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Latest revision as of 18:36, 31 July 2015
Common Name: Blue Mediterranean Fan Palm
Chamaerops humilis var. argentea is listed here separately as it is such a beautiful and somewhat unique form of this plant and rapidly becoming one of the more popular palms in California. Though many gray, waxy and somewhat glaucous forms of Chamaerops humilis exist in cultivation all over California, this form seems so strikingly blue and they grow a lot slow and ultimately are smaller, that it is getting a separate entry here. However, if grown under extreme conditions of drought, heat and high winds, a lot of the blue coloration gets wiped from the leaves and the resulting plants look disappointingly ordinary- these now greener plants still grow agonizingly slow unlike their naturally green counterparts, though. Note that seeds from this variety often grow into ordinarily green plants. True var. argenteas are strikingly blue from small seedling stages.
Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera
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Appearance and Biology
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Horticultural Characteristics
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San Fernando valley, California
flash shot illuminating reflective coloration
Orange county, California
Palm Desert, California
Huntington Gardens, near Pasadena, California
Los Angeles arboretum near Pasadena, California
Orange county, California
nursery plants, California
note petiolar teeth angle and color- not like 'normal' Chamaerops humilis
