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Sabal palmetto - Cabbage Palm

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Sabal palmetto is an icon of tropical elegance from the "Palms & Cycads" collection. Known as the Cabbage Palm, this green gem outshines its competitors with an extraordinary resilience to salt, drought, and robust coastal conditions, making it an undeniably excellent choice for seafront landscapes. Its handsome gray trunk, which thickens with maturity, can achieve impressive heights of up to 80 feet, capped with a striking crown of bluish-green to dark green, fan-shaped foliage. This captivating plant thrives under the generous warmth of full sun to the gentle comfort of partial shade, asking little in return other than your admiration. As an added aesthetic bonus, the Sabal palmetto veils itself in small white flowers every late spring, drawing the eye with a delicate touch. Highly adaptable and low maintenance, the Sabal palmetto brings the essence of tropical grandeur to any landscape design while providing a unique focal point that will surely invite conversation. As such, the Sabal palmetto isn't just another landscape plant—it's a reliable centerpiece that can withstand the test of time and conditions.

  • Size: Up to 60-80 feet tall
  • Flowers: Small, white flowers in late spring
  • Foliage: Bluish-green to dark green, fan-shaped leaves
  • Water usage: Low
  • Sun exposure: Full sun to partial shade
  • Additional Feature: Resilient to coastal conditions, drought, and salt tolerant
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