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Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Dwarf Palmetto is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in standing-water, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect cream and white blooms in summer. It attracts pollinators, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Standing-water, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Salt, Wet soil
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
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