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| name = ''Sabal palmetto''
 
| name = ''Sabal palmetto''
| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
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| common_names = Cabbage Palm
 
| growth_habit = palm tree
 
| growth_habit = palm tree
| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| high = ?m (90 ft){{SSN}}
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin = N Carolina to Florida
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan = perennial
 
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure =     <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}}
| water =     <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| water = moderate{{SSN}}
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| features = tropical effect
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| sunset_zones = 12-17, 19-31
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = SabalPalm.jpg
 
| image = SabalPalm.jpg
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Sabal palmetto, Lodd. (Inodes Palmetto, Cook). Cabbage Palmetto. Fig. 3516. St. erect, 20-80 ft. high: lvs. 5-8 ft. long, cordate in outline, recurved at the summit, shorter than the petiole; segms. deeply cleft: spadix spreading, shorter than the lvs.: drupe black, 1/3 - 1/2 in. long. N. C. to Fla. and Bahamas. S.S. 10:507. A.F. 12:628.—S. Mocinii, Hort., is referred to S. Palmetto by Voss, but Nehrling describes it as a stemless plant from Mex., more beautiful than the dwarf palmetto, bearing immense lvs. on strong stalks, the lvs. attaining a height of 6-8 ft. Others think S. Mocinii is the same as S. Blackburniana. S. Palmetto has been confused in the European trade with S. texana. Very commonly planted as a shade and avenue tree in the southern states.
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Sabal palmetto, Lodd. (Inodes Palmetto, Cook). Cabbage Palmetto. Trunk erect, lvs. 5-8 ft. long, cordate in outline, recurved at the summit, shorter than the petiole; segms. deeply cleft: spadix spreading, shorter than the lvs.: drupe black, 1/3 - 1/2 in. long. N. C. to Fla. and Bahamas.  
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—S. Mocinii, Hort., is referred to S. Palmetto by Voss, but Nehrling describes it as a stemless plant from Mex., more beautiful than the dwarf palmetto, bearing immense lvs. on strong stalks, the lvs. attaining a height of 6-8 ft. Others think S. Mocinii is the same as S. Blackburniana. S. Palmetto has been confused in the European trade with S. texana. Very commonly planted as a shade and avenue tree in the southern states.
 
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Revision as of 22:44, 29 April 2009


Sabal palmetto


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: N Carolina to Florida
Cultivation
Exposure: full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property., [[Exposure::part-shadesn]]
Water: [[Water::moderatesn]]
Features: tropical effect"Tropical effect" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Sunset Zones: 12-17, 19-31
Scientific Names

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palmetto >



Read about Sabal palmetto in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sabal palmetto, Lodd. (Inodes Palmetto, Cook). Cabbage Palmetto. Trunk erect, lvs. 5-8 ft. long, cordate in outline, recurved at the summit, shorter than the petiole; segms. deeply cleft: spadix spreading, shorter than the lvs.: drupe black, 1/3 - 1/2 in. long. N. C. to Fla. and Bahamas.

—S. Mocinii, Hort., is referred to S. Palmetto by Voss, but Nehrling describes it as a stemless plant from Mex., more beautiful than the dwarf palmetto, bearing immense lvs. on strong stalks, the lvs. attaining a height of 6-8 ft. Others think S. Mocinii is the same as S. Blackburniana. S. Palmetto has been confused in the European trade with S. texana. Very commonly planted as a shade and avenue tree in the southern states.


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