Sabal etonia
.jpg)
Photo by Susan Trammel. Photograph belongs to the photographer who allows use for FNPS purposes only. Please contact the photographer for all other uses.
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
2002-2022, Copyright Florida Native Plant Society
Scrub Palmetto
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | To 5 ft tall by To 5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Blue,black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Scrub, high pine with reduced fire frequencies, scrubby flatwoods. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Small specimen or border plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Fruit is eaten by birds and other animals.
Flowers attract pollinators. Documented bee visitors include Agapostelnon splendens, Azcgochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumnptuosa, Dialictus coreopsis, D. miniatulus, D. nymphalis, D. placidelzsis, Halictus ligatus, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica, Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens and B. pennsylvanicus (Deyrup et al. 2002).