Rhapidophyllum hystrix Medicinal Plants and they are great for

and they are great for attracting these pollinators to your garden

'Arabicus'

flowering is reduced

the 14" tall clumps of thick round leaves are topped with light lavender flowers

so don't bother planting this in the Deep South unless you enjoy it for the foliage

Rhapidophyllum hystrix Medicinal Plants and they are great forThe hardiest of palms, Rhapidophyllum hystrix is a slow growing Southeast US (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina) native that has withstood 9 degrees F here with NO damage (without protection or special siting). We expect established needle palm specimens should handle 20 degrees F. This short trunked, 8' tall x 12' wide, clump forming, hardy palm has typical cut leaf, green palm foliage and sharp "needles" at the base to protect the seeds