Washingtonia robusta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Washingtonia robusta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Washingtonia sonorae, Wats. (Neowashingtonia Sonorae, Rose). Top of petiole obtuse where it joins the blade, the latter abundantly supplied with filaments: st. 25 ft. high, 1 ft. diam.: lvs. 3-4 ft. diam., somewhat glaucous, very filiferous; petioles 3 ft. long, very slender, 2 in. wide at base, 3/4 in. at apex, floccose-hairy along the margins and with stout curved spines: fr. 1/4 in. long, edible. Guyamas and Low. Calif., Mex.—Yet imperfectly known in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Describe the plant here...

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

• 

  photo 1

• 

  photo 2

• 

  photo 3

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

• w:Washingtonia robusta. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Washingtonia robusta QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)