Coccothrinax argentata
Florida silver palm
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
palm
Size:
5-20 ft tall by to 5 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,NA
Fruit Color:
red,purple
Phenology:
Evergreen. Slow growing.
Noted For:
Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant. Slow-growing hedge or background plant. Notable for the silver-white undersides to its leaves.
Considerations:
Slow growing.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds
Larval host for monk skipper ( Asbolis capucinus ).
Bees are attracted to the flowers (Khorsand 2009).
Used by birds for nesting and food.
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, rockland hammock, maritime hammock
