Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Native to: Northern America
- Size: Grows up to 80+ feet
- Sun: Full to part sun
- Hardiness: 18 degrees
- Water: Low (1 time weekly during dry months)
- Flowers: white flowers that turn into green/orange fruit
- Attracts: pollenating insects when blooming, birds and small mammals when fruiting
- Pests: None observed, but can include mealybug, aphids, and scale.
- Other Information: A tall, slender, tapered trunk topped with an attractive rounded crown of large, fan-shaped, deep green fronds. The striking form adds significant tropical atmosphere to the landscape. Can grow 500 years! Will produce many offspring from seed.
- Great Links to learn more:
- https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1930/mexican-fan-palm/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_robusta
- https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/mexican-fan-palm