Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 6-8 ft × 3-5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. It blooms in cream and white. It stands up well to drought, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

10-11

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

6-8 ft × 3-5 ft

Spacing

3 feet-6 feet

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Occasionally-dry

Bloom color

Cream, White

Tough against

Drought

Native to

Southeastern Mexico