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Arecaceae
Palmetto Rose
Sabal palmetto
Victory and resilience.
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Sabal
- Native to
- Southeastern United States, Caribbean
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Evergreen Palm
- Height
- 30-60 feet
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Soil
- Sandy, Well-drained
- Water
- Low to Moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The palmetto rose is made by folding a single young leaf bud of the sabal palmetto into a rose shape.
- The sabal palmetto is the state tree of both South Carolina and Florida.
- During the American Revolution, palmetto logs absorbed British cannonballs at Fort Sullivan.
- The tree can withstand hurricane-force winds by allowing its crown to bend without breaking.
- Heart of palm, a culinary delicacy, is harvested from the terminal bud, though this kills the tree.
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Victory
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Triumph
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Resilience