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Foxtail Palm

foxtail-palmScientific Name:   Wodyetia bifurcata
Type of Plant:     Palm
Description:     Fronds resemble a fox’s tail, therefore the name Foxtail. They grow relatively fast and are a great addition or accent to your landscape.
Height:     30 ‘
Blooming:    White flowers stalk that comes from the base of the crownshaft.
Fruit: 2 inches long. Olive green to green in the early stages. Orange red when ripe.
Climate Requirements:    Tolerate the shade, but grow best in full sun.  Can survive  temperatures down to 30 degrees.  Prefer well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
Care Requirements:    Once established, Foxtail Palm requires no additional watering; recommended fertilizing every 3 months.
Low maintenance palm, and a beauty in any landscape!
Special Needs:     None
Florida Native:     No

Areca Palm

Also known as Butterfly Palm, Yellow Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm
Scientific Name:     Dypsis lutescens
Type of Plant:     Palm
Description:     Fast growing palm with long graceful fronds. Tends to grow in clumps. Can be cultivated as a shrub, hedge or specimen plant.
Height:     20’+
Width:     5′-10′
Blooming:     Shrub-like plant will produce small yellowish white flowers in spring and summer and forms small orange-yellow fruits.
Fruit: Small orange-yellow fruits.
Climate Requirements:     Drought tolerant, COLD-SENSITIVE.
Care Requirements:  Very low maintenance. Likes moist, but well-drained soil.
Thrives in a variety of light conditions, but prefers bright, indirect light;
Does not need pruning, but might consider thinning out clumps.
Special Needs:     Needs to be fertilized 1-2 during growing season;
Special Uses/Attributes:     A wonderful plant to grow both indoors and outdoors.
Prized for its air-purifying qualities and tolerance to low light environments.
Makes an excellent natural “privacy fence” outdoors.
Florida Native:     No
FYI:    Native to Madagascar, it is endangered in its land of origin;