| Common name: San Jose Hesper Palm Native to: Mexico Mature height: 45' Mature spread: 7' Growth Habit: solitary Leaf type: costapalmate | photo by: Dennis Valdez Dick Douglas Garden Walnut Creek |
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Description:
Tallest of the Braheas, bicolor leaves with green above and glaucus green below creating a graceful crown. Frost tolerant, drought tolerant, but does not like high humidity. Strongly armed petioles, Florescence usually hidden among the leaves. Trunk has a very attractive pattern formed by the leaf bases and will eventually and naturally become smooth with only leaf base scarring. Not widely used in cultivation due to availability. Natural habitat is in mountains, canyons and near streams in the region of San José del Cabo. You can expect to see leaf damage when temperatures drop below 25° F.
photo by: Hugh Danaher Private Garden Fremont |
| photo by: Jack Tomsky Jack Tomsky Garden Palo Alto |
| This species in the garden: Growth rate: moderate Sunlight: full sun Water: moderate Cold Tolerance: 23° F Seed or plant availability: limited
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