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Coccothrinax argentata
Biscayne palm · Florida silver palm · Silver palm · Silver thatch · Silvertop
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–8
Hardiness
Zone 10–11
Click count
10
Observations
6
Description
Source: leafsnapCoccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida, southeast Mexico, Colombia and to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Its natural habitat is rocky, calcareous soil in coastal scrubland and hammock communities.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-8
Soil pH: 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Tree, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Coccothrinax
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-11
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m to 4.57 m
- Mature Spread
- 1.83 m to 2.13 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
Tags (5)
Common Names (6)
en Biscayne palm
en Florida silver palm
en Silver palm
en Silver thatch
en Silvertop
en Silver thatch palm