Other common names
blue palmetto, porcupine palm
Palms
A bushy, slow-growing palm, with several stems coming from the single stem, to a height of usually no more than 1.5m with glossy, fan-shaped leaves that are deep green and silvery grey beneath. The stems are very spiny, with spines up to 25cm in length. The sporadically produced flowers are purplish-brown and hidden by spines, followed by roundish, red to brown seeds on hermaphrodite and female plants
Position
Full sun, Partial shade, Full shade
Soil Types
Sand, Loam, Chalk
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres