as a single specimen or group several while young. Very cold hardy, this Palm makes the perfect focal point in a tropical garden that needs to take a frost. Also does well in the reflected heat and glare around swimming pools and spas. A versatile plant indeed, Fan Palm blends perfectly with drought-resistant plants in desert gardens.
Hardiest of all palms. Attractive multi-trunked habit forming rounded clumps. Attractive, compact blue-green crown. Mass under trees or use as barrier planting. Perfect for containers. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This smaller Fan Palm is without a doubt the best candidate of any landscape Palm for night lighting. It tends to grow in clusters, but is slow enough to rarely outgrow its space. Plant as a single specimen or group several while young. Very cold hardy, this Palm makes the perfect focal point in a tropical garden that needs to take a frost. Also does well in the reflected heat and glare around swimming pools and spas. A versatile plant indeed, Fan Palm blends perfectly with drought-resistant plants in desert gardens.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ka-MIE-rops HUM-i-lis |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant types: | Tree, Palm |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Houseplant, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6365 |