PalmsCanary Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 40-60 ft × 20-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, yellow and white blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to drought, salt and wind, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-60 ft × 20-40 ft
- Spacing
- 24-60 feet
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Salt, Wind
- Watch out for
- Spines/thorns
- Native to
- Canary Islands
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Canary Date Palm is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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