butia

jelly palm

From Brazil, one of the hardiest feather (as opposed to fan-) palms, Butia will withstand -10º or -12ºC when larger. Beautiful blue-green leaves, strongly recurved, make it instantly recognisable. An essential palm for the exotic garden. Tolerant of the weather in high rainfall regions. Also wonderful as a conservatory palm, or even indoors if the light is bright enough. Ultimately it can grow to about 10 or 20 feet, though this will take some years.

Classification

• Common Names: jelly palm

• Family: capitata

• Variety:

DSC01350.JPG: 2001-06-17 jelly palm

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: palm

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DSC02354.JPG: 2002-09-06 jelly palm