Chinese Fan Palm
Livistona chinensis · Palm
Chinese Fan Palm is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 30–50 ft × 10–15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow and cream blooms in spring. It attracts birds, stands up well to salt and drought and wind.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 30–50 ft × 10–15 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Cream
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Salt, Drought, Wind
- Native to
- S China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands
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