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1238 Syagrus romanzoffiana - Queen palm...  more
Syagrus romanzoffiana - Queen palm
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Big tree taller than 20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunRegular waterPalm or palm-like plantSeaside, salt tolerant plant
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1225 Caryota mitis - Fishtail palm...  more
Caryota mitis - Fishtail palm
Large shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterOrnamental foliagePalm or palm-like plant
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2083 Cocos nucifera - Coconut palm...  more
Cocos nucifera - Coconut palm
Small tree 10-20 ftFull sunKeep soil moistPalm or palm-like plantFlood tolerant plantSeaside, salt tolerant plant
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10"/3 gal pot
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2244 Wodyetia bifurcata - Foxtail Palm...  more
Wodyetia bifurcata - Foxtail Palm
Small tree 10-20 ftFull sunModerate waterPalm or palm-like plantSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
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🌴 How cold hardy are palm trees and how to protect them in winter
  • 🌴 Most palms are tropical plants and require a frost-free climate to grow outdoors. However, there are a few exceptions. Adjust care depending on your zone and palm species. 

  • 🌴 Some cold-hardy species can handle harsher conditions, with proper protection, making them great options for gardeners in zones that experience occasional freezes.

  • 🌴 Mulch generously: Apply a thick layer of mulch around the base to insulate roots. Keep mulch a few inches away from the trunk to prevent rot.

  • 🌴 Water before frost: Water deeply before a freeze to stabilize soil temperature and prevent dehydration.

  • 🌴 Cover young palms: Wrap smaller or sensitive species in burlap, frost cloth, or blankets. Avoid plastic, as it can trap moisture and cause damage.

  • 🌴 Protect the crown: For cold-sensitive palms, bundle fronds upwards and wrap the crown with cloth or burlap to shield the growing point.

  • 🌴 Use heat sources: Place Christmas lights (non-LED) or a heat lamp near the tree, ensuring they’re safe and don't touch the foliage.

  • 🌴 Avoid pruning: Keep fronds intact during winter—they provide natural insulation.
  • 🌴 Species-specific care: Cold-hardy palms need less protection. Delicate types require more attention, including covering and relocating potted ones indoors.


📷 In the photos:

🌞 Cold sensitive palms:
Coconut palm: Cocos nucifera
Fan palm: Licuala sp.
Areca palm: Areca (Dypsis) lutescens

❄️ Cold hardy palms:
Windmill palm: Trachycarpus fortunei
Cabbage palm: Sabal palmetto
Queen Palm: Syagrus romanzoffiana
Majestic palm: Ravenea rivularis
European fan palm: Chamaerops humilis
Date Palm: Phoenix canariensis

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Ponytail Palm - The Quirky Plant with a Big Personality!

Beaucarnea recurvata, Ponytail Palm, Elephant-Foot Tree, or Nolina

🦄 Ponytail Palm - The Quirky Plant with a Big Personality!
  • 🌴 Beaucarnea recurvata, also known as the Ponytail Palm, Elephant-Foot Tree, or Nolina, is the ultimate low-maintenance showstopper!
  • 🌴 With its swollen, bottle-like base (for storing water) and long, flowing, ribbon-like leaves, it looks like a palm but behaves like a succulent.
  • 🌴 This adorable plant thrives on neglect, tolerating drought and even a bit of frost - making it a carefree plant.
  • 🌴 Cute or quirky, it can be grown in a pot as a showy bonsai with a large caudex.


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How to have fresh Papaya fruit year around

Papaya fruit: Waimanalo, Sunrise, Maradol

Papaya fruit: Waimanalo, Sunrise, Maradol

Papaya tree

Papaya tree

🍊 How to have fresh Papaya fruit year around
  • 🟠 Many people include Papaya fruit in their daily diet because of its healing properties for digestive system. You can eat Papaya fresh as a tasty dessert, add to salads ripe or green, use fruit and leaf wraps in cooking - possibilities are endless.
  • 🟠 Buying papaya fruit from the store every day can become costly. So you can plant your own tree - Papayas are heavy producers. But like with many fruit trees, the question may arise:

❓ What to do with so many fruit at once, and where to get the fruit when it's out of season?
  • 🟠 The answer is: plant several varieties. Different Papaya cultivars, similar to Mango and Avocado, have different crop seasons.
  • 🟠 If you want to enjoy fresh delicious Papaya fruit year around, plant several Papaya varieties in your garden that have different ripening times.

    • For example:
    Waimanalo - ripens from July to October and sporadically throughout the year.
    Sunrise - ripens from January through September and sporadically throughout the year.
    Maradol - ripens from August through March and sporadically throughout the year.
  • 🟠 Papaya tree doesn't take any room in your garden: similar to a palm tree, all its leaves/crown is up high, so you can plant as many trees as you want in a very limited space and still use the room under Papaya tree for other plants.


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The secret facts of Papaya's private life
Top 3 most wanted Papaya varieties

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The biggest flower in the world - Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus bulbifer

🗿 The biggest flower in the world - Amorphophallus. The name speaks for itself.

After meeting Sausage Tree and Clitoria, are you ready for the Amorphophallus? Now you have seen everything!
  • 💀 Common names of this exceptional plant: Voodoo lily, Devils tongue, Snake Palm, Elephant Foot Yam, Corpse flower.
  • 💀 Why Corpse flower? Because of the smell that the flower omits, which is only present for a few hours after the flower opens - to attract pollinator flies!
  • 💀 Amorphophallus is the largest flower in the world and one of the most exotic bizarre flowers. Amorphophallus titanum is known for its massive size, its flower can reach heights of over 10 feet and blooms only once every few years.
  • 💀 This perennial exotic Asian plant grows a single, elongated center called a corm (that is actually edible) and a single large leaf that wraps around it.
  • 💀 The seed stalk is very pretty with the seeds changing colors from green to red. During this time the tuber will not produce a leaf. After the flower and seed stalk dies away, a giant single leaf grows from the tuber.
  • 💀 The single leaf dormant in winter, then in spring the plant shoots out this fantastic flower again.
  • 💀 It is relatively cold hardy tropical and can survive cooler winters during dormancy.
  • 💀 Can be easily grown in a pot as a houseplant.


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From Top Tropicals Online Plant Encyclopedia
Detailed plant profiles: 237 plants found

Sabal palmetto, Sabal Palm, Cabbage Palm
Sabal palmetto
Family:Arecaceae / Palmae
Sabal Palm, Cabbage Palm
Big tree taller than 20 ftFull sunModerate waterPalm or palm-like plantSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plant

Highly versatile and will adapt to a variety of sun and soil conditions. The cabbage palm is a medium sized spineless, evergreen palm with an unbranching trunk and very large, fan-shaped leaves that form a circular crown. When the palm is young, the gray-brown trunk is rough and covered with the old boots of leaf stalks. These stalks fall away, revealing the trunk as it matures.

See detailed plant profile in new window: https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/sabal_palmetto.htm
Carludovica palmata, Panama Hat Plant, Toquilla Palm
Carludovica palmata
Family:Cyclanthaceae
Panama Hat Plant, Toquilla Palm
Large shrub 5-10 ft tallSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterPalm or palm-like plant

Carludovica palmata is not a true palm. Its leaves are different from the leaves of true palms, and unlike true palms it does not develop a woody trunk.



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Tacca palmata, Palm-leaved Tacca
Tacca palmata
Family:Dioscoreaceae
Palm-leaved Tacca
Small plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeShadeRegular waterUnusual color

Tacca palmata (Palm-leaved Tacca), native to Malaysia, is a small plant that usually grows between 2-5 ft in height. This unusual looking plant requires partial shade or semi-shade, as well as regular waterings to ensure optimal growth. The flower petals are a unique combination of pale purple, green, and yellow, surrounded by a clover-like arrangement of green bracts. It is an ideal choice for Zone 10-11 as it prefers to grow at a temperature above 55F.

When growing Tacca palmata in a pot, it is essential to ensure ample drainage. During colder months, make sure to give extra protection to the plant such as placing a pot in a sheltered area or bringing it indoors to a warmer environment. Keeping a regular watering schedule and providing the adequate amount of shade and nutrition will help keep the Tacca palmata in great condition. Make sure to fertilize the soil every few weeks during the growing season and prune any dead leaves or branches. With the right care and attention, Tacca palmata will thrive in gardens and pots alike.



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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Paurotis, Silver Saw Palmetto, Everglades Palm
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Family:Arecaceae / Palmae
Paurotis, Silver Saw Palmetto, Everglades Palm
Small tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunRegular waterPalm or palm-like plantSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plant

The leaves of the Acoelorraphe wrightii (Paurotis) are light green color, palmate and pinnate. Although it is a small palm, its leaves give it an especially lush and airy texture. Paurotis can tolerate salt wind and slightly salty soils. It is also known to be cold hardy to the low 30s F for a short time, but it must be covered with a blanket or a cover during those times.

It is best to keep the plants moist and then gradually reduce the amount of water as the plant matures. If you are in a cold region and want to grow this plant in a pot, you will need to make sure it is in a well-draining location. The pot should be placed in a semi-shaded area and mulch should used around the base of the pot. Regular watering and feeding should also be given throughout the growing season.

Overall, Acoelorraphe wrightii (Paurotis) is a great palm to grow in USDA zone 9-11. It requires full sun or semi-shade and regular water to thrive, making it an excellent choice for any garden, especially near a seaside location.



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Adonidia merrillii, Veitchia merrilli, Christmas Palm
Adonidia merrillii, Veitchia merrilli
Family:Arecaceae / Palmae
Christmas Palm
Big tree taller than 20 ftFull sunRegular waterPalm or palm-like plantSeaside, salt tolerant plant

Adonidia comes from Adonis, the handsome sun god of the ancient Greeks. This is neat looking, compact palm that resembles a dwarf version of the royal palm (Roystonea regia) which it matches in beauty. Christmas palm grows to an overall height of only about 16 ft. By late fall fruit are beginning to ripen and by late December are bright and brilliant red - like ornaments on a Christmas palm! It is a popular landscaping item in the capital of Philippines, which inspires another popular name, the Manila palm.

Christmas palm is moderately salt tolerant. Prefers full sun but will take some shade.

Small stature makes it perfect for use in small scale plantings. It is sometimes closely planted in groups of two or three.

Good specimen container plant. The formal symmetry of Christmas palm is nicely showcased when it is grown in a container. Indoors or out this is a glamourous container plant that can maintain its looks despite hardship and neglect.



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Aiphanes horrida, Aiphanes aculeata, Aiphanes caryotifolia, Martinezia truncata, Devil Palm, Ruffle Palm, Spine Palm
Aiphanes horrida, Aiphanes aculeata, Aiphanes caryotifolia, Martinezia truncata
Family:Arecaceae / Palmae
Devil Palm, Ruffle Palm, Spine Palm
Semi-shadeFull sunRegular waterThorny or spinyEdible plantPalm or palm-like plant

This very different dwarf palm from South America, has attractive spines all over it and fabulous, gracefully arching leaves, covered with white powder, with long, wavy, closely- spaced leaflets. The fragrant flowers produce clusters of red fruit making it ideal for conservatory or a warmer garden where it can actually stand occasional, but not hard freezing.

A solitary, showy spiny small tree. In the wild it grows 9-15 feet tall with a stem diameter of 2-4 inches. The epicarp and mesocarp of the fruit are rich in carotene and are eaten in Colombia, while the seeds are used to make candles.

The range of the species is found in forests of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. The species is cultivated as an ornamental throughout the tropics.

Also known as Devil Palm, Corozo, Cocos rura, Mararay, Corozo, Macaguita, Marara, Macahuite, Corozo del Orinoco, Corozo anchame, Mararava, Cubarro, Chonta, Chascaraza, Charascal, Corozo chiquito, Corozo colorado, Pujamo, Gualte, Chonta ruro, Pupunha xicaxica, Coyure palm, Ruffle palm, Aculeata palm and Spine palm.

Scientific Synonyms - Caryota horrida, Aiphanes aculeata, Euterpe aculeata, Martinezia aculeata, Martinezia caryotifolia, Marara caryotifolia, Aiphanes caryotifolia, Tilmia caryotifolia, Bactris premorsa, Aiphanes premorsa, Martinezia truncata, Aiphanes truncata, Martinezia elegans, Aiphanes elegans, Marara bicuspidata, Martinezia ernestii, Aiphanes ernestii, Martinezia killipii, Aiphanes killipii, Aiphanes orinocensis.



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Allagoptera caudescens, Buri Palm
Allagoptera caudescens
Family:Arecaceae / Palmae
Buri Palm
Large shrub 5-10 ft tallFull sunModerate waterRegular waterPalm or palm-like plantSeaside, salt tolerant plant

Allagoptera caudescens is a large, upright, palm growing up to 5-10 feet tall in its native habitat. It prefers full sun and regular watering, although it can tolerate some drought. It is an excellent choice for seaside gardens as it is extremely salt tolerant, making it perfect for areas with wind and salty air. This slow-growing species can be grown in USDA Zones 9-11 and requires moderate water for best results.

In colder regions, outdoors, the Buri Palm does best with winter protection or in a container, as temperatures below 20°F can damage the plant. When growing this species in a container, it is recommended to use a high quality potting mix, making sure it stays well drained, as soggy soils can lead to root rot. During the growing season, water your Allagoptera caudescens regularly, allowing the top few inches of the soil to dry out in between waterings. Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer every few weeks during the active growing season for optimal growth.



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Detailed plant profiles: 237 plants found