Plant Details: Needle Palm
Category Palms  
Zone: 5 - 11
  
Out_of_stock: N
Common Name Needle Palm Variety  
Regional Names  
Botanical Name Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Description This species is known as the most winter hardy palm in the world, growing well in in zone 6 and cooler and able to withstand temperatures down to 10-15 below zero F. This palm develops a short, but thick trunk, rarely to 4' High, that is covered with erect needle like thorns and has wide spreading dark green fronds. Native from Florida to Virginia, Needle Palms in their natural habitat occur as an under story evergreen plant around the edge of swamps but, will tolerate dry soil and full sun. At full maturity it may reach 8'High x 10-12'Wide. Rather easy to grow and a great choice for the palm enthusiast. In the picture Debi searching for seeds. Our source of seed is from southwest Georgia!
Notes
 All of our 1 gallons are grown in a 4x4" square x 14" deep pots and 3 gallon are grown in 7x7" square x 18" deep pots to allow for a deeper root system which aids in our Palms winter survival. Customers are having much better success with our palms surviving the winter over growers that use traditional shallow pots.
Plant Growing Conditions

Soil PH
  
Soil Type
  
Water
 
SunLight
 
Foliage
acid:
Y
 
clay:
Y
  
dry:
Y
 
full:
Y
 
Evergreen:
Y
neutral:
Y
 
average: 
Y
  
average:
Y
 
partial:
Y
  SemiEvergreen:
N
alkaline:
Y
 
sand:
Y
  
wet:
Y
 
shade:
Y
  Deciduous:
N
Plant Pricing
Last Update: 2008-07-03 16:13:09.0
Container Size
Price
1 Gallon
24.00
3 Gallon
45.00
30 Gallon
300.00
Last Update:
2008-11-26 22:13:24.0
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