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Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Needle Palm is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 6-10, that matures to about 3-6 ft × 4-8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect brown and yellow blooms in summer. It attracts pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to heat, humidity and wet soil, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 6-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-6 ft × 4-8 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Heat, Humidity, Wet soil
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
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