Originating from the Mediterranean region, this can grow into a palm with a single trunk up to 6m tall. More often, especially in drier locations, it produces a multi-stemmed habit up to 3 m with its distinctive ‘fan-like’ leaves the main feature. Very tolerant of dry conditions once established.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Wind, Drought
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- None
- Colours
- Green
- Gardens
- Subtropical