Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
Blue Palo Verde is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 20–30 ft × 20–30 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts bees and pollinators and stands up well to drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft × 20–30 ft
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat
- Native to
- Southwestern North America
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