Sabal minor/Dwarf Palmetto

A native stand of palmetto in a Louisiana wetland setting
View Image (Full)

A native stand of palmetto in a Louisiana wetland setting	Close-up image of a palmetto showing the large fronds	Size can vary greatly depending on age and habitat

A native stand of palmetto in a Louisiana wetland setting

Close-up image of a palmetto showing the large fronds

Size can vary greatly depending on age and habitat


Scientific Name:	Sabal minor
Common Name:	Dwarf Palmetto
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Summer
Flower color:	White
Fruit present:	Summer, Fall, Winter
Fruit color:	Black
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Shade, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist, Wet,
Rate of Growth:	Slow
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	The large five to six foot fan-shaped fronds are blue-green and persist for a long time. Creamy-white flowers are produced on tall stalks that tower over a mature plant. Fruit can be so heavy that the stalks fall to the ground. This plant tolerates a very wide range of growing conditions from very dry to wet, poorly drained. Palmettos are difficult to transplant from the native landscapes because of a horizontally growing subterranean root or portion of the trunk. Old plants form trunks over time.