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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Sabal sp. Tamaulipas
Mexican Scrub Palm
Item #: 6222
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 96" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Sabal minor YD 17-55) This unique, garden-worthy palm has been lumped into Sabal minor, which is bizarre if you have grown these two plants side by side. Sabal sp. Tamaulipas is a Sabal minor on steroids growing three times as fast, having much larger leaves, and much larger seed. The 6' wide costapalmate (bends in the middle) leaves adorn the 8' tall x 12' wide clumps. Our parent plant is from a 1988 Yucca Do seed expedition into Tamaulipas, Mexico, where these palms were found around 1,500' elevation. Although seemingly trunkless, older specimens develop a horizontal trunk up to 4' long that lays on the ground.
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Other Attributes
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Giant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants