PalmsMexican Blue Palm
Brahea armata
Mexican Blue Palm is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 20–50 ft × 6–10 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained soil. Expect white blooms in summer.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 20–50 ft × 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Native to
- Baja California and Sonora, Mexico
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