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Washingtonia filifera
Desert Fan Palm, California Fan Palm
These rapid-growing tropical palms are grown frequently in Florida, California and the Gulf states.

 


Washingtonia filifera
California fan palm
Palmae Family
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Washingtonia filifera. CALIFORNIA FAN PALM. Southern California
PALMAE (Palm family) ...

USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Washingtonia filifera is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting California fan palm (opens a new window).

Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex Andr ) H. Wendl.
Synonyms
Pritchardia filifera Linden ex Andr ...

Washingtonia filifera
(California fan palm)
Washingtonia robusta
(Mexican fan palm) ...

Washingtonia filifera, Pritchardia pacifica
Family: Arecaceae / Palmae
California fan palm, desert fan palm, American cotton palm, cotton palm, Fiji island fan palm
Origin: California
20 ft' ...

Washingtonia filifera. Mexican Palm. (Also known as the California Palm.)
Washingtonia filifera. Photographed at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
Phoenix dactylifera. Date Palm. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.

Washingtonia filifera H. Wendl.
Common Names: California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Petticoat Palm.
Related Species: Thread Palm, Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta).

Washingtonia filifera 'Dallas' (Dallas Desert Fan Palm)
We are pleased to offer a limited number of the southwest native Washingtonia filifera that was grown from seed collected from a mature specimen in Zone 8, Dallas, Texas.

Desert Fan Palm [English]: Washingtonia filifera
Desert Fanbract [English]: Stylocline micropoides
Desert Fern [English]: Lysiloma watsonii
Desert Fescue [English]: Vulpia bromoides
Desert Fescue [English]: Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys ...

Washingtonia palms (Washingtonia filifera, W. robusta) - These palms are native to southern California and northwest Mexico, growing as high as 30 m in their native habitat.

California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera): This palm can be truly immense and fast-growing. In warm climates plants can grow up to 100 feet tall. No plants have been grown to this size in the Southeast. The trunk can be up to 2 feet across.

Species and varieties
Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm)
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm)
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Species native to the United States include the tall royal palm of Florida and Cuba (usually Roystonea regia in Florida) and the California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) of the Southwest and Mexico, much planted as an avenue ornamental.

Genus of 2 species of single-stemmed palms from rocky, arid areas in S.W. US and N. Mexico. Washingtonia filifera & Washingtonia robusta may be used as a house plants.

Washingtonia filifera (Washington palm): Tall fan-palm, fast growing and not suitable for a small garden. Probably only cold hardy to -5°C (23°F) and not suitable for windy gardens as the leaves are easily damaged.

See also: Palm, California fan palm, Green, Washingtonia Robusta, May

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