Coccothrinax argentata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
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Florida Silver Palm
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 5-20 ft tall by to 5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,NA | |
| Fruit Color: | Red,purple | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Slow growing. | |
| Habitats: | Pine rockland, rockland hammock, maritime hammock |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant. Slow-growing hedge or background plant. Notable for the silver-white undersides to its leaves. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Used by birds for nesting and food.
Larval host for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus).
Bees are attracted to the flowers (Khorsand 2009).