Sabal minor (Dwarf Palmetto)

Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor)

Height, Spread: 2-10 ft, 4-6 ft

Water/Soil: Standing water-occasionally dry, alkaline-neutral soil, most soil types

Light: Part shade-full sun  

Bloom: Spring-summer, white-cream-colored small flowers on panicle 

Native Range: Southern USA (OK to FL, north to NC)  

Qualities: Wildlife resource, Attractive to pollinators, Drought-tolerant, Deer-resistant

Notes: Evergreen perennial shrub commonly found in maritime forests and wetlands in the coastal plains. Flowers are attractive to pollinators and birds and small mammals eat the fruit. Deer seldom eat it and once established it is drought-tolerant. Best used in understory plantings, foundation plantings, or near ponds. Gives your home a tropical feel.