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Rhapis excelsa<br />
Large Lady Palm<br />
Slow<br />
CS<br />
9-11 NN 7-14<br />
15<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
watch for scales, mealybugs and banana moth;<br />
manganese deficiency on alkaline soils; iron<br />
deficiency; in full sun leaves yellow and roots burn if<br />
<strong>to</strong>o dry<br />
Rhapis humilis<br />
Slender Lady Palm<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Med.<br />
7<br />
varies<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
Medium<br />
M<br />
watch for scales and mealybugs<br />
Sabal e<strong>to</strong>nia<br />
Scrub Palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
Sabal minor<br />
Dwarf Palmet<strong>to</strong>, Bluestem<br />
Palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
Sabal palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
Cabbage Palm, Sabal<br />
Palm, Cabbage Palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
Serenoa repens<br />
Saw Palmet<strong>to</strong><br />
CS<br />
9-11<br />
NCS<br />
8-10<br />
NCS<br />
8b-<br />
11<br />
NCS<br />
8-11<br />
FL<br />
FL<br />
FL<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
4-6<br />
4-6<br />
Slow<br />
4-9<br />
4-8<br />
Slow<br />
25-60<br />
10-15<br />
Slow<br />
3-10<br />
4-10<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
High<br />
High<br />
High<br />
M<br />
M<br />
H<br />
H<br />
flowers in spring-summer; small, black berries in<br />
summer-fall; long-lived (likely over 100 years);<br />
<strong>to</strong>lerates hot, dry conditions; endemic <strong>to</strong> central<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> sand scrub; difficult <strong>to</strong> transplant<br />
fruit attracts wildlife in fall; difficult <strong>to</strong> transplant;<br />
good unders<strong>to</strong>ry plant and for retention<br />
ponds/drainage swales, prefers moist soils but<br />
<strong>to</strong>lerates drier conditions after establishment<br />
FL's state tree; adapted <strong>to</strong> most landscapes; white<br />
flowers, summer; watch for weevils/scale/<br />
ganoderma butt rot; high wind resistance; older palms<br />
transplant easily; fruit important <strong>to</strong> wildlife<br />
flammable - in wildfire-prone area, plant min. 30'<br />
from bldgs; yellow/white flowers in spring; difficult<br />
<strong>to</strong> transplant; grows on first dune; round black fruits<br />
used by many mammals and large birds<br />
Thrinax morrisii<br />
Brittle Thatch Palm, Key<br />
Thatch Palm<br />
S<br />
10b-<br />
11<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
15-20<br />
6-10<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
H<br />
white flowers in summer; <strong>to</strong>lerates occasionally wet<br />
soil; <strong>to</strong>lerates light frost; high wind resistance<br />
Thrinax radiata<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Thatch Palm<br />
S<br />
10b-<br />
11<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
15-25<br />
6-10<br />
<br />
S<br />
High<br />
H<br />
white flowers in summer; low maintenance palm for<br />
many landscapes due <strong>to</strong> small size; high wind<br />
resistance<br />
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