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.
~Blue Hesper Brahea armata This stunning palm would be a great focal point for any landscape. Can also be grown indoors in a container. The Blue Hesper Palm has single gray trunk which is topped with beautiful silvery-blue fan shaped fronds. It requires some maintenance; if the dead leaves are not trimmed or dropped off…
~Bottle Palm Hyophorbe lagenicaulis This palm is easy to grow and maintain. It gets its name from bottle shaped trunk. Great for indoors or small outside garden.
~Chamaedorea Falcifera Palm Chamaedorea seifrizii Name means “gift on the ground”. The falcifera is no exception and may be one of the hardiest yet. If you’re looking for a workhorse palm, look no further. Falcifera tolerates draught, will go anywhere you might place a Bamboo Palm. Has the ability to endure slightly darker environments. Its…
~Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera Coconut, one of the most popular palms in the world because of its fruits “coconuts”. Coconut oil is used for cooking and in a wide range of beauty products. The Coconut Palms may live as long as 100 years, producing fruits for 80 years. Leaves are large, about 18ft long and 6ft…
~Royal Palm Roystonea oleracea Royal Palm Trees are popular in many warm, coastal landscapes. The grace and beauty of a Royal Palm makes it a popular tree along the streets of many cities. Often they are used in the islands of large parking lots or in medians. Nothing says “tropical” like the majestic Royal Palm….
~Teddy Bear Palm Dypsis leptocheilos or Neodypsis lastelliana A very elegant palm known for its unique trunk with a distinctive reddish-colored fuzzy crown shaft. It can grow indoors or outdoors. Height: 20 – 30 ft tall and 15 -20 ft wide Sun Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun
~Travelers Palm Ravenala madagascariensis One of the most recognizable palm trees in the world for its spectacular fronds that range in color from orange to yellow to green. It can adapt to a wide range of soils. Travelers Palm Tree can create a wonderful shaded area in the yard or by the pool. Leaves resemble…
~Triangle Palm Dypsis decaryi A very striking palm known for its arranged leaves that form a triangle. This palm is a great ornamental plant that can be grown indoors or outdoors, in the open to show its unique shape. It does not require a lot of water so make sure you let the soil dry…
~ Veitchia merrillii Also known as the Christmas palm tree is a slender tree perfect for small yard landscaping. The Manila palm, will rise to a height of 15-20 feet. This palm tree performs well when planted in containers. It makes a good indoor palm tree as long as it gets enough light. (Landscapers, ask…
~Watermelon Palm Chambeyronia macrocarpa Exotic palm tree with bright red leaflet that emerges among dark green feathery fronds. Because of the red leaflet, this palm has is commonly called Flame Thrower Palm or Blushing Palm. Is also a great indoor palm. Height: 10 – 20 ft tall and 15-20 ft wide Sun Exposure: Full Sun to…
