Blue European Fan Palm

Stunning silvery blue foliage extreme hardiness a unique and dramatic appearance plant a mexican blue fan palm into your landscape and you get all this and more.

Blue european fan palm.

On apr 11 2010 joecastlehayne from castle hayne nc wrote. Native to the rocky canyons of baja california and sonora mexico this rare slow growing palm is a real crowd pleaser. This is the only palm native to europe and it is hardier than most palms. In winter a delay in delivery may appear because of night temperature.

And here s a fact you might want to remember if you re ever on the game show jeopardy. This palm is the chamaerops humilis var. The blue mediterranean fan palm is a stunning small palm featuring brilliant powdery silver blue foliage that looks fantastic planted in a variety of socal landscapes. Argentea palm which is considered to be more hardy and robust than the standard green variety.

The fronds spread in a circle to approximately 300º and grow in an upward fashion giving them a fan appearance. The european fan palm is a tough and undemanding species which makes it fairly easy to grow indoors. I am growing both the regular green and blue forms of mediterranean fan palms in nc zone 8a. The mediterranean fan palm is the only palm native.

Leaves will be in a color palette of blue green gray green and or yellow green depending on which of those regions they originate from. This palm is native to the mediterranean europe and north africa. It s an excellent clumping palm for our mediterranean climate and is sure to enhance any environment with its fine features. Fortuntely as a clumping palm even if not protected will regrow nicely in spring after established.

The mediterranean fan palm as it s often called is a multi trunk palm yet it stays very compact and won t outgrow a small area. European fan palm is a slow growing clumping palm that grows 8 to 15 feet tall and spreads 6 to 10 feet wide. 49 95 tax included. Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family arecaceae the only currently fully accepted species is chamaerops humilis variously called european fan palm or the mediterranean dwarf palm it is one of the most cold hardy palms and is used in landscaping in temperate climates.

Northern gardeners rejoice this fan palm can tolerate freezing temperatures the european fan palm chamaerops humilis also known as the mediterranean fan palm or the mediterranean dwarf palm is the most cold hardy species of palm tree tolerating temperatures as low as 10 degrees fahrenheit or 12 degrees celsius for this reason european fan palms are frequently used to add a tropical. Cerifera blue european fan palm. The blue form has proven to be much more cold hardy for me.