Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Dwarf palmetto brings an evergreen, tropical fan-palm look to the South's hardiest native palm. Shade- and flood-tolerant, with black fruit for wildlife.
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, foundation, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX