Sabal minor
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Dwarf Palmetto, Blue-stem Palmetto
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 4-9 ft tall by 4-8 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,NA | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown,black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Shallowly inundated floodplain forest, shallow set sinks, hydric seep slopes and immediately adjacent mesic slopes, hydric hammock, moist mesic hammock adjacent to streams. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Use as a small specimen shrub in moist areas. Can also be used in floodplains. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Used by birds for nesting and food. A wide variety of animals eat the fruit.
Pollinated by bees.