pygmy date palm
Phoenix roebelenii
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, white
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is a houseplant for containers, specimen use, and accent plantings. 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 or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly and keeps its evergreen gray-green fronds all year. The plant also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Little Gem southern magnolia, Olive, and Lemongrass.
Native range
Australia.