General Landscape Uses: Coastal and beachfront gardens, xeriscape gardens, street planting, wildlife-friendly gardens, windbreak and soil stabilization

Ecological Restoration Notes: Coastal dune and soil stabilization, wildlife habitat enhancement, drought and salt resilience, native species reintroduction

Description: The Key Thatch Palm is a great palm for your home.  The fronds are beautiful, with a silvery underside. Being a Florida native, it is very drought and salt tolerant, and is also disease and pest resistant. Key Thatch Palms are slow growing and can be used for any landscape.

Dimensions: Height 15-20 Ft.; Spread 6 – 10 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow

Native Range: Florida Keys, Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and other Caribbean Islands

Native Habitats: Coastal dune and beachfront habitats, rocky and limestone pine rocklands, tropical and subtropical dry forests, mangrove transition zones

Soils: Sandy, well-drained

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: High

Salt Wind Tolerance: High

Drought Tolerance: High to Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: White to creamy-yellow

Flower Characteristics: Small

Flowering Season: Spring to summer

Fruit: Small, round, white drupe

Wildlife and Ecology: Fruits attract birds and small mammals, provides nesting sites and shelter for native fauna

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by seed

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