Chamaerops humilis C18

Chamaerops humilis, is a palm tree belonging to the family of the arecaceaes

In gardening it is frecuently used  due to its hight resistance to the lack of water, sea areas and winds, in spite that it's also a very attractive palm.

Its leaves are fan-shaped, they are strong and shiny and their stalks are covered of skewers.

The thruks or trunks are covered with fiber.

It doesn't need special soils, the important thing is that it has good drainage, and a sunny or partial shade exposure.

It is not a much demanding plant for fertilizer, although we can use special one for palms to give it a much healthier looking.

Chamaerops humilis is slow growing, however over the time it develops tall and sturdy logs that lead to truly attractive plants.

There are varieties such as the

"glaucescens" which leaves are more blue, and another one is the

"gracilis", which has only one main trunk.

"cerifera" with leaves of a silver blue colour.

"Vulcan" a more compact and less stylized, variete seems to have been discovered in Sicily.



Consultued sources in addition to our experience with this plant:

fichas.infojardin.com
plantsrescue.