| 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 |
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photo by: Jack Tomsky
Jack Tomsky Garden
Palo Alto |
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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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