Brahea armata
The Blue Hesper Palm is a distinctive, slow-growing fan palm species native to the northwestern Mexico. It is often grown as an ornamental garden plant for its silvery-gray leaves and dramatic, draping flowers. Mature specimens develop a stout, smooth trunk and are topped with a dense crown of stiff costapalmate fronds. In early summer, Blue Hesper Palms produce long, arching, chartreuse inflorescences that cascade well below the foliage, which lead to small black fruit in fall.
Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant once established and surprisingly cold hardy. They prefer full sun and good drainage. Blue Hesper Palms are slow growing and generally don’t exceed fifteen feet high in cultivation, but exceptionally old plants can reach as high as forty feet.
Cold hardy to USDA zones 8b and above or to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are packets of 5 seeds
Brahea armata
The Blue Hesper Palm is a distinctive, slow-growing fan palm species native to the northwestern Mexico. It is often grown as an ornamental garden plant for its silvery-gray leaves and dramatic, draping flowers. Mature specimens develop a stout, smooth trunk and are topped with a dense crown of stiff costapalmate fronds. In early summer, Blue Hesper Palms produce long, arching, chartreuse inflorescences that cascade well below the foliage, which lead to small black fruit in fall.
Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant once established and surprisingly cold hardy. They prefer full sun and good drainage. Blue Hesper Palms are slow growing and generally don’t exceed fifteen feet high in cultivation, but exceptionally old plants can reach as high as forty feet.
Cold hardy to USDA zones 8b and above or to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are packets of 5 seeds
