PalmsKentia Palm
Howea forsteriana
Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana) is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 25-40ft × 10-15ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect white blooms in fall and winter. It stands up well to heat and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 25-40ft × 10-15ft
- Spacing
- 12-24 feet
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter
- Tough against
- Heat, Humidity
- Native to
- Howe Island, between Australia and New Zealand
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Kentia 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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