Mexican Fan Palm
Formats
Fast growing palm tree. Ornamental, alignement tree, gardens, pot plant. Erosion. Desertification. It is also a useful green filter plant. Hardy (-5ºC).
It grows to 25 m tall. The leaves have a petiole up to 1 m long, and a palmate fan of leaflets up to 1 m long. The inflorescence is up to 3 m long, with numerous small pale orange-pink flowers. The fruit is a spherical, blue-black drupe, 6–8 mm diameter; it is edible, though thin-fleshed.
Light soils from neutral to acid and cool or humid ones. Hardy (-5ºC). Fast growing. Washingtonia robusta is a palm tree native to western Sonora and Baja California Sur to northwestern Mexico.
Use
Low maintenance garden, Coastal garden, Indoor Plant
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Botanical information
| Common name | WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA - Mexican Fan Palm |
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When to plant?
| Planting period | Spring-Autumn |
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Where to plant?
| Type of use | Low maintenance garden, Coastal garden, Indoor Plant |
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| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Hardiness | Hardy (-5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Care
| Watering | Regular |
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