ON THIS PLANT
Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida, southeast Mexico, Colombia and to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil in coastal scrubland and hammock communities.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Tree, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Coccothrinax
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-11
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m to 4.57 m
- Mature Spread
- 1.83 m to 2.13 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Biscayne palm en Florida silver palm en Silver palm en Silver thatch en Silvertop en Silver thatch palm
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