SucculentsPonytail 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Ponytail Palm is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), 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.
See the Ponytail Palm in your own yard
Upload a photo and our AI designs with real plants like this one — matched to your USDA zone.
