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Christmas Palm

Adonidia merrillii

Christmas Palm is a medium-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, 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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