When someone mentions Hawaii, images of Blue Ocean, white sand, and beautiful Palm Trees come to mind. Hawaii’s warm tropical climate makes it one of the best places in the world for growing palm trees. If you live in a tropical climate, the selection of palm trees you can plant in your garden is almost unlimited.
Palms make excellent landscape plants, the variety of palms you can grow will astound you. With wide range of colors, sizes, and shapes, palms are a must have for a tropical garden.
~ Dwarf Date Palm Phoenix roebelenii This is one of the most widely used palms in landscaping in America. Not only it can be used indoors and outdoors in variety of settings, but it also looks great in a container. This slow growing palm grows only up to 10ft, the average is 7ft tall making…
~Fiji Fan Palm Pritchardia pacifica One of the world’s most beautiful fan palms. It is an ornamental plant that is great for indoors or outdoors. You can’t help, but think about Hawaii by looking at this palm. This species is particularly tolerant of salty soils, making it an excellent choice for planting along the coasts in…
~Fishtail Palm Caryota mitis This moderately fast growing palm can get up to 10 – 20 ft tall and 5-10 ft wide. Can also be grown indoors, does best in shaded areas.
~Foxtail Palm Wodyetia bifurcata The Foxtail palm has gained popularity because it is very durable and will tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions like alkaline limestone soils and rocky sands. It has a deep root system that helps it to withstand high winds and makes it easier to tolerate drought. The Foxtail Palm can…
~Johannesteijsmannia Palm Johannesteijsmannia altifrons Also known as the Joey Palm, this is an exotic palm with large undivided green leaves that will make any area or landscape feel much more tropical. This evergreen has no trunk. Striking diamond shaped fronds emerge right from the ground. The leaves are large and can get up to 10ft…
~Kentia Palm Howea forsteriana By far the most popular indoor palm because of its durability and elegant appearance. The Kentia Palm Tree doesn’t require much maintenance and can easily adapt to a wide ranges of soil conditions. The Kentia Palms grow more quickly as singles than in the plant groupings. Slow Grower.
~Red Sealing Wax Palm Cyrtostachys renda Also known as the Lipstick Palm. Considered to be rare and exotic because of the time it takes for a seed to germinate and palm availability. The sealing wax palm needs high humidity, a lot of water, and is not tolerant of drought or wind. It is definitely a…
~Loulu Palm Pritchardia Sp. The only native palms to Hawaii. There are species which grow throughout the state in a wide variety of environments. Some reach heights of 50 feet while others stay small. They all have columnar trunks with fan like leaves. Though they may be slow growing while young, once established, they will…
~Macarthur Palm Ptychosperma macarthurii This is one of the two most common Ptychospermas in cultivation. It is found throughout the tropical world being used in malls, parking lots, indoors and in many gardens. It is fast growing and can be grown indoors. Not very drought tolerant. There are no major insect or disease problems.
~Majesty Palm Ravenea rivularis A very shade tolerant palm that will reach 10′ in height very quickly. It grows and looks best situated under a canopy of tall trees. Its greatest drawback is its requirement to be fertilized frequently to maintain a healthy green color. This is very easy to grow plant if your growing…
