Best Palms For Outdoor Containers

Palm trees help turn an ordinary patio into a lush green oasis.

Best palms for outdoor containers.

Older seed may not germinate well. Here are some of the more popular palm trees for pots in sun. Adonidia adonidia merrillii also known as manila palm or christmas palm adonidia is one of the most popular potted palms for full sun adonidia is available in a double variety which reaches about 15 feet 4 5 m and a triple variety which tops out at 15 to 25 feet 4 5 7 5 m. Aug 28 2016 explore katrina cook boyd s board potted palm trees followed by 184 people on pinterest.

Japanese maple trees are naturally small up to about 15 feet tall and work well in the ground or in containers. May 27 2013 explore marcella smith s board palm container garden on pinterest. The palm family is quite fascinating with about 2 500 species coming from many different climate zones tropical subtropical or temperate. Palms are propagated by seeds.

Use cabbage palm as a focal point planting individual trees or group several together to form a grove. See more ideas about planting flowers plants tropical garden. See more ideas about container gardening plants garden. This is a large fan palm that grows slowly producing a trunk after 10 years of growth.

Palms and cycads make striking container plants for decks patios porches and around pools adding an exotic and tropical touch to our outdoor living areas. Place seed pots in a heated propagator for the best results. Just be ready to repot your tree into a larger container every other year or so. The state tree of florida and south carolina cabbage palm is also remarkably cold hardy surviving temps of 10 to 15 f.

Several palm trees thrive. Fresh seed can sprout within a week or two but most species take two or three months to germinate and some take up to two years. Seed should be planted to its own depth in any moist proprietary potting medium that both retains moisture and is free draining. What palms do best in containers.

Which palm tree is good to grow on a patio. It makes a gorgeous thriller plant in a big outdoor container with showy tropic escape mandevilla and hibiscus surrounding its base. Potted palms can be used as a striking centerpiece or as exotic embellishment. Growing palm trees in containers.