PalmsFishtail Palm
Caryota mitis
Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) is a medium-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-10, that matures to about 15-25 ft × 8-12 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect purple blooms in summer. It stands up well to humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-10
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-25 ft × 8-12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Humidity
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Poisonous to humans, Problem for cats, Problem for children, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Southeast China to Malaysia to Malesia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Fishtail 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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