Botanical Name: Acoelorraphe wrightii (Paurotis wrightii)
Common Name: Everglades Palm
Type of Plant: monocot: treelike
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape distinctive clumping-type fan palm, several to many slender (6"-12") trunks arising from common base to form dense thicket-like clump if unpruned; plant is not self cleaning; trunks covered with fibrous growth
Height 15'-25'(30')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; can grow indoors
Soil prefers moist, fast-draining soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 19-24): thrives in mild coastal locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves fan-shaped frond: 4'-6' long; blades are 2'-3' wide, light green above, somewhat silvery beneath; petioles distinctly armed
Flowers creamy white, in loose 2'-3' panicles that do not extend beyond the leaves; late spring - summer
Fruit a drupe: dark brown, 1/4" diam., fleshy when ripe
 
Propagation:
seed or division of the clump
 
Usage:
very attractive accent fan palm, valued for clumping habit and small fan-shaped fronds; can be grown as container plant indoors or outside; excellent for tropical landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular-tolerates heavy irrigation; not drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced annually-requires periodic feedings of iron
Pruning remove old fronds; thin out occasionally
Pests/Diseases relatively free outside; inside get scale, spidermites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Florida/West Indies
Family: Arecaceae

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