PalmsSpindle Palm
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Spindle Palm (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 10b-11, that matures to about 15-25ft × 8-12ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs.
- USDA zones
- 10b-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-25ft × 8-12ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Foliage
- Green
- Native to
- Mauritius
In the landscape
SpecimenAccentTropical
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Spindle 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.
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