dwarf palmetto
Sabal minor
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) is a shrub for specimen planting, rain gardens, foundation plantings, and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fan-shaped leaves can reach 4 feet wide on a slow-growing evergreen. White blooms are followed by black fruit that birds enjoy. Give it plenty of water while it settles in.
Pairs well with European fan palm, Sago palm, Sasanqua camellia, and Carolina jessamine.
Native range
AL, AR, FL, GA, and 6 more places. See all 10
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, and TX.