Paurotis:     Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

7 - 8 feet  FG  $18 / ft Overall Height 

Saint Cloud location 407-492-6006

Scientific name: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

Common Name:  Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm

Sub-Variety:

Family: Arecaceae

Genus: Acoelorrhaphe

Origin: Florida, Caribbean, Central America

Growth rate: Slow

Trunk: 6 to 8 inches, clumping, brown/tan.

Height: 20 feet

Canopy / Diameter:  6 to 15 foot clumps.

Leaves: palmate 3 to 4 feet wide, green above, silver-green below, petiole is about 2 to 3 feet

Use:  reclamation; deck or patio; specimen; container or planter; highway median

Indoor/Outdoor:  Both

Maintenance: Moderate

Hazards:  spiny

Light exposure:  High, Moderate

Water requirements: Moderate

Salt toleration:  High

Soil moisture / water toleration: Sandy wet soil

Drought toleration: Moderate

Cold toleration:  25 F

Growing Zone:  9b-11

Pest: None

Flowers: Yellow, bisexual

Fruits: black, pea size.

Propagation: Seeds and suckers removed from the parent plant.

Notes: fan palm has several to many showy, upright,
slender trunks which form attractive tight clumps with multiple suckers
clustered at the base. This ensures that there are trunks of different heights
on the palm at all times if suckers are not pruned off. Remove the suckers to
prevent formation of additional trunks. The two to three-foot-wide fronds are
green above and silvery below borne on orange-green, armed petioles. Black,
0.25-inch fruit are borne on bright orange stalks which can be quite showy in
the fall. Eventually reaching a height of 25 feet with a variable spread, the
slow-growing Paurotis Palm is highly desirable in the landscape.