canary island date palm
Phoenix canariensis
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall20 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white to pale yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Canary island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) is a tree for specimen, accent, and container use. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a tall, columnar evergreen. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Italian cypress, Indian-hawthorn, California poppy, and Stonecrop.
Native range
Canary Islands.