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Christmas Palm
Adonidia merrillii · Palm
Christmas Palm is a moderate-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 10, that matures to about 15–25 ft × 6–8 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in clay, loam (silt) and sand soil. Expect cream and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15–25 ft × 6–8 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Clay, Loam (silt), Sand
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees
- Native to
- Borneo, Philippines
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