Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Needle palm is a clumping, fan-leaved native palm of Southeastern river bluffs — the most cold-hardy palm in the world — forming a lush evergreen mound for moist shade. Sharp needles arm its crown.
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, SC