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Spindle 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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